TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abaxx Technologies Inc., (NEO:ABXX)(OTCQX:ABXXF) ("Abaxx" or the "Company"), a financial software and market infrastructure company, majority shareholder of the Abaxx Commodity Exchange and Clearinghouse ("Abaxx Singapore"), and producer of the SmarterMarkets Podcast, is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders held in Toronto on November 16, 2023 (the "Meeting"). A total of 8,328,314 common shares, representing 32.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, were represented at the Meeting.
Shareholders of the Company approved an increase of the size of the board of the directors to seven (7), and all seven (7) directors proposed by management were elected to the Company's board for the ensuing year. The following is a tabulation of the votes submitted in person and by proxy:
| Director Nominee | Votes in Favour | % | Votes Withheld | % |
| Joshua Crumb | 5,301,514 | 92.1 | 454,912 | 7.9 |
| Thom McMahon | 5,244,238 | 91.1 | 512,188 | 8.9 |
| Margot Naudie | 4,456,925 | 77.4 | 1,299,501 | 22.6 |
| Catherine Flax | 5,065,635 | 88.0 | 690,791 | 12.0 |
| W. Scott Leckie | 4,672,144 | 81.1 | 1,084,282 | 18.8 |
| Cyrus Hiramanek | 5,382,936 | 93.5 | 373,490 | 6.5 |
| Jeff Currie | 5,629,535 | 97.8 | 126,891 | 2.2 |
Shareholders also voted in favour of appointing KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorized the directors to fix their remuneration. The following is a tabulation of the votes submitted in person and by proxy:
| Votes in Favour | % | Votes Withheld | % |
| 8,176,098 | 98.2 | 152,216 | 1.8 |
Further, shareholders voted in favour of approving certain amendments to the Company's stock option plan, as more particularly described in the management information circular for the Meeting. The following is a tabulation of the votes submitted in person and by proxy:
| Votes in Favour | % | Votes Withheld | % |
| 4,070,403 | 70.7 | 1,686,023 | 29.3 |
Finally, shareholders voted in favour of approving certain amendments to the Company's restricted stock unit plan, as more particularly described in the management information circular for the Meeting. The following is a tabulation of the votes submitted in person and by proxy:
| Votes in Favour | % | Votes Withheld | % |
| 4,163,941 | 72.3 | 1,592,485 | 27.7 |
For more information refer to the management information circular dated October 10, 2023, available on the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Abaxx Technologies
Abaxx is a development-stage financial software and market infrastructure company creating proprietary technological infrastructure for both global commodity exchanges and digital marketplaces. The company's formative technology increases transaction velocity, data security, and facilitates improved risk management in the majority-owned Abaxx Commodity Exchange (Abaxx Singapore Pte. Ltd.) - a commodity futures exchange seeking final regulatory approvals as a Recognized Market Operator ("RMO") and Approved Clearing House ("ACH") with the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS"). Abaxx is a founding shareholder in Base Carbon Inc. and the creator and producer of the SmarterMarkets podcast.
For more information please visit abaxx.tech, abaxx.exchange and smartermarkets.media.
For more information about this press release, please contact:
Steve Fray, CFO
Tel: 416-786-4381
Media and investor inquiries:
Abaxx Technologies Inc.
Investor Relations Team
Tel: +1 246 271 0082
E-mail: ir@abaxx.tech
Forward-Looking Statements
This News Release includes certain "forward-looking statements" which do not consist of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe Abaxx, or the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that Abaxx expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "seeking", "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to Abaxx, Abaxx does not provide any assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Risks, uncertainties, and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, Abaxx's objectives, goals or future plans, statements, timing of the commencement of operations and estimates of market conditions. Such factors include, among others: risks relating to the global economic climate; dilution; the Company's limited operating history; future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing; the competitive nature of the industry; currency exchange risks; the need for Abaxx to manage its planned growth and expansion; the effects of product development and need for continued technology change; protection of proprietary rights; the effect of government regulation and compliance on Abaxx and the industry; network security risks; the ability of Abaxx to maintain properly working systems; reliance on key personnel; global economic and financial market deterioration impeding access to capital or increasing the cost of capital; and volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance. In addition, particular factors which could impact future results of the business of Abaxx include but are not limited to: operations in foreign jurisdictions, protection of intellectual property rights, contractual risk, third party risk; clearinghouse risk, malicious actor risks, third-party software license risk, system failure risk, risk of technological change; dependence of technical infrastructure, an inability to predict and counteract the effects of COVID-19 on the business of the Company, including but not limited to the effects of COVID-19 on the price of commodities, capital market conditions, restriction on labour and international travel and supply chains. Abaxx has also assumed that no significant events occur outside of Abaxx's normal course of business.
Abaxx cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive. In addition, although Abaxx has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. When relying on Abaxx forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Abaxx has assumed that the material factors referred to in the previous paragraph will not cause such forward-looking statements and information to differ materially from actual results or events. However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of Abaxx as of the date of this press release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. Abaxx does not undertake to update this information at any particular time except as required in accordance with applicable laws. Cboe Canada Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
