Perpetua Resources Reports Results of 2022 Annual Meeting

2022-05-26 / @newswire

 

BOISE, Idaho, May 26, 2022 /CNW/ - Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) ("Perpetua Resources" or "Perpetua" or the "Company") today announced the results of its annual general and special meeting (the "Annual Meeting"), which was held online through a virtual meeting platform on May 25, 2022.

A total of 43,798,425 common shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, or 69.55% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares at the Company's record date of April 4, 2022. The Company's shareholders voted in favor of fixing the number of directors at 9 (99.64% voted in favor) and 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

40,596,609

259,121

40,855,730

99.37%

0.63%

Chris Papagianis

40,619,948

235,782

40,855,730

99.42%

0.58%

Laurel Sayer

40,658,969

196,761

40,855,730

99.52%

0.48%

Jeff Malmen

40,619,303

236,427

40,855,730

99.42%

0.58%

Chris Robison

40,621,168

234,562

40,855,730

99.43%

0.57%

Bob Dean

40,625,463

230,267

40,855,730

99.44%

0.56%

David Deisley

40,617,201

238,529

40,855,730

99.42%

0.58%

Alex Sternhell

40,653,438

202,292

40,855,730

99.50%

0.50%

Laura Dove

40,663,491

192,239

40,855,730

99.53%

0.47%

* 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 ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 at a remuneration to be set by the Directors (99.71% voted in favor). 

The Company's shareholders also approved a special resolution to approve and adopt an amendment to the Articles of the Company to alter the quorum requirements such that the presence, in person or by proxy, of two or more shareholders representing at least 331/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to be voted in order to constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders of the Company (98.54% voted in favor).

Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.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 the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a US-based company commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition.  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

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, next steps and courses of action, including plans with respect to the ability of the Company and Ambri, Inc. to perform under the supply agreement, which agreement is subject to certain conditions, including identification of one or more refiners to transform our antimony concentrate into antimony metal, and mutual agreement on certain material terms, including volume and pricing; the Sustainability Roadmap and the goals outlined thereunder; and the Stibnite Gold Project and the success of such project. In certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the use of words and phrases or variations of such words and phrases or statements such as "anticipate", "expect" "plan", "likely", "believe", "intend", "forecast", "project", "estimate", "potential", "could", "may", "will", "would" or "should". Forward-Looking Information in this news release are based on certain material assumptions and involve, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Perpetua Resources to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks and other factors include, those factors discussed in Perpetua Resources' public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and its Canadian disclosure record. Although Perpetua Resources has attempted to identify important factors that could affect Perpetua Resources and may cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking Information. For further information on these and other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, see the "Risk Factors"  and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities regulators, which are available at www.sedar.com. Except as required by law, Perpetua Resources does not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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