BOISE, IDAHO, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Perpetua
Resources Corp. (formerly Midas Gold Corp.) (NASDAQ: PPTA)
(TSX: PPTA) today announced the results of its annual general
meeting (the "AGM"), which was held online through a virtual
meeting platform on April 16,
2021.
A total of 34,386,731 common shares were represented at the AGM,
or 72.30% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares at the
Company's record date of March 1,
2021. The Company's shareholders voted in favor of the
election of all director nominees listed in the Company's
management information proxy circular. Detailed results of
the vote for the election of directors are as follows:
Name of
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total
Votes*
|
Percentage of
Votes For*
|
Percentage of
Votes Withheld*
|
Marcelo
Kim
|
31,088,758
|
352,474
|
31,441,232
|
98.88%
|
1.12%
|
Chris
Papagianis
|
31,360,342
|
80,890
|
31,441,232
|
99.74%
|
0.26%
|
Laurel
Sayer
|
31,361,106
|
80,126
|
31,441,232
|
99.75%
|
0.25%
|
Jeff
Malmen
|
31,362,367
|
78,865
|
31,441,232
|
99.75%
|
0.25%
|
Chris
Robison
|
31,363,392
|
77,840
|
31,441,232
|
99.75%
|
0.25%
|
Bob Dean
|
31,362,398
|
78,834
|
31,441,232
|
99.75%
|
0.25%
|
David
Deisley
|
31,359,982
|
81,250
|
31,441,232
|
99.74%
|
0.26%
|
Alex
Sternhell
|
31,358,486
|
82,746
|
31,441,232
|
99.74%
|
0.26%
|
* Not all shares
were voted in respect of all resolutions therefore the combined
number of shares voted for or
withheld (and corresponding percentages) may not add up to
the total shares represented at the AGM.
|
The directors were elected to hold offices until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or
appointed.
The Company's shareholders also approved the appointment of
Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditors of the Company
for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2021 (99.90% voted in favor).
The Company's shareholders also approved the adoption of a new
omnibus equity incentive plan (98.32% voted in favor).
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com.
About Perpetua Resources and the Stibnite Gold
Project
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned
subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration and
redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the
Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite
Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade, open pit
gold deposits in the United States
and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to
restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only
mined source of antimony in the United
States. Antimony is a federally designated critical mineral
for its use in the national defense, aerospace and technology
sectors. In addition to the company's commitments to transparency,
accountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community
engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which
can be found here.
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SOURCE Perpetua Resources Corp.