Veris Gold Corp. Elects Six-Member Board
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Oct 04, 2014 07:41PM
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VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Veris Gold Corp. ("Veris" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that shareholders approved all resolutions brought before them at the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting (the "AGM") held in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 9, 2014.
Election of Directors
Each of the nominees for director of the Company as listed in the Company's 2014 Management Information Circular (available under the Company's profile on SEDAR and on the company's website here: http://www.verisgold.com/s/2014ProxyMaterials.asp) was elected at the AGM. The results of the vote are as follows:
Proposed Director |
Vote type |
Voted |
Voted (%) |
Graham C. Dickson |
For |
56,946,160 |
99.69 |
Withheld |
177,548 |
0.31 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
||
Barry A. Goodfield |
For |
56,924,283 |
99.65 |
Withheld |
199,425 |
0.35 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
||
Jean Edgar de Trentinian |
For |
52,369,602 |
91.68 |
Withheld |
4,754,106 |
8.32 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
||
Francois Marland |
For |
52,300,923 |
91.56 |
Withheld |
4,822,785 |
8.44 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
||
Gerald Ruth |
For |
56,899,383 |
99.61 |
Withheld |
224,325 |
0.39 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
||
Simon Solomonidis |
For |
52,341,049 |
91.63 |
Withheld |
4,782,659 |
8.37 |
|
Non Votes |
211,873 |
The shareholders also voted in favour of the appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year. As well, shareholders voted in favour of the Company's stock option plan and approved a special resolution to amend the Company's articles to create Preferred Shares. In total 57,349,332 common shares were voted, representing 37.15% of the total shares issued and outstanding as at the record date.
Detailed voting results for all matters considered at the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Following the AGM the Board of Directors held a meeting to reappoint management in their current roles; Francois Marland, CEO, Shaun Heinrichs, CFO, Graham Dickson, COO, Todd Johnson, Vice President Exploration, and Graham Scott, Corporate Secretary, and appointed Nicole Sanches as Vice President Investor Relations.
Ms. Sanches has been with the Company in an Investor Relations capacity since 2005. Drawing on her experience in the industry over the years Ms. Sanches has participated and lead in the development of the Company's strategic marketing plans, ensuring continuous communication with the Company's shareholder group and ongoing compliance with regulatory guidelines. In cooperation with others she has developed a successful IR program that continues to grow and evolve to meet the changing market dynamics and the Company's stage of development. Ms. Sanches has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and been a member of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute since 2006.
About Veris Gold Corp.
Veris Gold Corp. is a growing mid-tier North American gold producer in the business of developing and operating gold mines in geo-politically stable jurisdictions. The Company's primary assets are the permitted and operating Jerritt Canyon processing plant and gold mines located 50 miles north of Elko, Nevada, USA. The Company's primary focus is on the re-development of the Jerritt Canyon mining and processing plant. The Company also holds a portfolio of precious metals properties in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada, including the Ketza River Property.
On behalf of
"VERIS GOLD CORP."
François Marland
President and CEO
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