Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
June 26 2015 - 2:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or
15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2015.
Commission File Number 001-32399
BANRO CORPORATION
(Translation of registrants name into English)
1 First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, Suite
7070
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5X 1E3
(Address of
principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the
submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached
annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the
submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other
document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated,
domiciled or legally organized (the registrants home country), or under the
rules of the home country exchange on which the registrants securities are
traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
required to be and has not been distributed to the registrants security
holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a
Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BANRO CORPORATION |
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/s/ Kevin Jennings |
Date: |
June 26, 2015 |
Kevin Jennings |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Banro Announces Election of Directors
Toronto, Canada June 25, 2015 Banro Corporation (Banro or
the Company) (NYSE MKT BAA; TSX BAA) announces that the six nominees
listed in the Companys management information circular for the annual and
special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting") held on Thursday,
June 25, 2015 were elected at the Meeting as directors of Banro. The vote was
conducted by a show of hands. The detailed results of the votes received by
proxy are set out below:
Name |
Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% Votes Withheld |
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Richard W.
Brissenden |
60,723,549 |
98.02% |
1,228,131 |
1.98% |
John A. Clarke |
61,006,167 |
98.47% |
945,513 |
1.53% |
Maurice J. Colson
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60,326,668 |
97.38% |
1,625,012 |
2.62% |
Peter N. Cowley
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60,896,089 |
98.30% |
1,055,591 |
1.70% |
Mick C. Oliver |
60,991,567 |
98.45% |
960,113 |
1.55% |
Derrick H.
Weyrauch |
60,379,066 |
97.46% |
1,572,614 |
2.54% |
Voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be
filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Banro Corporation is a Canadian gold mining
company focused on production from the Twangiza mine, which began commercial
production September 1, 2012, and completion of commissioning of its second gold
mine at Namoya located approximately 200 kilometres southwest of the Twangiza
gold mine. The Companys longer term objectives include the development of two
additional major, wholly-owned gold projects, Lugushwa and Kamituga. The four
projects, each of which has a mining license, are located along the 210
kilometre long Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the South Kivu and Maniema provinces
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All business activities are followed in
a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
For further information, please visit our website at
www.banro.com, or contact: |
Martin Jones |
+1 (416) 366-2221, Ext. 3213 |
+1-800-714-7938, Ext. 3213 |
info@banro.com |
BANRO CORPORATION (the "Corporation")
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation
held on June 25, 2015
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102
Continuous Disclosure Obligations, this report discloses the results of
the voting on the matters submitted to the annual and special meeting of
shareholders of the Corporation held on June 25, 2015 (the "Meeting").
The matters voted upon at the Meeting and the results of the
voting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors
By resolution passed via a show of hands, the following persons
were elected as directors of the Corporation, to hold office until the close of
the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation unless such office is
earlier vacated in accordance with the by-laws of the Corporation:
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Votes by Proxy |
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Name |
Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% Votes Withheld |
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Richard W.
Brissenden |
60,723,549 |
98.02% |
1,228,131 |
1.98% |
John A. Clarke |
61,006,167 |
98.47% |
945,513 |
1.53% |
Maurice J. Colson
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60,326,668 |
97.38% |
1,625,012 |
2.62% |
Peter N. Cowley
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60,896,089 |
98.30% |
1,055,591 |
1.70% |
Mick C. Oliver |
60,991,567 |
98.45% |
960,113 |
1.55% |
Derrick H.
Weyrauch |
60,379,066 |
97.46% |
1,572,614 |
2.54% |
2. Appointment of Auditors
By resolution passed via a show of hands, Deloitte LLP,
Chartered Professional Accountants, Chartered Accountants and Licensed Public
Accountants, were reappointed as the auditors of the Corporation, to hold office
until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation at
such remuneration as may be fixed by the directors of the Corporation. The
following are details of this vote reappointing Deloitte LLP:
Votes by Proxy |
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Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% Votes Withheld |
145,157,026 |
98.74% |
1,851,326 |
1.26% |
3. Amendments to Stock Option Plan and Re-Approval of Stock
Option Plan
By resolution passed by ballot, shareholders approved (a)
certain amendments to the Corporation's stock option plan (the "Plan")
(as such amendments are described in the management information circular of the
Corporation dated May 27, 2015), and the Plan as amended by such amendments, and
(b) all unallocated stock options under the Plan.. The following are details of
this vote:
Votes by Proxy |
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Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Against |
% Votes Against |
47,431,181 |
76.56% |
14,520,499 |
23.44% |
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