TSX: TML
OTCQX: TSRMF
TORONTO, June 28,
2022 /CNW/ - Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX: TML) (OTCQX:
TSRMF) ("Treasury Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
results from its 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Meeting") held earlier today.
Board of Director Changes
The Company welcomes
Margot Naudie and Paul McRae as independent members of the Board
of Directors (the "Board"), bringing extensive knowledge and
experience to complement the capabilities of the Board;
Margot Naudie
Ms. Naudie has more than 25
years of capital markets experience with expertise as a Senior
Portfolio Manager for North American and global natural resource
portfolios. She has held senior roles at leading asset management
firms including TD Asset Management, Marret Asset Management Inc.
and CPP Investment Board. She was cited as a Brendan Wood TopGun
Investment Mind (Platinum) for five consecutive years. Margot
is an active and engaged independent Director on public and private
company boards. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and
Economics from McGill University, an
MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
Paul McRae
Mr. McRae is a corporate
director with a distinguished reputation in project and
construction management in the mining industry for projects of all
scales and complexities. His career spans more than 40 years and
includes a track record of on time and on budget projects. Mr.
McRae served as Project Manager on the highly successful De Beers
Victor Project in Northern Canada,
and he has held leadership roles with numerous other projects from
concept, construction and into operation in Australia, Canada, USA,
Spain, Chile and Portugal. Prior to retirement he served as
Senior Vice-President Projects of Lundin Mining from 2012 to 2018
during which time he led the Eagle Mine in Michigan into production. Mr McRae has served
on the board of Southern Hemisphere Mining, Bluestone Resources and
Filo Mining. He recently stepped down as a director of
Lundin Gold where he chaired the
Board Technical Committee for the last 7 years. Mr McRae is
currently a director of Westhaven Gold.
Jeremy Wyeth, President and CEO
of Treasury Metals, commented: "We are very happy to have Margot
and Paul join our Board as we progress our project through to a
construction decision. Their skill sets will complement those of
the Board at a very important time for Treasury Metals."
As a part of the Company's Board Renewal process initiated last
year, Marc Henderson and
Daniel Wilton did not stand for
re‑election to the Board at the Meeting. The Board thanks Mr.
Henderson and Mr. Wilton for their valuable contributions to
Treasury Metals over the years.
The Board is pleased to announce that David Whittle, an independent member of the
Board since August 2020, has been
appointed Chair of the Board effective June
28, 2022, replacing William
Fisher. Mr. Fisher will remain with Treasury Metals as a
Director.
Voting Results of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders
A total of 70,003,871 common shares were voted at the Meeting,
representing approximately 50.71% of the votes attached to all the
outstanding common shares of the Company.
Election of Directors
At the Meeting, all nominees listed in the Company's management
information circular dated May 2,
2022 were elected as directors of the Company to serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors
are elected or appointed. Shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the Meeting voted as follows:
|
Number of
Shares
|
Percentage of Votes
Cast
|
Nominee
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
William
Fisher
|
64,342,802
|
1,771,235
|
97.32
|
2.68
|
Jeremy Wyeth
|
64,345,555
|
1,768,482
|
97.33
|
2.67
|
Frazer
Bourchier
|
65,022,884
|
1,091,153
|
98.35
|
1.65
|
Paul McRae
|
65,007,421
|
1,106,616
|
98.33
|
1.67
|
Margot
Naudie
|
57,462,892
|
8,651,145
|
86.91
|
13.09
|
Christophe
Vereecke
|
64,344,745
|
1,769,292
|
97.32
|
2.68
|
David
Whittle
|
65,022,089
|
1,091,948
|
98.35
|
1.65
|
Flora Wood
|
65,023,587
|
1,090,450
|
98.35
|
1.65
|
Appointment of Auditors
At the Meeting, RSM Canada LLP was reappointed as auditors of
the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until a successor is appointed and the
Board was authorized to fix their remuneration, with the following
results:
Number of
Shares
|
Percentage of Votes
Cast
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
64,054,600
|
5,949,269
|
91.50
|
8.50
|
The voting results will be available under the Company's issuer
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Treasury Metals
Treasury Metals Inc. is a gold-focused company with assets in
Canada. The Company's Goliath Gold
Complex, which includes the Goliath, Goldlund and Miller deposits,
is located in Northwestern
Ontario. The Company also owns several other projects
throughout Canada, including the
Lara Polymetallic Project, Weebigee-Sandy Lake Gold Project JV, and
grassroots gold exploration property Gold Rock. For further details
about the Company, please visit www.treasurymetals.com.
SOURCE Treasury Metals Inc.