BOISE, Idaho, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) ("Perpetua Resources" or "Perpetua" or the "Company") today announced the results of its annual general meeting (the "Annual Meeting"), which was held online through a virtual meeting platform on May 16, 2024.
A total of 47,342,353 common shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, or 73.83% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares at the Company's record date of March 22, 2024. The Company's shareholders voted for the election of all director nominees listed in the Company's management information proxy circular. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are as follows:
Name of Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Total Votes*
Percentage of Votes For*
Percentage of Votes Withheld*
Marcelo Kim
41,873,168
833,739
42,706,907
98.05 %
1.95 %
Chris Robison
42,818,936
89,659
42,908,595
99.79 %
0.21 %
Alex Sternhell
42,729,029
179,566
42,908,595
99.58 %
0.42 %
Bob Dean
42,803,175
105,420
42,908,595
99.75 %
0.25 %
Andrew Cole
42,867,428
41,167
42,908,595
99.90 %
0.10 %
Rich Haddock
42,834,956
73,639
42,908,595
99.83 %
0.17 %
Laura Dove
42,741,457
167,138
42,908,595
99.61 %
0.39 %
Jeff Malmen
42,814,492
94,103
42,908,595
99.78 %
0.22 %
Jon Cherry
42,844,933
63,662
42,908,595
99.85 %
0.15 %
Jessica Largent
42,209,553
697,042
42,906,595
98.38 %
1.62 %
* Not all shares were voted in respect of all resolutions therefore the combined number of shares voted for or withheld (and corresponding percentages) may not add up to the total shares represented at the Annual Meeting.
The directors were elected to hold offices until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. The Company's shareholders also approved setting the number of directors at ten (99.28% voted in favor).
The Company's shareholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 at a remuneration to be set by the directors (99.87% voted in favor).
The proposal to amend the Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares available for the grant of awards under such plan was also approved by shareholders (84.28% voted in favor).
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on EDGAR at www.sec.com.
About Perpetua Resources and the Stibnite Gold Project
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade, open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in the United States. Further advancing Perpetua Resources' ESG and sustainable mining goals, the Project will be powered by one of the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a U.S.-based company commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition. Perpetua Resources has been awarded a TIA of $59.2 million in DPA Title III funding to advance construction readiness and permitting of the Project. Antimony trisulfide from Stibnite is the only known domestic source of antimony that can meet U.S. defense needs for many small arms, munitions, and missile types. In addition to the company's commitments to transparency, accountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be found here.
Forward-Looking Information
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