Silver Wheaton Corp. announces election of directors and approval of special matters
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Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes | % Withheld |
Lawrence I. Bell | 230,723,744 | 94.40% | 12,090,968 | 5.60% |
George L. Brack | 200,036,430 | 92.69% | 15,778,282 | 7.31% |
John A. Brough | 210,892,132 | 97.72% | 4,922,580 | 2.28% |
R. Peter Gillin | 182,011,933 | 84.34% | 33,802,779 | 15.66% |
Chantal Gosselin | 214,659,697 | 99.46% | 1,155,015 | 0.54% |
Douglas M. Holtby | 214,499,459 | 99.39% | 1,315,253 | 0.61% |
Eduardo Luna | 200,521,770 | 92.91% | 15,292,942 | 7.09% |
Randy V.J. Smallwood | 214,614,073 | 99.44% | 1,200,639 | 0.56% |
Prior to the 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Wade Nesmith advised the Company that he would not be standing for election in order to pursue other interests. "Mr. Nesmith has provided valuable contributions and expertise since 2004, and we would all like to extend our sincere thanks and wish him continued success," said Doug Holtby, Chairman of Silver Wheaton.
In addition, the following special matter was approved by shareholders at the 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
- The non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company's approach to executive compensation was carried with 89.59% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.
Contact
Patrick Drouin, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Silver Wheaton Corp.
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: info@silverwheaton.com
Website: www.silverwheaton.com