Eagle Hill Exploration Reports Results of Annual General Meeting
June 24 2014 - 7:00AM
Marketwired Canada
Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAG)(OTCQX:EHECF) ("Eagle Hill"
or the "Company") today announced the voting results from its annual general
meeting ("AGM") of shareholders held on June 23, 2014. A total of 293,403,090
common shares representing 62.62% of Eagle Hills's issued and outstanding common
shares were voted at the AGM.
Board of Directors
Each of the nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of the
Company to hold office until the next AGM, or until successors are elected or
appointed:
Percentage of
Nominee Position Votes for
John Proust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 99.97%
Dr. Mike Andrews Director and President 99.94%
David Christie Director 99.94%
Carl Calandra Director 99.95%
Robert Parsons Director 99.98%
Daniel Racine chose not to stand for re-election to allow him to focus on his
new position as Senior Vice President Canadian Operations, Mine Planning &
Development with Yamana Gold Inc.
Following the AGM, the Board of Directors held a meeting and appointed
Paul-Henri Girard to the position of Director. Mr. Girard was most recently
Vice-President of Canadian Operations for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. During his
25 years at Agnico Eagle, Mr. Girard was instrumental in the development of its
flagship LaRonde mine and in the advancement of the Goldex and Lapa mines in
Quebec. Mr. Girard was an integral part of a successful senior management team
that oversaw the growth of Agnico Eagle from 400 employees to over 4,000
employees at the time of his retirement.
In conjunction with his appointment as a Director of Eagle Hill, Mr. Girard has
been granted 1.5 million stock options at an exercise price of $0.11 per share.
The options expire five years from the date of grant and 25% of the options will
vest immediately upon grant, with the remaining options to vest at a rate of 25%
every six months for an 18-month period.
Other Business of the Meeting
Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting,
as outlined below:
Motion Percentage of Votes for
To appoint KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants as
Auditors of the Company 99.97%
To approve the adoption of new Articles 99.83%
To approve the adoption of Advance Notice
Provisions 99.95%
To replace the existing 10% Rolling Stock
Option Plan 98.76%
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"John Proust"
Chief Executive Officer
About Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation
Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company
focused on the exploration and development of the high-grade Windfall Lake gold
deposit, located between Val-d'Or and Chibougamau in Quebec, Canada. The current
mineral resource comprises 2,375,000 tonnes at 9.75 g/t gold (744,000 ounces) in
the indicated category and 3,084,000 tonnes at 7.37 g/t gold (731,000 ounces) in
the inferred category (Technical Report for the Windfall Lake Gold Project,
Quebec prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc., dated March 3, 2014). These
grades make Windfall Lake one of the highest grade resource-stage gold projects
in the world. The bulk of the mineralization occurs in the Main Zone, a
southwest/northeast trending zone of stacked mineralized lenses, measuring
approximately 600 metres wide and at least 1,400 metres long. The deposit
remains open at depth and along strike, with additional drilling and technical
work planned for 2014. More information is available at
www.eaglehillexploration.com.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively
"forward-looking statements"). The use the words "will" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements should not be unduly
relied upon. This document contains forward-looking statements and assumptions
pertaining to the granting of regulatory approval; the timing of receipt of
regulatory approvals; and the use of proceeds raised from the offering. Actual
results achieved may vary from the information provided herein as a result of
numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, including
global financial market events that cause significant volatility. Readers are
cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The
forward-looking statements contained in the document are expressly qualified by
this cautionary statement. These statements speak only as of the date of this
document and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements that are contained in this document, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this document has been reviewed by Eagle Hill's
Vice President Exploration, Jean-Philippe Desrochers, PhD, PGeo, who has
sufficient experience relevant to the style of mineralization under
consideration and qualifies as a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Eagle Hill Contact
Rhylin Bailie
Vice President, Communications & Investor Relations
Telephone: 604-697-5791
Email: info@eaglehillexploration.com