VANCOUVER, BC, May 11, 2023
/CNW/ - Aris Mining Corporation (Aris Mining or the Company) (TSX:
ARIS) (OTCQX: TPRFF) reports voting results from its Annual General
and Special Meeting of shareholders (the Meeting) held earlier
today.
AGM Voting Results
Shareholders holding 66,380,109 shares or 48.72% of the
outstanding shares of the Company were represented by proxy at the
meeting. The voting results from the Meeting are as follows:
Election of Directors
The number of directors to be elected was fixed at nine and the
following directors were elected to the Company's Board:
Nominee
|
Votes
for
|
% for
|
Votes
withheld
|
%
withheld
|
Ian Telfer
|
61,668,486
|
99.48 %
|
325,151
|
0.52 %
|
Neil Woodyer
|
61,813,823
|
99.71 %
|
179,814
|
0.29 %
|
Daniela
Cambone
|
61,771,011
|
99.64 %
|
222,626
|
0.36 %
|
Mónica de
Greiff
|
61,770,293
|
99.64 %
|
223,344
|
0.36 %
|
David
Garofalo
|
55,706,473
|
89.86 %
|
6,287,164
|
10.14 %
|
Serafino
Iacono
|
54,867,192
|
88.50 %
|
7,126,445
|
11.50 %
|
Peter
Marrone
|
61,480,146
|
99.17 %
|
513,491
|
0.83 %
|
Hernan
Martinez
|
60,935,110
|
98.29 %
|
1,058,527
|
1.71 %
|
Attie Roux
|
61,791,361
|
99.67 %
|
202,276
|
0.33 %
|
Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP were re-appointed as auditors of the Company for the
ensuing year with their remuneration to be set by the Board.
|
Votes
for
|
% for
|
Votes
withheld
|
%
withheld
|
KPMG LLP
|
66,283,141
|
99.85 %
|
96,968
|
0.15 %
|
Approval of Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
Also today, the Company's shareholders voted in favour of an
ordinary resolution approving the amended and restated stock option
plan of the Company and all unallocated entitlement thereunder.
|
Votes
for
|
% for
|
Votes
against
|
%
against
|
Stock option plan
resolution
|
42,827,180
|
69.08 %
|
19,166,456
|
30.92 %
|
About Aris Mining
Aris Mining is a Canadian company led by an executive team with
a track record of creating value through building globally relevant
mining companies. In Colombia,
Aris Mining operates several high-grade underground mines at its
Segovia Operations and the Marmato Mine, which together produced
235,000 ounces of gold in 2022. Aris Mining also operates the Soto
Norte joint venture, where environmental licensing is advancing to
develop a new underground gold, silver and copper mine. In
Guyana, Aris Mining is advancing
the Toroparu Project, a gold/copper project. Aris Mining plans to
pursue acquisition and other growth opportunities to unlock value
creation from scale and diversification.
Aris Mining promotes the formalization of artisanal and
small-scale mining as this process enables all miners to operate in
a legal, safe and responsible manner that protects them and the
environment.
Additional information on Aris Mining can be found at
www.aris-mining.com and www.sedar.com.
Forward- Looking
Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" or
forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian
securities legislation. All statements included herein, other than
statements of historical fact, including, without limitation,
statements relating to the Company's plans and strategies are
forward-looking. When used herein, forward looking terminology such
as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will",
"should", "intend", "believe", and similar expressions, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the
Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical
trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as
well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in
the circumstances. Many factors could cause the Company's actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements,
including those described in the "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's AIF dated March 31, 2023
and in the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three
months ended March 31, 2023, which
are available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should
not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking
statements. The Company has no intention and undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
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SOURCE Aris Mining Corporation