MONTREAL, May 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEMAFO (TSX:SMF) (OMX:SMF) announces that at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 10, 2018, all directors nominated in the 2018 management proxy circular were re-elected. A total of 233,580,184 common shares or 71.75% 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
230,714,670
99.97
61,519
0.03
Benoit Desormeaux
229,776,376
99.57
999,813
0.43
Flore Konan
222,090,965
96.24
8,685,224
3.76
John LeBoutillier
201,173,357
87.17
29,602,832
12.83
Gilles Masson
229,032,166
99.24
1,744,023
0.76
Lawrence McBrearty
229,428,794
99.42
1,347,395
0.58
Tertius Zongo
221,866,831
96.14
8,909,358
3.86
Additionally, the proposal to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors was approved:
For:
98.98
%
Withheld:
1.02
%
Finally, an advisory resolution on the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation was approved.
For:
93.92
%
Against:
6.08
%
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 deposit, and is targeting production start-up of the Boungou Mine in the third quarter of 2018. 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 11, 2018 at 7:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
For more information, contact
SEMAFO John Jentz Vice-President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations E-mail: John.Jentz@semafo.com
Ruth Hanna Analyst, Investor Relations E-mail: Ruth.Hanna@semafo.com
Tel. local & overseas: +1 (514) 744 4408 North America Toll-Free: 1 (888) 744 4408 Website: www.semafo.com
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