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Annual General Meeting of Shareholders B2Gold Corp. - Report Of Voting Results
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 20, 2017) - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Annual General Meeting of Shareholders B2Gold Corp. - Report Of Voting ResultsVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 20, 2017) - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE MKT: BTG) (NSX: B2G) (\"B2Gold\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the Report of Voting Results for the Annual General Meeting (\"AGM\") of Shareholders. In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 — Continuous Disclosure Obligations, we hereby advise of the results of the voting on the matters submitted to the AGM of shareholders of B2Gold held on June 16, 2017 (total shares represented in person or by proxy 710,346,837 of the 975,927,064 issued and outstanding shares 72.79%).Item 1:     Number of DirectorsBy a vote by way of show of hands, the number of Directors of the Company was set at seven (7).Item 2:     Election of Directors and Approvals of Nominees as DirectorsBy a vote by way of show of hands, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Company to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed, and the total votes cast by all shareholders of the Company present in person or by proxy were as follows:NameTotal Votes in Favour (%)Total VotesWithheld / Abstained (%)Outcome of VoteClive Johnson 654,880,600       (96.65%)22,720,660            (3.35%)ApprovedRobert Cross642,596,401 (94.83%)35,004,859            (5.17%)ApprovedRobert Gayton652,609,852 (96.31%)24,991,408            (3.69%)ApprovedJerry Korpan653,120,799 (96.39%)24,480,461            (3.61%)ApprovedBongani Mtshisi675,005,912 (99.62%) 2,595,348              (0.38%)ApprovedKevin Bullock379,857,186 (56.06%)297,744,047             (43.94%)ApprovedGeorge Johnson654,174,702 (96.54%) 23,426,558             (3.46%)Approved Item 3:           Appointment of AuditorsBy a vote by way of show of hands, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed the auditors of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders...