TORONTO, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rupert Resources Ltd. ("Rupert Resources" or the "Company") announces that the six nominees listed in its management information circular (the "Circular") dated July 4, 2024 were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rupert Resources (the "Meeting"). There were 89,983,173 common shares represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting (representing 44.03% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation being 204,374,706 as of the record date for the Meeting). The voting results for the Meeting are set out below.
At the Meeting, the following resolutions as set out in the Circular, were passed as ordinary resolutions of Rupert's shareholders. Proxies and votes received at the Meeting were as follows:
| DIRECTOR | FOR | WITHHELD | ||||
| Gunnar Nilsson | 85,207,948 | 96.78% | 2,836,397 | 3.22% | ||
| Michael Ouellette | 86,087,847 | 97.78% | 1,956,498 | 2.22% | ||
| Andre Lauzon | 86,999,152 | 98.81% | 1,045,193 | 1.19% | ||
| William Washington | 86,997,652 | 98.81% | 1,046,693 | 1.19% | ||
| Riikka Aaltonen | 88,000,037 | 99.95% | 44,308 | 0.05% | ||
| James Withall | 60,217,498 | 68.39% | 27,826,847 | 31.61% | ||
Appointment of Auditors:
An ordinary resolution to appoint MNP LLP to serve as the independent auditors of the Corporation and authorizing the directors of the Corporation to fix the auditors' remuneration was also approved by ballot. Based on proxies and votes received at the Meeting, 89,940,170 common shares (approximately 99.95%) voted "for", and 43,003 common shares (approximately 0.05%) "withheld".
The results of the matters considered at the Meeting are reported in the Report of Voting Results as filed under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) on August 6, 2024.
For further information, please contact:
| James Withall Chief Executive Officer jwithall@rupertresources.com | Thomas Credland Head of Corporate Development tcredland@rupertresources.com |
| Rupert Resources Ltd 82 Richmond Street East, Suite 203, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1 Tel: +1 416-304-9004 | Web: http://rupertresources.com/ |
