WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MATTERS - WELCOMES NEW CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER
May 13, 2022 at 10:01 pm
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") announces that the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders. Detailed results of the vote for the Board of Directors of the Company are shown below. As previously announced, Mr. Doug Holtby who had served as Chair of Wheaton is retiring and did not stand for reelection, and Mr. George Brack has been appointed the role of Chair of the Board. In addition, Ms. Jaimie Donovan has been elected to the Board.
"First off, I would like to thank Doug for his leadership and guidance over the past 16 years, during which Wheaton grew from a niche player to one of the largest precious metal companies in the world," said George Brack, Chair of Wheaton. "I am excited to be stepping into the Chair position of Wheaton, especially given the Company's strong track record of delivering value to all stakeholders through accretive growth and focus on sustainability. I am also excited to welcome Jaimie Donovan to the Wheaton Board of Directors. Ms. Donovan's significant technical and operational experience will no doubt make her an excellent addition to the Wheaton Board. With the addition of Ms. Donovan, we are pleased to achieve our goal of having at least 30% gender diversity on the Board, two years ahead of our stated target of 2024."
2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results
Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
George L. Brack
279,843,827
86.73%
42,799,191
13.27%
John A. Brough
289,923,537
89.86%
32,719,481
10.14%
Jaimie Donovan
320,848,121
99.44%
1,794,897
0.56%
R. Peter Gillin
268,956,212
83.36%
53,686,806
16.64%
Chantal Gosselin
317,437,144
98.39%
5,205,874
1.61%
Glenn Ives
321,506,611
99.65%
1,136,407
0.35%
Charles A. Jeannes
321,420,318
99.62%
1,222,700
0.38%
Eduardo Luna
288,408,017
89.39%
34,235,001
10.61%
Marilyn Schonberner
321,639,355
99.69%
1,003,663
0.31%
Randy V.J. Smallwood
320,784,002
99.42%
1,859,016
0.58%
The following special matter was also approved by shareholders at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company's approach to executive compensation was carried with 91.56% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.
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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is a Canada-based precious metals streaming company. The Company is primarily engaged in the sale of precious metals, including gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt. It has streaming agreements for about 19 operating mines and 13 development stage projects. Its operating assets include Salobo mine (Salobo), Antamina, Penasquito, Constancia, Sudbury, Stillwater, San Dimas, Voiseyâs Bay, Other Gold, and Other Silver. Its development assets include Blackwater Project, Marmato Mine, Copper World Complex, Goose Project, and Curipamba Project, and others. The Salobo is the copper deposit located in Brazil. Salobo is an integrated operation of open pit mining, mineral processing beneficiation, concentrate loading and transportation. The Antamina mine is a copper mine. The Antamina mine is located in the Andes Mountain range of Peru at an average elevation of 4,200 meters. The Penasquito is a gold mine and silver mine as well as the producers of zinc and lead.