VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Macarthur Minerals Limited (TSX-V: MMS) (the “Company” or “Macarthur Minerals”) is pleased to announce that all resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today in Brisbane, Australia.
Macarthur Minerals’ Executive Chairman, Cameron McCall commented that, “ Macarthur is pleased that all resolutions passed at today’s AGM and I take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their support. In 2018 we have been actively progressing the geological investigation of our gold, lithium and nickel projects which will add real value for our shareholders in the future.”
The results of the Annual General Meeting are set out in Appendix 1.
ABOUT MACARTHUR MINERALS LIMITED (TSX-V: MMS)
Macarthur Minerals Limited is an exploration company that is focused on identifying high grade gold, nickel, cobalt and lithium. Macarthur Minerals has significant gold, lithium, nickel, cobalt and iron ore exploration interests in Australia. Macarthur Minerals has three iron ore projects in Western Australia; the Ularring hematite project, the Moonshine magnetite project and the Treppo Grande iron ore project. In addition, Macarthur Minerals has significant lithium brine interests in the Railroad Valley, Nevada, USA.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, MACARTHUR MINERALS LIMITED
“ Cameron McCall ” Cameron McCall, Chairman
| Company Contact: Joe Phillips, CEO and Director jphillips@macarthurminerals.com Tel: +61 448899247 www.macarthurminerals.com |
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Appendix 1- Macarthur Minerals 2018 Annual General Meeting – Voting Results
| Number of proxy votes received | Number of votes cast on a poll | |||||||||||||
| Resolution | For | Against | Abstain # | Total* | For | Against | Total | |||||||
| 1 | Election of Alan Joseph Phillips | 44,098,300 | 15,501,196 | 263,400 | 59,599,496 | 46,897,923 | 15,501,196 | 62,399,119 | ||||||
| 73.99% | 26.01% | - | 100.00% | 75.16% | 24.84% | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 2 | Election of Earl Evans | 44,172,700 | 6,152,392 | 9,537,804 | 50,325,092 | Passed on a show of hands | ||||||||
| 87.77% | 12.23% | - | 100.00% | |||||||||||
| 3 | Re-election of David Lenigas | 41,639,816 | 18,101,580 | 121,500 | 59,741,396 | 44,439,439 | 18,101,580 | 62,541,019 | ||||||
| 69.70% | 30.30% | - | 100.00% | 71.06% | 28.94% | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 4 | Re-election of Alan Spence Phillips | 43,820,817 | 15,685,579 | 356,500 | 59,506,396 | 46,620,440 | 15,685,579 | 62,306,019 | ||||||
| 73.64% | 26.36% | - | 100.00% | 74.82% | 25.18% | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 5 | Re-election of Cameron McCall | 41,286,217 | 18,385,179 | 191,500 | 59,671,396 | 43,707,508 | 18,763,511 | 62,471,019 | ||||||
| 69.19% | 30.81% | - | 100.00% | 69.96% | 30.04% | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 6 | Appointment of Canadian Auditors | 71,744,291 | 6,172,294 | 135,000 | 77,916,585 | Passed on a show of hands | ||||||||
| 92.08% | 7.92% | - | 100.00% | |||||||||||
| 7 | Approval of Fixed 20% Employee Share Compensation Plan and Consultant Share Compensation Plan | 40,175,303 | 19,682,594 | 4,999 | 59,857,897 | 42,974,926 | 19,682,594 | 62,657,520 | ||||||
| 67.12% | 32.88% | - | 100.00% | 68.59% | 31.41% | 100.00% | ||||||||
| 8 | Increase Number of Common Shares that may be Issued to Insiders Under the Share Compensation Plans | 33,486,824 | 19,718,484 | 6,657,578 | 53,205,308 | 36,285,447 | 19,718,484 | 56,003,931 | ||||||
| 62.94% | 37.06% | - | 100.00% | 64.79% | 35.21% | 100.00% | ||||||||
* Percentage figures are based on total number of shares voted. # Abstains are not counted towards the total number of shares voted.
A poll was conducted for resolutions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 as required under section 87(b) on the Ontario Securities Act.
