VANCOUVER, BC, May 14, 2021 /CNW/ - Orla Mining Ltd.
(TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) ("Orla" or the "Company") is pleased
to report the voting results for the election of its Board of
Directors, which took place at the Company's Annual and Special
Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") held today. All nominees, as set
forth in the Company's Management Information Circular dated
April 6, 2021 ("Circular"), were
elected as directors of Orla at the AGM. Detailed results of the
votes are set out below:
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
%
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
Withheld
|
Charles
Jeannes
|
159,235,659
|
90.75%
|
16,236,686
|
9.25%
|
Richard
Hall
|
174,827,645
|
99.63%
|
644,701
|
0.37%
|
Jason
Simpson
|
171,337,399
|
97.64%
|
4,134,946
|
2.36%
|
Jean
Robitaille
|
164,184,535
|
93.57%
|
11,287,811
|
6.43%
|
George
Albino
|
171,324,430
|
97.64%
|
4,147,915
|
2.36%
|
Tim
Haldane
|
175,116,845
|
99.80%
|
355,501
|
0.20%
|
David
Stephens
|
163,841,705
|
93.37%
|
11,630,641
|
6.63%
|
Elizabeth
McGregor
|
167,478,270
|
95.44%
|
7,994,076
|
4.56%
|
Eric Colby
|
168,180,809
|
95.84%
|
7,291,536
|
4.16%
|
The shareholders also approved: (1) the appointment of Ernst
& Young LLP as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year
and authorizing the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of
the auditor; and (2) the approval of unallocated stock options
under the Company's stock option plan. Results of the
shareholder votes on these items are set forth below:
|
Outcome of
Vote
|
Votes
For
|
%
For
|
Withheld/ Against
|
%
Withheld/Against
|
Appointment of
Auditors
|
Carried
|
182,507,216
|
99.98%
|
29,807
|
0.02%
|
Approval of
Unallocated Stock Options
|
Carried
|
160,920,283
|
91.71%
|
14,552,063
|
8.29%
|
The Company filed its Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and it is available under the Company's profile
on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The Company's 2020 Audited Financial
Statements are available on the Company's website
at https://www.orlamining.com/investors/financials-statements/.
Shareholders may also receive a copy of these Company documents
without charge upon request by e-mail at info@orlamining.com.
About Orla Mining Ltd.
Orla is developing the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Project, an
advanced gold and silver open-pit and heap leach project, located
in Zacatecas State, Central
Mexico. The project is 100% owned by Orla and covers over
160,000 hectares. The technical report for the 2021 Feasibility
Study entitled "Unconstrained Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical
Report on the Camino Rojo Gold Project – Municipality of
Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico" dated
January 11, 2021, is available on
SEDAR and EDGAR under the Company's profile at
www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively. The technical
report is also available on Orla's website at www.orlamining.com.
Orla also owns 100% of the Cerro Quema Project located in
Panama which includes a near-term
gold production scenario and various exploration targets. The Cerro
Quema Project is a proposed open pit mine and gold heap leach
operation. Please refer to the "Cerro Quema Project –
Pre-feasibility Study on the La Pava and Quemita Oxide Gold
Deposits" dated August 15, 2014,
which is also available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Orla Mining Ltd.