Premier Gold Announces the Results of its 2016 Meeting of Shareholders
THUNDER BAY, ON, June 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Premier Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:PG) is pleased to announce the results of its 2016 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Toronto, Ontario on June 23, 2016.
At the Meeting, all director nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 17, 2016 were elected as directors of the Company on a vote held by ballot. The results of the ballot were as follows:
| Director | Vote type | Number of Votes | Percentage of Votes |
| John Begeman | For | 108,717,308 | 99.28% |
| Withheld | 791,605 | 0.72% | |
| Ewan Downie | For | 109,267,247 | 99.78% |
| Withheld | 241,666 | 0.22% | |
| Claude Lemasson | For | 109,187,447 | 99.71% |
| Withheld | 321,466 | 0.29% | |
| Ronald Little | For | 108,817,072 | 99.37% |
| Withheld | 691,841 | 0.63% | |
| Anthony Makuch | For Withheld | 109,269,275 239,638 | 99.78% 0.22% |
| John Seaman | For | 87,011,631 | 79.45% |
| Withheld | 22,497,282 | 20.55% | |
| Michael Vitton | For | 109,176,826 | 99.70% |
| Withheld | 332,087 | 0.30% | |
In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders reappointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company, approved the unallocated options under the Company's share option plan and approved certain amendments to the Company's share incentive plan.
The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Premier Gold Mines Ltd. is one of North America's leading exploration and development companies with a high-quality pipeline of projects focused in proven, safe and accessible mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States that includes world class gold mining districts such as Red Lake and Geraldton in Ontario and the Carlin and Eureka-Battle Mountain Trends in Nevada. The Company is on track for initial gold production from its South Arturo joint venture in Nevada Q3 2016 and expects to end the year with approximately $100M.
The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections.
SOURCE Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
Contact
Ewan Downie, President & CEO, Phone: 807-346-1390, Fax: 807-346-1381, e-mail: Info@premiergoldmines.com; Web Site: www.premiergoldmines.com