BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, May 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Plc (TSX: “NPK”) (OTCQB: “AMHPF”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) held its Annual and Special Meeting (“ASM”) of shareholders on Friday, May 24th, 2019 in Toronto, Canada and is pleased to announce that its shareholders approve all items put before them.
The director nominees were elected as directors of the Company. Shareholders adopted the Directors’ Report, the Audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditors’ Report for the year ended December 31, 2018, and appointed BDO LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year. In addition, shareholders also approved the Company's proposal to authorize the Company’s directors to fix their remuneration and issuance of ordinary shares to directors and management. The results of the election of directors are as follows:
| Item Voted Upon | Voting Result |
Election of Directors nominated in the Company’s management information circular dated April 13th, 2019 |
* The nominees proposed by management were elected by ballot by shareholders, as follows: |
| | Votes For
___________________ | Votes Withheld
___________________ |
| Alysson Paulinelli | 8,484,275
(96.67%) | 291.824
(3.33%) |
| Paulo Sergio Ribeiro Machado | 8,741,599
(99.61%) | 34,500
(0.39%) |
| Cristiano Veloso | 8,741,590
(99.61%) | 34,509
(0.39%) |
| Getulio Lamartine | 8,503,166
(96.89%) | 272,933
(3.11%) |
| Renato Gomes | 8,512,166
(96.99%) | 263,933
(3.01%) |
| | Michael St. Aldwyn | 8,761,599
(99.83%) | 14,500
(0.17%) |
Special Business to approve the issuance of ordinary shares to directors and management | | | |
| | Votes For
___________________ | Votes Withheld
___________________ |
| | 1,743,440
(89.07%) | 214,039
(10.93%) |
About Verde AgriTech
Verde AgriTech promotes sustainable and profitable agriculture through the development of its Cerrado Verde Project. Cerrado Verde, located in the heart of Brazil’s largest agricultural market, is the source of a potassium-rich deposit from which the Company intends to produce solutions for crop nutrition, crop protection, soil improvement and increased sustainability.
For additional information please contact:
Cristiano Veloso, President & Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +55 (31) 3245 0205; Email: cv@verdeagritech.com
www.verdeagritech.com | www.supergreensand.com
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