Lucara Reports Voting Results from Annual Meeting
VANCOUVER, BC, May 6, 2022 /CNW/ - (LUC – TSX, LUC – BSE, LUC – Nasdaq Stockholm)
Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) held its Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders in Vancouver, British Columbia today. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters before the meeting:
Board Members
Shareholders elected the following 7 board members with shareholders represented at the meeting voting in favour of individual directors as follows:
|
Director |
Votes For |
% Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
% Votes Withheld |
|
Paul Conibear |
214,103,414 |
97.05% |
6,501,423 |
2.95% |
|
David Dicaire |
219,605,131 |
99.55% |
999,706 |
0.45% |
|
Marie Inkster |
220,016,073 |
99.73% |
588,764 |
0.27% |
|
Adam Lundin |
199,587,635 |
90.47% |
21,017,202 |
9.53% |
|
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer |
215,615,450 |
97.74% |
4,989,387 |
2.26% |
|
Peter J. O’Callaghan |
213,389,302 |
96.73% |
7,215,535 |
3.27% |
|
Eira Thomas |
214,539,917 |
97.25% |
6,064,920 |
2.75% |
Appointment of Auditors
Shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lucara’s auditors with 95.22% of shareholders voting in favour.
Ordinary Resolutions to Share Unit Plan Amendments
Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to approve certain amendments to the share units plans with 70.22% in favour. The renewal of the Company’s Corporation’s share unit plan which has been amended to increase the maximum share reservation and to approve the unallocated awards under the Share Unit Plan was approved with 70.21%.
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
Management’s approach to executive compensation, also disclosed in Lucara’s management proxy circular dated March 23, 2022 was approved with 97.10% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Following the meeting, the Board of Directors selected Mr. Paul Conibear to serve as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Conibear was originally elected to Lucara’s Board in 2007 and had previously served as the Company’s Lead Director.
On behalf of the Board,
Eira Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
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The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on May 6, 2022 at 2:45pm Pacific Time.