VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2017) - Lithium Americas Corp. (the "Company" or "Lithium Americas") (TSX:LAC) (OTCQX:LACDF) is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") that was held on August 14, 2017.
All of the following business items were approved at the AGM by the requisite majority of shareholder votes cast at the meeting:
setting the size of the Board of Directors at nine;
electing each management-nominated director; and
appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lithium Americas' auditor.
The nine directors of Lithium Americas elected at the AGM are: W. Thomas Hodgson, George Ireland, John Kanellitsas, Franco Mignacco, Gabriel Rubacha, Wang Xiaoshen, Jonathan Evans, Gary Cohn and Chaiwat Kovavisarach. Votes for these nine directors were cast as follows:
Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Percent For
Percent Withheld
W. Thomas Hodgson
173,469,769
6,040,380
96.64%
3.36%
George Ireland
177,844,679
1,665,470
99.07%
0.93%
John Kanellitsas
174,395,918
5,114,231
97.15%
2.85%
Franco Mignacco
174,383,548
5,126,601
97.14%
2.86%
Gabriel Rubacha
165,218,467
14,291,682
92.04%
7.96%
Wang Xiaoshen
173,024,986
6,485,163
96.39%
3.61%
Jonathan Evans
179,159,858
350,291
99.80%
0.20%
Gary Cohn
179,152,388
357,761
99.80%
0.20%
Chaiwat Kovavisarach
172,848,832
6,661,317
96.29%
3.71%
Following the AGM, Lithium Americas' Board of Directors appointed George Ireland, a director of Lithium Americas since November 2015, as Chairman of the Board.
About the Company
Lithium Americas, together with SQM, is developing the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project, located in Jujuy, Argentina, through its 50% interest in Minera Exar. In addition, Lithium Americas owns 100% of the Lithium Nevada project (formerly Kings Valley project), and RheoMinerals Inc., a supplier of rheology modifiers for oil-based drilling fluids, coatings, and specialty chemicals.
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