Viva dissident shareholder group requisitions meeting
Mr. James Hesketh reports
VIVA GOLD CORP. RECEIVES SHAREHOLDER MEETING REQUISITION
Viva Gold Corp. has received a requisition from a dissident shareholder group led by Humewood Ventures Corp. and Dumont Capital Corp., holding approximately 5.35 per cent of the company's outstanding voting shares, for a meeting of its shareholders pursuant to Section 167 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The shareholders who made the requisition request that a special meeting of Viva's shareholders be called to consider the approval of special resolutions pursuant to Section 128(3) of the act to remove Christopher Herald, James Hesketh, Edward Mahoney and David Whittle as directors of the company; and to consider the approval of an ordinary resolutions to reduce the number of directors of the board of directors to three and to appoint Geoff Goodall and Jim Mustard, both of Vancouver, B.C., to the board. The board of directors will review the requisition and provide an update in due course. Neither Humewood Ventures, nor Dumont Capital has participated in any equity financings of Viva since before the company become active on the TSX Venture Exchange in November, 2017. Dumont Capital is represented by Kathrine (Kelly) MacDonald, sister to Gary MacDonald, Viva's longest-serving director. Humewood Ventures is represented by Robert Baker.
About Viva Gold Corp.
Viva Gold is a gold exploration and project development company with a focus on Nevada. Viva holds 100 per cent of the advanced Tonopah gold project, a large land position of approximately 8,800 acres with demonstrated high-grade measured, indicated and inferred gold resources, located on the prolific Walker Lane gold trend in Nevada, about 30 kilometres southeast of the Round Mountain mine of Kinross Gold and 20 kilometres north from the town of Tonopah. Viva's management team has extensive experience in mining exploration, development and production, and is supported by a board of directors and advisers who are proven mine finders, deal makers and financiers. Viva trades on the TSX Venture Exchange as VAU, on the OTCQB in the United States as VAUCF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under 7PB.