BOISE,
Idaho, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Perpetua
Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) ("Perpetua Resources" or
"Perpetua" or the "Company") today announced the results of its
annual general meeting (the "Annual Meeting"), which was held
online through a virtual meeting platform on May 16, 2024.
A total of 47,342,353 common shares were represented at the
Annual Meeting, or 73.83% of the votes attached to all outstanding
shares at the Company's record date of March
22, 2024. The Company's shareholders voted for the election
of all director nominees listed in the Company's management
information proxy circular. Detailed results of the vote for the
election of directors are as follows:
Name of
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Total
Votes*
|
Percentage of
Votes For*
|
Percentage of
Votes Withheld*
|
Marcelo Kim
|
41,873,168
|
833,739
|
42,706,907
|
98.05 %
|
1.95 %
|
Chris
Robison
|
42,818,936
|
89,659
|
42,908,595
|
99.79 %
|
0.21 %
|
Alex
Sternhell
|
42,729,029
|
179,566
|
42,908,595
|
99.58 %
|
0.42 %
|
Bob Dean
|
42,803,175
|
105,420
|
42,908,595
|
99.75 %
|
0.25 %
|
Andrew Cole
|
42,867,428
|
41,167
|
42,908,595
|
99.90 %
|
0.10 %
|
Rich Haddock
|
42,834,956
|
73,639
|
42,908,595
|
99.83 %
|
0.17 %
|
Laura Dove
|
42,741,457
|
167,138
|
42,908,595
|
99.61 %
|
0.39 %
|
Jeff Malmen
|
42,814,492
|
94,103
|
42,908,595
|
99.78 %
|
0.22 %
|
Jon Cherry
|
42,844,933
|
63,662
|
42,908,595
|
99.85 %
|
0.15 %
|
Jessica
Largent
|
42,209,553
|
697,042
|
42,906,595
|
98.38 %
|
1.62 %
|
* Not all shares were
voted in respect of all resolutions therefore the combined number
of shares
voted for or withheld (and corresponding percentages) may not add
up to the total shares represented
at the Annual Meeting.
|
The directors were elected to hold offices until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or
appointed. The Company's shareholders also approved setting the
number of directors at ten (99.28% voted in favor).
The Company's shareholders also ratified the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2024 at a
remuneration to be set by the directors (99.87% voted in
favor).
The proposal to amend the Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan to
increase the aggregate number of shares available for the grant of
awards under such plan was also approved by shareholders (84.28%
voted in favor).
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on EDGAR
at www.sec.com.
About Perpetua Resources and the
Stibnite Gold Project
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries,
is focused on the exploration, site restoration and redevelopment
of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine
district of central Idaho that are
encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the
highest-grade, open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a
modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine
site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in
the United States. Further
advancing Perpetua Resources' ESG and sustainable mining
goals, the Project will be powered by one of the lowest carbon
emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the antimony produced
from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a U.S.-based company
commercializing a low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the
low-carbon energy transition. Perpetua Resources has been awarded a
TIA of $59.2 million in DPA Title III
funding to advance construction readiness and permitting of the
Project. Antimony trisulfide from Stibnite is the only known
domestic source of antimony that can meet U.S. defense needs for
many small arms, munitions, and missile types. In addition to the
company's commitments to transparency, accountability,
environmental stewardship, safety and community engagement,
Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be
found here.
Forward-Looking
Information
Statements contained in this news release that are not
historical facts are "forward-looking information" or
"forward-looking statements" (collectively, "Forward-Looking
Information") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation and the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-Looking Information includes, but is
not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, next steps
and courses of action, including anticipated approval of
reimbursement requests under the definitized agreement; plans with
respect to the ability of the Company and Ambri, Inc. to perform
under the supply agreement, which agreement is subject to certain
conditions, including identification of one or more refiners to
transform our antimony concentrate into antimony metal, and mutual
agreement on certain material terms, including volume and pricing;
and the Stibnite Gold Project and the success of such project. In
certain cases, Forward-Looking Information can be identified by the
use of words and phrases or variations of such words and phrases or
statements such as "anticipate", "expect" "plan", "likely",
"believe", "intend", "forecast", "project", "estimate",
"potential", "could", "may", "will", "would" or "should".
Forward-Looking Information in this news release are based on
certain material assumptions and involve, known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Perpetua Resources to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the Forward-Looking Information. Such risks
and other factors include those factors discussed in Perpetua
Resources' public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and its Canadian disclosure record. Although
Perpetua Resources has attempted to identify important factors that
could affect Perpetua Resources and may cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in
Forward-Looking Information, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. Investors should be aware that funding under the DPA TIA
is available only for the specified costs related to permitting,
environmental baseline data monitoring, environmental and technical
studies, and advancing construction readiness and is not available
to fund the Company's costs under its Administrative Settlement and
Order on Consent obligations and certain corporate expenses. There
can be no assurance that Forward-Looking Information will prove to
be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on Forward-Looking
Information. For further information on these and other
risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, see
the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the
Company's filings with the SEC, including Perpetua's Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 26,
2024, which are available at www.sec.gov and with the
Canadian securities regulators, which are available at
www.sedar.com. Except as required by law, Perpetua Resources does
not assume any obligation to release publicly any revisions to
Forward-Looking Information contained in this news release to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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SOURCE Perpetua Resources Corp.