VANCOUVER, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Galiano
Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") (TSX, NYSE American: AKG)
(formerly Asanko Gold Inc.) announced that all the resolutions
put to shareholders at the Company's Annual General and Special
Meeting (the "Meeting") held on April 30,
2020 were duly passed. The results for each of the matters
voted upon at the Meeting are set out below:
Number of Directors
The number of directors of the Company was set at seven (7),
with 150,776,256 votes FOR and 204,146 votes AGAINST.
Election of Directors
The seven nominees listed in the Company's Management
Information Circular dated March 17,
2020, were elected at the Meeting as directors of
Galiano.
|
Director
Name
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
% Votes
Withheld
|
|
Greg
McCunn
|
150,696,539
|
99.81%
|
283,863
|
0.19%
|
|
Marcel de
Groot
|
126,015,530
|
83.46%
|
24,964,872
|
16.54%
|
|
Gordon
Fretwell
|
126,041,376
|
83.48%
|
24,939,026
|
16.52%
|
|
Shawn
Wallace
|
126,021,365
|
83.47%
|
24,959,037
|
16.53%
|
|
Michael
Price
|
150,719,457
|
99.83%
|
260,945
|
0.17%
|
|
Judith
Mosely
|
150,699,653
|
99.81%
|
280,749
|
0.19%
|
|
Paul N.
Wright
|
150,604,657
|
99.75%
|
375,745
|
0.25%
|
Appointment of Auditors – KPMG LLP
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
% Votes
Withheld
|
|
169,770,060
|
99.81%
|
326,543
|
0.19%
|
Approval of Amendments to Share Option Plan
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
149,273,283
|
98.87%
|
1,707,119
|
1.13%
|
Renewal of Share Option Plan
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
149,208,588
|
98.83%
|
1,771,814
|
1.17%
|
Approval of Share Unit Plan
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
121,437,203
|
80.43%
|
29,543,199
|
19.57%
|
Approval of Name Change to Galiano Gold Inc.
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
150,448,546
|
99.65%
|
531,856
|
0.35%
|
Approval to Remove Preferred Shares
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
150,584,271
|
99.74%
|
396,131
|
0.26%
|
Adoption of New Articles
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
149,647,242
|
99.12%
|
1,333,160
|
0.88%
|
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
|
Votes
For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
% Votes
Against
|
|
149,361,026
|
98.93%
|
1,619,376
|
1.07%
|
A report on all matters voted on at the meeting has been filed
on SEDAR.
Galiano Gold Inc.
Following the approval at the
Meeting to change the name of the Company from Asanko Gold Inc. to
Galiano Gold Inc., the Company expects to commence trading under
the new ticker symbol "GAU" on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and
the New York Stock Exchange American on May
5, 2020 at the market open.
About Galiano Gold Inc.
Galiano is focused on
creating a sustainable business capable of long-term
value creation for its stakeholders through organic production
growth, exploration and disciplined deployment of its financial
resources. The company currently operates and manages the Asanko
Gold Mine, located in Ghana,
West Africa which is jointly owned
with Gold Fields Ltd. The Company is strongly committed to
the highest standards for environmental management, social
responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and
neighbouring communities. For more information, please
visit www.asanko.com.
Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry
Regulatory Organization of Canada
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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