Lithium Americas Announces Results of 2020 Annual Meeting
May 08 2020 - 7:48AM
Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium
Americas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”)
held on May 7, 2020.
All of the following business items were
approved at the Meeting by the requisite majority of shareholder
votes cast at the meeting:
- setting the size of the Board of Directors at nine;
- electing each management-nominated director;
- appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lithium Americas’
auditor; and
- amending the Company’s equity incentive plan from a “rolling
10% plan” to a “fixed plan” whereby the number of common shares
issued under the plan will not exceed 16% of the Company’s issued
and outstanding common shares as of close of business on April 1,
2020 (the record date for the Meeting), as more particularly
described in the information circular for the Meeting.
The nine directors of Lithium Americas elected
at the Meeting are: Fabiana Chubbs, Franco Mignacco, Gabriel
Rubacha, George Ireland, John Kanellitsas, Jonathan Evans, Dr.
Michael Fischer, Xiaoshen Wang and Yuan Gao. Votes for the
directors were cast as follows:
Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Percent For |
Percent Withheld |
Fabiana Chubbs |
48,344,163 |
313,874 |
99.35 |
% |
0.65 |
% |
Franco Mignacco |
47,372,762 |
1,285,275 |
97.36 |
% |
2.64 |
% |
Gabriel Rubacha |
47,378,855 |
1,279,182 |
97.37 |
% |
2.63 |
% |
George Ireland |
48,067,018 |
591,019 |
98.79 |
% |
1.21 |
% |
John Kanellitsas |
47,336,983 |
1,321,054 |
97.29 |
% |
2.71 |
% |
Jonathan Evans |
47,387,240 |
1,270,797 |
97.39 |
% |
2.61 |
% |
Dr. Michael Fischer |
47,191,911 |
1,466,126 |
96.99 |
% |
3.01 |
% |
Xiaoshen Wang |
46,934,997 |
1,723,040 |
96.46 |
% |
3.54 |
% |
Dr. Yuan Gao |
48,370,739 |
287,299 |
99.41 |
% |
0.59 |
% |
Amendments to the equity incentive plan were
approved and received 96.54% votes in favour, and the remainder
against.
About Lithium
Americas:
Lithium Americas is developing the
Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project (50%-owned) in Jujuy, Argentina and
the Thacker Pass lithium project (100%-owned) in Nevada, USA. The
Company trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LAC”.
For further information contact:
Lithium Americas Corp.Investor
RelationsSuite 300 – 900 West Hastings StreetVancouver, BC, V6C
1E6Telephone: 778-656-5820 Email: ir@lithiumamericas.comWebsite:
www.lithiumamericas.com
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