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Americas Gold and Silver Announces Election of Directors and Annual and Special Meeting Voting Results
TORONTO / Jun 30, 2022 / Business Wire / Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (“the “Company”) (TSX:USA; NYSE American: USAS) is pleased to announce that the no
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[{"type":"text","content":"TORONTO / Jun 30, 2022 / Business Wire / Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (“the “Company”) (TSX:USA; NYSE American: USAS) is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated May 17, 2022 (the “Circular”) for the Company’s annual and special meeting of Shareholders held June 29, 2022 (the “Meeting”) were elected as directors of the Company at the Meeting and to welcome Christine Carson to the Board of Directors. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Meeting yesterday in Toronto as well as the results for other matters voted on at the Meeting are set out below. “We welcome Christine to the Board of Directors and look forward to benefitting from her experience and entrepreneurship” stated Darren Blasutti, President and CEO. “Christine brings a wealth of pragmatic, corporate governance expertise and is expected to immediately enhance the overall governance of the Company.” Ms. Carson is the sole founder and CEO of Carson Proxy Advisors Ltd., a proxy solicitation firm that specializes in executing shareholder communications, proxy solicitation and corporate governance strategies for Canadian public companies. She has spent over 20 years advising publicly traded companies on a wide variety of special situations and issues, including proxy battles, hostile take overs, M&A, consent solicitations, corporate governance, executive compensation, and shareholder proposals. She has counseled numerous Boards of Directors, CEOs, corporate secretaries, corporate counsels, investor relations professionals and has spoken at industry conferences on the complexities of influencing shareholder voting in Canada. Prior to founding Carson Proxy, Ms. Carson was involved in establishing two successful proxy solicitation firms and a Transfer and Trust Company in Canada. Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld Alex Davidson 58,016,850 98.35% 971,231 1.65% Darren Blasutti 55,941,503 94.84% 3,046,578 5.16% Christine Carson 57,998,797 98.32% 989,284 1.68% Alan Edwards 58,091,564 98.48% 896,518 1.52% Bradley R. Kipp 58,072,700 98.45% 915,381 1.55% Gordon Pridham 58,069,684 98.44% 918,397 1.56% Manuel Rivera 58,027,520 98.37% 960,561 1.63% Lorie Waisberg 57,968,960 98.27% 1,019,121 1.73% At the Meeting, the following resolutions as set out in the Circular, were passed as ordina...