Guyana Precious Metals Inc. Adopts Advance Notice By-Law

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nTORONTO, June 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Guyana Precious Metals Inc. (TSX-V: GPM)\n (the \"Corporation\" or \"GPM\") announces the adoption by its Board of\n Directors of amendments to its By-Laws.\n\n\nBy-Law 3 includes a provision that requires advance notice to the\n Corporation in circumstances where nominations of persons for election\n to the Board of Directors are made by shareholders of the Corporation\n other than pursuant to (i) a requisition to call a shareholders'\n meeting made pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the \"OBCA\"), or (ii) a shareholder proposal made pursuant to\n the provisions of the OBCA (the \"Advance Notice Provision\").\n\n\nAmong other things, the Advance Notice Provision fixes a deadline by\n which holders of record of common shares of the Corporation must submit\n Director nominations to the Corporation prior to any annual or special\n meeting of shareholders and sets forth the information that a\n shareholder must include in the notice to the Corporation for the\n notice to be in proper written form.\n\n\nIn the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, notice to the\n Corporation must be made not less than 30 nor more than 65 days prior\n to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event\n that the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50\n days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date\n of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later than the\n close of business on the 10th day following such public announcement.\n\n\nIn the case of a special meeting of shareholders (which is not also an\n annual meeting), notice to the Corporation must be made no later than\n the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the\n date of the special meeting was made.\n\n\nThe Advance Notice Provision provides a clear process for shareholders\n to follow to nominate Directors and sets out a reasonable time frame\n for nominee submissions along with a requirement for accompanying\n information. The purpose of the Advance Notice Provision is to treat\n all shareholders fairly by ensuring that all shareholders, including\n those participating in a meeting by proxy rather than in person,\n receive adequate notice of the nominations to be considered a...

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