Lithium Americas Corporation Announces Director Voting Results
16.08.2013 | Marketwire
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired - Aug 16, 2013) - Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX:LAC) ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") announces that, as previously filed on SEDAR on June 28, 2013, each of the 8 nominees in the Management Information Circular dated May 24, 2013 were elected as directors of the Company at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 25, 2013. Based on the ballot conducted at the meeting, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders. The results are set out below:
| Name of Nominee | Votes Cast | % of Votes Cast | Votes Cast | % of Votes Cast |
| FOR | FOR | WITHHELD | WITHHELD | |
| David D'Onofrio | 38,006,471 | 99.03 | 370,490 | 0.97 |
| Paul Fornazzari | 38,139,071 | 99.38 | 237,890 | 0.62 |
| W. Thomas Hodgson | 36,781,646 | 95.84 | 1,595,315 | 4.16 |
| John Kanellitsas | 37,129,164 | 96.75 | 1,247,797 | 3.25 |
| Constantine Karayannopoulos | 37,149,871 | 96.80 | 1,227,090 | 3.20 |
| Franco Mignacco | 37,427,346 | 97.53 | 949,615 | 2.47 |
| George Pirie | 37,486,371 | 97.68 | 890,590 | 2.32 |
| Douglas Reeson | 37,434,231 | 97.54 | 942,730 | 2.46 |
About the Company
Lithium Americas is developing one of the world's largest and lowest cost lithium operations, and is in continued strategic discussions regarding project financing. The Company has defined the world's third largest lithium brine resource, and a completed definitive Feasibility Study identified that Lithium Americas' operating cost per tonne of lithium carbonate is expected to be one of the lowest in the industry. Mitsubishi Corporation and Magna International are shareholders in the Company, in addition to both companies having off-take arrangements with Lithium Americas.
Contact
Lithium Americas Corp.
Mike Cosic, Chief Financial Officer
416-360-1921
mcosic@lithiumamericas.com
www.lithiumamericas.com