Key points
- Shareholders re-elected Geoffrey Loudon, Russell Debney, Matthew Hammond, Cynthia Thomas and Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani as directors, with Loudon receiving 99.75 per cent support and Hammond the lowest at 95.74 per cent.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was reappointed as auditor, with directors authorized to fix its remuneration.
- Shareholders approved amendments to the company’s articles to add advance notice provisions and to permit the notice-and-access method for sending meeting materials.
- Steve Rogers did not stand for re-election after six years with the company, and chairman Geoffrey Loudon thanked him for his service.
Nautilus Minerals Inc. has released the results of its annual general meeting held on June 26, 2013, in Toronto, Ont., at which 67.89 per cent of the issued shares were represented. Shareholders voted strongly in favour of all resolutions brought before them.
Geoffrey Loudon, Nautilus Minerals’ chairman, said, “I appreciate it was a difficult year for our company, and I would like to thank all our shareholders for their continued support during this time.”
The company provides the following report on the voting results of the matters considered at the annual general meeting, the particulars of which are set out in more detail in the company’s information circular, filed on SEDAR on May 30, 2013:
Election of directors: Geoffrey Loudon, Russell Debney, Matthew Hammond,
Cynthia Thomas and Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani were re-elected as directors
of the company for the ensuing year.
Appointment and remuneration of auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was reappointed the auditor of the company for the ensuing year, and the
directors were authorized to fix its remuneration.
Advance notice provisions: The alteration of the company’s articles to
include advance notice provisions was approved.
Notice and access: The alteration of the company’s articles to allow the
company to make use of the notice-and-access method for sending meeting
materials to shareholders was approved.
- Election of directors: Geoffrey Loudon, Russell Debney, Matthew Hammond,
Cynthia Thomas and Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani were re-elected as directors
of the company for the ensuing year.
- Appointment and remuneration of auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was reappointed the auditor of the company for the ensuing year, and the
directors were authorized to fix its remuneration.
- Advance notice provisions: The alteration of the company’s articles to
include advance notice provisions was approved.
- Notice and access: The alteration of the company’s articles to allow the
company to make use of the notice-and-access method for sending meeting
materials to shareholders was approved.
The proxy results of voting in respect of the directors were as shown in the attached table.
Geoffrey Loudon
Votes for 99.75%
Votes withheld 0.25%
Mohammed Al Barwani
Votes for 99.74%
Votes withheld 0.26%
Matthew Hammond
Votes for 95.74%
Votes withheld 4.26%
Russell Debney
Votes for 99.8%
Votes withheld 0.2%
Cynthia Thomas
Votes for 99.87%
Votes withheld 0.22%
Mr. Loudon also formally thanked Steve Rogers, who did not stand for re-election this year. Mr. Loudon said, “I wish to thank Steve for his steadfast dedication to the company over the last six years and wish him well for the future.”
