B2Gold Announces Voting Results from its 2024 Annual General and Special Meeting
B2Gold has announced the results of its 2024 Annual General and Special Meeting held on June 20, 2024. At the meeting, 64.75% of all outstanding common shares, totaling 845,972,994 shares, were voted.
All proposed items were overwhelmingly approved by shareholders. The eight nominated directors, including Kevin Bullock, Kelvin Dushnisky, Clive Johnson, Liane Kelly, Jerry Korpan, Thabile Makgala, Lisa Pankratz, and Robin Weisman, were elected.
Additionally, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the company's auditor, and resolutions concerning the Stock Option Plan and the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation were approved with 97.20%, 95.92%, and 96.47% support, respectively. The complete voting results are available on Sedar+.
- Approval of all business items by shareholders.
- 64.75% voting turnout, representing 845,972,994 common shares.
- Election of all eight director nominees.
- High approval rates for key resolutions: 97.20% for auditor appointment, 95.92% for Stock Option Plan, and 96.47% for Executive Compensation approach.
- None.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Thursday, June 20, 2024. A total of 845,972,994 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing
Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all items of business before the Meeting. The eight director nominees listed in B2Gold’s Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) dated May 8, 2024, were elected as directors of B2Gold to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for each director are set out below:
| Name | Total Votes in Favour | Total Votes Withheld |
| Kevin Bullock | 772,703,200 | 9,087,387 |
| Kelvin Dushnisky | 681,885,576 | 99,905,010 |
| Clive Johnson | 748,414,975 | 33,375,611 |
| Liane Kelly | 769,260,584 | 12,530,002 |
| Jerry Korpan | 750,803,133 | 30,987,453 |
| Thabile Makgala | 776,162,131 | 5,628,452 |
| Lisa Pankratz | 773,279,348 | 8,511,239 |
| Robin Weisman | 774,696,968 | 7,093,618 |
The resolutions to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company and to approve certain matters relating to the Company’s Stock Option Plan were approved with
The resolution regarding the Advisory Vote on the Company’s approach to Executive Compensation was approved with
A report on all items of business voted on at the Meeting will be filed on Sedar+ at www.sedarplus.com.
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, the Goose Project under construction in northern Canada and numerous development and exploration projects in various countries including Mali, Colombia and Finland.
ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
“Clive T. Johnson”
President & Chief Executive Officer
The Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American LLC neither approve nor disapprove the information contained in this news release.
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