MONTREAL, June 28, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - 5N Plus Inc. (TSX: VNP), the
leading producer of specialty metal and chemical products, held its
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders yesterday in Montreal,
Quebec. A total of approximately 61,839,726 shares (approximately 74%
of outstanding common shares) were represented in person or by proxy at
the meeting. The Company's shareholders elected the Board of Directors
and approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors
of the Company.
The complete voting results from the meeting are as follows:
The Board of Directors fixed to six the number of directors of the
Company to be elected at the meeting. Each of the six nominees listed
in the Management Information Circular was elected as a director of 5N
Plus. All of the nominee directors were already members of the Board of
Directors, with the exception of the Honourable Jean Bazin, Q.C., Ad.
E., who was a new nominee.
The Honourable Jean Bazin, Q.C., Ad. E., is Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Investissement Québec and was appointed to the Board of
Directors of Investissement Québec in January 2011. He was Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Société générale de financement du Québec
from September 2007 to December 2010. He sat on the Board, as a
director, from February 2004 to September 2007.
Admitted to the Québec Bar in 1965, he joined the firm Fraser Milner
Casgrain the same year and became a partner in 1971. He was elected
President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1987 and 1988. Mr. Bazin
was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984, and was a member of the
Senate of Canada from 1986 to 1989. He sat on several standing
committees, including the Senate Standing Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, and served as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In 1999, Mr. Bazin acted as President of the Québec-Japan Business
Forum. Mr. Bazin serves on the boards of numerous corporations and is a
member of several major foreign and national associations. He has an
LL.L. as well as a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts from
Université Laval.
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Nominee
|
Votes For
|
% For
|
Votes Withheld
|
% Witheld
|
|
The Honorable Jean Bazin
|
60,794,169
|
99.31
|
424,556
|
0.69
|
|
Dennis Wood
|
55,442,367
|
90.56
|
5,776,358
|
9.44
|
|
Jacques L'Écuyer
|
60,796,439
|
99.31
|
422,286
|
0.69
|
|
Pierre Shoiry
|
60,803,373
|
99.32
|
415,352
|
0.68
|
|
Jean-Marie Bourassa
|
60,808,784
|
99.33
|
409,941
|
0.67
|
|
John Davis
|
56,876,509
|
92.91
|
4,342,216
|
7.09
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were
reappointed as auditors of 5N Plus until the close of the next annual
general shareholders' meeting, and the directors were authorized to fix
the remuneration of the auditors.
|
Votes For
|
% For
|
Votes Withheld
|
% Witheld
|
|
60,855,196
|
98.78
|
753,284
|
1.22
|
About 5N Plus Inc.
5N Plus is the leading producer of specialty metal and chemical
products. Fully integrated with closed‐loop recycling facilities, the
Corporation is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and operates
manufacturing facilities and sales offices in several locations in
Europe, the Americas and Asia. 5N Plus deploys a range of proprietary
and proven technologies to produce products which are used in a number
of advanced pharmaceutical, electronic and industrial applications.
Typical products include purified metals such as bismuth, gallium,
germanium, indium, selenium and tellurium, inorganic chemicals based on
such metals and compound semiconductor wafers. Many of these are
critical precursors and key enablers in markets such as solar,
light‐emitting diodes and eco‐friendly materials.
Forward‐Looking Statements and Disclaimer
This press release may contain forward‐looking information within the
meaning of applicable securities laws. All information and statements
other than statements of historical facts contained in this press
release are forward‐looking information. Such statements and
information may be identified by words such as "about",
"approximately", "may", "believes", "expects", "will", "intends",
"should", "plans", "predicts", "potential", "projects", "anticipates",
"estimates", "continues" or similar words or the negative thereof or
other comparable terminology. Forward‐looking statements are based on
the best estimates available to 5N Plus at this time and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause 5N
Plus' actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements. A description
of the risks affecting 5N Plus' business and activities appears under
the heading "Risk and Uncertainties" of 5N Plus' 2012 MD&A dated March
28, 2013 and Note 13 of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated
financial statements for three‐month periods ended March 31, 2013 and
2012 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the
forward‐looking information in this press release will transpire or
occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that 5N Plus will derive
therefrom. In particular, no assurance can be given as to the future
financial performance of 5N Plus. The forward‐looking information
contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and 5N
Plus undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward‐looking
information to reflect new information, subsequent or otherwise, unless
required by applicable securities laws. The reader is warned against
placing undue reliance on these forward‐looking statements.
SOURCE: 5N Plus Inc.
