TORONTO, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - New Gold Inc. ("New
Gold") (TSX:NGD) (NYSE American:NGD) today announces the voting
results from the election of its Board of Directors at New Gold's
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on
April 25, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. The director nominees
listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 16, 2018 were elected as directors of New
Gold at the Meeting by a show of hands. New Gold received the
following proxy votes in advance of the Meeting with respect to the
election of directors:
Director
Nominee
|
Proxy Votes
For
|
% of Proxy Votes
For
|
Proxy Votes
Withheld
|
% of Proxy Votes
Withheld
|
Gillian
Davidson
|
290,993,987
|
99.32%
|
1,993,522
|
0.68%
|
James
Estey
|
288,226,613
|
98.38%
|
4,760,896
|
1.62%
|
Margaret
Mulligan
|
290,927,695
|
99.30%
|
2,059,814
|
0.70%
|
Ian Pearce
|
288,381,438
|
98.43%
|
4,606,071
|
1.57%
|
Hannes
Portmann
|
288,871,542
|
98.60%
|
4,115,967
|
1.40%
|
Marilyn
Schonberner
|
290,754,078
|
99.24%
|
2,233,431
|
0.76%
|
Raymond
Threlkeld
|
287,619,941
|
98.17%
|
5,367,568
|
1.83%
|
Percentages are based
on votes cast for or withheld from voting.
|
The results of the other matters considered at the Meeting are
disclosed in the Report of Voting Results filed on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com on April 27, 2018.
ABOUT NEW GOLD INC.
New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company. The Company has
a portfolio of four producing assets in top-rated jurisdictions.
The New Afton and Rainy River Mines in Canada, the Mesquite Mine in the United States and the Cerro San Pedro Mine
in Mexico (which transitioned to
residual leaching in 2016), provide the Company with its current
production base. In addition, New Gold owns 100% of the Blackwater
project located in Canada. New
Gold's objective is to be the leading intermediate gold producer,
focused on the environment and social responsibility. For further
information on the Company, please visit www.newgold.com.
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SOURCE New Gold Inc.