Marathon Gold Corp. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
24.06.2015 | CNW
TORONTO, June 24, 2015 - Marathon Gold Corporation ("Marathon" or the "Company") (MOZ: TSX) announced today the results of voting at the annual meeting of shareholders held on June 23, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario.All of the director nominees set out in the management information circular dated May 12, 2015 were elected as directors, to serve a one year term. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was re-appointed as the Company's auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
Details of the voting are as follows:
Proposal #1 – Election of Directors
| Votes For | Percentage of | Votes | ||||
| George D. Faught | 28,368,251 | 99.92% | 22,243 | |||
| Phillip C. Walford | 28,231,241 | 99.44% | 159,253 | |||
| Julian B. Kemp | 28,357,051 | 99.88% | 33,443 | |||
| Joseph G. Spiteri | 28,362,051 | 99.90% | 28,443 | |||
| Douglas H. Bache | 28,364,051 | 99.91% | 26,443 |
Proposal #2 – Reappointment of Auditor
| Votes For | Percentage of | Votes | ||||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 31,905,572 | 99.94% | 20,184 |
The Company's shareholders voted in favour of all matters brought before the meeting. The results of voting will be filed at www.sedar.com.
About Marathon Gold Corporation
Marathon is a Toronto based gold resource company focused on its 100% owned Valentine Gold Camp located in central Newfoundland. The Valentine Gold Camp currently hosts four near-surface, mainly pit-shell constrained, gold resources totaling 1,060,100 oz. gold at 2.20 g/t (Measured & Indicated) and 200,000 oz. gold at 2.83 g/t (Inferred), (April 2015). These resources, open along strike and to depth, cover less than 6% of the total length of the highly prospective Valentine Lake Thrust Fault and associated splay faults which host the majority of the gold mineralization within the property. Certain of Marathon's exploration expenditures at its mineral properties in Newfoundland are funded by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through its Junior Exploration Assistance program. For more information please visit www.marathon-gold.com.
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Contact
Marathon Gold Corporation
Jim Kirke, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 1-416-987-0710
E-mail: jkirke@marathon-gold.com