Wesdome Gold Mines Announces Results of Annual General Meeting and Issues 2020 ESG Report

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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX: WDO) (the “Company”) announces the results of the Company’s 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held by way of live webcast earlier today. A replay of the Meeting is available on the Company’s website. A total of 82,475,962 common shares were represented at the Meeting, representing 59.05% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. All matters presented for shareholder approval at the Meeting were approved, as follows: a) Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors of fix their remuneration; b) Election of the directors of the Company for the ensuing year; and c) Approval of an advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Management Information Circular of the Corporation dated April 19, 2021 Election of Directors The following seven individuals were elected as directors of the Company, until the next annual meeting of shareholders, as set out in the table below: Name of Nominee Votes castFOR % of votescast FOR Votes cast WITHHELD % of votes cast WITHHELD Charles Main 80,306,226 97.37 2,167,336   2.63 Duncan Middlemiss 82,423,978 99.94 49,584   0.06 Nadine Miller 81,578,296 98.91 895,266   1.09 Warwick Morley-Jepson 82,417,613 99.93 55.949   0.07 Brian Skanderbeg 82,418,953 99.93 54,609   0.07 Edie Thome 81,890,481 99.29 583,081   0.71 Bill Washington 80,195,998 97.24 2,277,564   2.76 Re-Appointment of Auditors Based on proxies received and votes cast by show of hands during the Meeting, Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as independent auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and the directors are authorized to fix their remuneration, with the following results:   Votes cast FOR % of votes cast FOR Votes cast WITHHELD % of votes cast WITHHELD Appointment of Auditors 79,482,436 96.37 2,991,126 3.63 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Based on proxies received and votes cast by ballot during the Meeting, the advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Management Information Circular of the Corporation dated April 19, 2021 was approved, with the following vote result: &n...

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