Western Lithium Reports on Results of Annual General and Special Meeting
RENO, NEVADA--(Marketwired - Apr 10, 2015) - Western Lithium USA Corp. (the "Company") (TSX:WLC)(OTCQX:WLCDF) is pleased to announce that 49,001,250 common shares representing 41.07% of the total number of shares issued and outstanding were voted at its Annual General and Special Meeting held on March 30, 2015 (the "Meeting"). At the Meeting, the shareholders approved both special resolutions to alter the Company's articles, appointed the auditor for the Company for the coming year and approved an amendment to the Company's employees' and directors' stock option plan.
In addition, the following proposed nominees to the Board have been elected by the shareholders:
| Jay Chmelauskas | Votes for 25,826,736 (99.31%) | |
| Votes withheld 178,966 (0.69%) | ||
| R. Edward Flood | Votes for 22,607,519 (86.93%) | |
| Votes withheld 3,398,184 (13.07%) | ||
| William Haldane | Votes for 25,759,054 (99.05%) | |
| Votes withheld 246,649 (0.95%) | ||
| B. Matthew Hornor | Votes for 25,778,986 (99.13%) | |
| Votes withheld 226,716 (0.87%) | ||
| Terry Krepiakevich | Votes for 25,681,798 (98.75%) | |
| Votes withheld 323,904 (1.25%) | ||
| John Macken | Votes for 25,280,786 (97.21%) | |
| Votes withheld 724,916 (2.79%) | ||
| William M. Sheriff | Votes for 11,174,606 (42.97%) | |
| Votes withheld 14,831,096 (57.03%) |
About the Company
Western Lithium USA Corp. is a supplier of specialty drilling additive, Hectatone™ and other organoclays for the oil and gas industry, and in particular, to support the growth of high pressure high temperature, deep directional drilling applications. The Company is also developing its Kings Valley, Nevada lithium deposit into a strategic, scalable and reliable source of high quality lithium carbonate. The Company is positioning itself as a major U.S.-based lithium supplier to support the rising global demand for lithium that is expected from the increased use of hybrid/electric vehicles, energy storage applications and consumer electronics.
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