Snow Lake Lithium Announces Results of the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders – Nominees of the Concerned Shareholders Elected to the Board of Directors With Over 90% Support From Those Voting
Snow Lake Lithium Ltd. (NASDAQ:LITM) held its annual general and special meeting on January 17, 2023, with 53.08% of votes represented. The board was confirmed with six directors, including Dale Schultz and nominees from Concerned Shareholders, receiving over 90% support. Key votes:
- 9,514,820 shares represented
- 9,388,933 votes for board confirmation
- 9,353,918 votes for auditor reappointment
Philip Gross and Derek Knight are no longer with the company. Nachum Labkowski was appointed Chairman of the Board and a special committee was formed to find a new CEO. The company is moving forward with a new drill program.
- New board composition with strong support (over 90%) indicates investor confidence.
- Appointment of Nachum Labkowski as Chairman may provide fresh perspective and guidance.
- Announcement of a new 5,000m drill program can lead to potential resource expansion.
- Departure of Philip Gross and Derek Knight raises concerns about leadership continuity.
- Potential experience gaps in the management team due to recent changes.
WINNIPEG, MB / ACCESSWIRE / January 17, 2023 / Snow Lake Resources Ltd., d/b/a/ Snow Lake Lithium Ltd. (NASDAQ:LITM) ("Snow Lake Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its annual general and special meeting of the shareholders held on January 17, 2023 (the "Meeting") at which 9,514,820 (
The board of directors of Snow Lake Lithium (the "Board") was fixed at six directors (9,388,933 For, 104,239 Against and 22,188 Abstained). As per below, each of the nominees of the group of Concerned Shareholders were elected to the Board, in addition to Mr. Dale Shultz, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until they otherwise cease to hold office.
DIRECTOR | FOR | %* | WITHHELD | %* |
Dale Schultz | 9,370,557 | 134,337 | ||
Peretz Schapiro | 8,814,607 | 92,212 | ||
Nachum Labkowski | 8,812,507 | 94,312 | ||
Brian Imrie | 8,812,507 | 94,312 | ||
Shlomo Kievman | 8,812,507 | 94,312 | ||
Kathleen Skerrett | 8,812,507 | 94,312 | ||
OTHER NOMINEES | ||||
David Wasyng | 441,838 | 156,237 | ||
Hadassah Slater | 441,430 | 156,645 | ||
Tim Cattani | 433,341 | 164,734 | ||
Philip Gross | 432,313 | 165,762 | ||
Allan Engel | 430,766 | 167,309 |
* - Percentage of those voting.
As a result, Dale Schultz, Nachum Labkowski, Brian Imrie, Peretz Schapiro, Shlomo Kievman and Kathleen Skerrett shall serve as directors of the Company until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until they otherwise cease to hold office. Full details and backgrounds regarding each of the directors is included in the information circular of the Concerned Shareholders dated November 29, 2022, which was filed on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
In addition, shareholders of the Company: approved an ordinary resolution to reappoint De Visser Gray LLP as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorize the directors of the Company to set the auditor's remuneration (9,353,918 For, Nil Against and 161,502 Abstained); and approved an ordinary resolution ratifying the adoption of the amendments to the Company's by-laws (9,202,751 For, 239,655 Against and 73,014 Abstained).
Furthermore, the Company announces that Philip Gross and Derek Knight are no longer with the Company. At a meeting of the Board following the Meeting, Nachum Labkowski was appointed Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Board appointed a special committee to handle the immediate search for an interim and permanent CEO for the Company.
Nachum Labkowski, Chairman of the Board, commented:
"We are pleased to see that shareholders have shown their overwhelming support for the Concerned Shareholders and the Concerned Shareholders' nominees.
As a board, we look forward to working together productively, as we continue to develop the Company's projects. We are eagerly anticipating the start of a new 5,000m drill program later this week, and know there is a lot of work ahead of us. We would like to thank all shareholders for their patience and support.
We look forward to putting the Company back on track and setting it up for long term success."
About Snow Lake Resources Ltd.
Snow Lake is committed to creating and operating a fully renewable and sustainable lithium mine that can deliver a completely traceable, carbon neutral and zero harm product to the North American electric vehicle and battery markets.
Our wholly owned Snow Lake Lithium™ Project now covers a 59,587-acre site that has only been
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