B2Gold Announces that Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend B2Gold Shareholders Vote For All Proposed Items at the Upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting

VANCOUVER, BC, May 28, 2021 /CNW/ - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold") is pleased to announce that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have both recommended that shareholders vote FOR the re-approval of the B2Gold stock option plan as well as vote FOR all other proposed items to be considered at the upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting of Shareholders of B2Gold.

ISS and Glass Lewis are two leading independent, third party proxy advisory firms who, among other services, provide proxy-voting recommendations to pension funds, investment managers, mutual funds and other institutional shareholders.

B2Gold Annual General & Special Meeting:

The Annual General & Special Meeting of Shareholders of B2Gold is scheduled for 2pm PDT/5pm EDT on Friday June 11, 2021, in a virtual-only format conducted online via live video webcast at: 

https://web.lumiagm.com/?fromUrl=431696046

B2Gold shareholders are encouraged to vote their shares today in advance of the proxy submission deadline on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT 

B2Gold's Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR all proposed resolutions 

B2Gold encourages shareholders to read the meeting material in detail. Copies of the meeting material, including the management information circular, are available under B2Gold's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on B2Gold's website at www.b2gold.com/investors/agm/.

How to Vote:

Shareholders are encouraged to vote well in advance of the meeting using one of the three methods below.

Shareholder Questions: 

B2Gold shareholders who have questions about the proposed items to be considered at the Annual General & Special Meeting, or require assistance with the virtual-only format or voting their shares, should contact B2Gold's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group.

Laurel Hill Advisory Group:

North America Toll Free: +1 877-452-7184
Collect Calls Outside North America: +1 416-304-0211 
Email: [email protected] 

About B2Gold:

B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Finland and Uzbekistan. B2Gold forecasts total consolidated gold production of between 970,000 and 1,030,000 ounces in 2021.

On Behalf of B2GOLD CORP.
"Clive T. Johnson"
President & Chief Executive Officer

For more information on B2Gold or the 2021 AGM please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com or contact: