MELBOURNE, Australia, June 29, 2021 /CNW/ - In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, this report briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of voting at the Annual General and Special Meeting of the holders of common shares of OceanaGold Corporation (the "Company") held on 29 June 2021 Virtually (the "Meeting").
1 Election of Directors
Resolutions electing and re-electing each of Ian M. Reid, Craig J. Nelsen, Catherine A. Gignac, Sandra M. Dodds, Paul Benson, Michael J McMullen and Michael H. L. Holmes as directors of the Company were passed by ordinary resolution.
The votes submitted for each director were as follows:
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Directors
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Votes for
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Votes Withheld
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Ian M. Reid
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332,074,060
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69.19%
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147,882,780
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30.81%
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Craig J. Nelsen
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463,453,203
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96.56%
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16,503,637
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3.44%
|
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Catherine A. Gignac
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459,319,530
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95.70%
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20,637,310
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4.30%
|
|
Sandra M. Dodds
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462,391,578
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96.34%
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17,565,262
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3.66%
|
|
Paul Benson
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478,626,919
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99.72%
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1,330,021
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0.28%
|
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Michael J. McMullen
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478,599,477
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99.72%
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1,357,463
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0.28%
|
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Michael H. L. Homes
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365,943,636
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76.25%
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114,013,204
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23.75%
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2 Appointment of Auditors
A resolution appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditor of the Company until the close of the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and authorizing the board of the Company to fix their remuneration was approved by ordinary resolution.
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Votes for
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Votes withheld
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522,733,635
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98.24%
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9,385,181
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1.76%
|
|
|
|
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3 Advance Notice Policy
A resolution on the Company's Advance Notice Policy was passed by ordinary resolution.
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Votes for
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Votes against
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446,206,485
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92.97%
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33,750,455
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7.03%
|
|
|
|
|
4 Performance Share Rights Plan
A resolution on the Company's adoption of Performance Rights Share Plan was passed by ordinary resolution.
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Votes for
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Votes against
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421,999,076
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88.02%
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57,412,913
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11.98%
|
|
|
|
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5 Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
A non-binding resolution on the Company's approach to Executive compensation was passed by ordinary resolution.
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Votes for
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Votes against
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457,868,629
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95.51%
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21,543,360
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4.49%
|
|
|
|
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For additional information, please see the Company's management information circular dated 28 May 2021 filed in connection with the Meeting.
DATED this 29th day of June 2021.
OCEANAGOLD CORPORATION
By:
Liang Tang
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Company Secretary
SOURCE OceanaGold Corporation
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