MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 13, 2016) - SEMAFO (TSX:SMF)(OMX:SMF) announces that at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 12, 2016, all directors nominated in the 2016 management proxy circular were re-elected. A total of 222,815,641 common shares or 80.05% of our issued and outstanding common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
Detailed results are as follows:
Nominee
Votes for
% of Votes for
Votes Withheld
% of Votes Withheld
Terence F. Bowles
222,365,810
99.80
%
449,831
0.20
%
Benoit Desormeaux
222,723,808
99.96
%
91,833
0.04
%
Flore Konan
215,850,095
96.87
%
6,965,546
3.13
%
Jean Lamarre
221,100,507
99.23
%
1,715,134
0.77
%
John LeBoutillier
193,247,323
86.73
%
29,568,318
13.27
%
Gilles Masson
221,511,811
99.41
%
1,303,830
0.59
%
Lawrence McBrearty
222,676,799
99.94
%
138,842
0.06
%
Tertius Zongo
216,219,033
97.04
%
6,596,608
2.96
%
Additionally, the proposal to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors was approved:
For:
97.58%
Withheld:
2.42%
Finally, an advisory resolution on the Corporation's approach to executive compensation was approved.
For:
97.86%
Against:
2.14%
About SEMAFO
SEMAFO is a Canadian-based mining company with gold production and exploration activities in West Africa. The Corporation currently owns and operates the Mana Mine in Burkina Faso, which includes the high-grade satellite Siou and Fofina deposits, and is developing the advanced gold deposit of Natougou. SEMAFO's strategic focus is to maximize shareholder value by effectively managing its existing assets as well as pursuing organic and strategic growth opportunities.
The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of SEMAFO under the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. This information was publicly communicated on May 13, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Contact
SEMAFO Robert LaValliere Vice-President, Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations Robert.Lavalliere@semafo.com Cell: +1 (514) 240 2780 Ruth Hanna Analyst, Investor Relations Ruth.Hanna@semafo.com Tel. local & overseas: +1 (514) 744 4408 North America Toll-Free: 1 (888) 744 4408 www.semafo.com
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