TORONTO, March 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
AuRico Metals Inc. (TSX: AMI)
("AuRico" or the "Company") today announced the voting results of
its Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders held on
March 31, 2016. Shareholders voted to
re-elect the Company's eight Directors with 74,641,891 (57.03%) of
shares outstanding represented at the Meeting.
A summary of proxy tabulation results relating to the
re-election of the Company's Board of Directors can be found
below:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld
Number Percent (%) Number Percent (%)
Richard M. Colterjohn 65,624,854 99.75% 165,411 0.25%
Anne L. Day 65,605,385 99.72% 184,880 0.28%
Anthony W. Garson 65,617,827 99.74% 172,438 0.26%
John A. McCluskey 61,666,949 93.73% 4,123,316 6.27%
Scott G. Perry 65,488,465 99.54% 301,800 0.46%
Christopher H. Richter 65,481,961 99.53% 308,304 0.47%
Joseph G. Spiteri 65,482,714 99.53% 307,551 0.47%
Janice A. Stairs 65,220,911 99.13% 569,354 0.87%
In addition, AuRico shareholders also voted in favour of
ratifying and approving:
- KPMG LLP as the Company's auditor with 74,367,646 (99.63%)
total votes cast "For" and 272,803 (0.37%) total votes "Withheld";
and
- Implementing the Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) of the
Company and the reservation of 900,000 common shares for issuance
thereunder with 65,240,099 (99.16%) total votes cast "For" and
550,166 (0.84%) total votes cast "Against"
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters
voted upon at the Meeting will also be filed on the System for
Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") website at
http://www.sedar.com
About AuRico Metals
AuRico Metals is a mining royalty and development company whose
producing gold royalty assets include a 1.5% NSR royalty on the
Young-Davidson Gold Mine, a 0.25% NSR royalty on the Williams Mine
at Hemlo, and a 0.5% NSR royalty
on the Eagle River Mine - all located in Ontario, Canada. AuRico Metals also has a 2%
NSR royalty on the Fosterville Mine and a 1% NSR royalty on the
Stawell Mine, located in Victoria,
Australia. Aside from its diversified royalty portfolio,
AuRico owns (100%) the advanced Kemess Gold-Copper Project in
British Columbia, Canada. AuRico
Metals' head office is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chris Richter, President and
Chief Executive Officer, AuRico Metals Inc., +1-416-216-2780,
chris.richter@auricometals.ca