VANCOUVER, BC, June 27,
2024 /CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation
("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN)
announces the voting results from the Company's Annual General and
Special Meeting ("AGM") held on June 27, 2024.
A total of 101,875,249 common shares were represented at the
AGM, representing 51.92% of the votes attached to all outstanding
common shares as at the record date.
Shareholders voted in favour of setting the number of directors
at seven (7) and elected all directors, as follows:
|
Director
|
Votes
For
|
%
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
Withheld
|
|
Robert
Chausse
|
90,608,768
|
99.84 %
|
165,930
|
0.16 %
|
|
Tara
Christie
|
82,647,749
|
90.20 %
|
8,979,661
|
9.80 %
|
|
Sandeep
Singh
|
91,295,444
|
99.64 %
|
331,966
|
0.36 %
|
|
Raymond Threlkeld
|
90,876,101
|
98.85 %
|
1,018,642
|
1.11 %
|
|
Michael
Vitton
|
87,843,574
|
95.87 %
|
3,783,836
|
4.13 %
|
|
Bill
Williams
|
83,566,754
|
91.20 %
|
8,060,656
|
8.80 %
|
|
Klaus
Zeitler
|
83,576,626
|
91.21 %
|
8,050,785
|
8.79 %
|
Shareholders also approved: (i) the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company and
authorized the directors to set their remuneration,
(ii) unallocated stock options under the Company's stock
option plan, (iii) unallocated rights under the Company's
deferred share unit plan, (iv) unallocated rights under the
Company's restricted share unit plan.
The Company's report of voting results will be available on
SEDAR (www.sedar.com), EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), and on the
Company's website.
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the
Casino Project, Canada's premier copper-gold mine in the
Yukon Territory and one of the
most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the
world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our
First Nations and local communities to progress the
Casino project, using internationally recognized
responsible mining technologies and practices. For more
information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
"Sandeep Singh"
Sandeep Singh
Chief Executive Officer
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
SOURCE Western Copper and Gold Corporation