VANCOUVER, June 10, 2016 /CNW/ – GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE MKT: GPL; "Great Panther") reports the results of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on June 9, 2016 in Vancouver, BC.
A total of 66,956,494 votes were cast representing 46.72% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of the record date for the Meeting. All of the proposed candidates were duly elected as directors by shareholders present or represented by proxy.
The election of each director nominee was as follows:
Director | Votes for | Votes withheld | Percent for | Percent withheld | ||||
Robert A. Archer | 19,202,025 | 381,530 | 98.05% | 1.95% | ||||
R. W. (Bob) Garnett | 19,067,834 | 515,721 | 97.37% | 2.63% | ||||
Kenneth W. Major | 19,125,824 | 457,731 | 97.66% | 2.34% | ||||
John Jennings | 19,146,202 | 437,353 | 97.77% | 2.23% | ||||
W. J. (James) Mullin | 18,778,638 | 804,917 | 95.89% | 4.11% | ||||
Jeffrey R. Mason | 14,424,326 | 5,159,229 | 73.66% | 26.34% | ||||
Shareholders voted 96.72% in favour of setting the number of directors at six, 97.05% in favour of appointing KPMG LLP as auditors and authorizing the directors to fix the auditor remuneration, 89.69% in favour of the continuation of the Share Option Plan with certain amendments, and 96.88% in favour of approving and ratifying the Shareholder Rights Plan.
ABOUT GREAT PANTHER
Great Panther Silver Limited is a primary silver mining and exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading under the symbol GPR, and on the NYSE MKT trading under the symbol GPL. Great Panther's current activities are focused on the mining of precious metals from its two wholly-owned mining operations in Mexico: the Guanajuato Mine Complex, which includes the San Ignacio Mine, and the Topia Mine in Durango.
Robert Archer
President & CEO
SOURCE Great Panther Silver Limited
