Vancouver, BC — MAG Silver Corp. (TSX:MAG; NYSE MKT:MVG) (“MAG” or the “Company”) announced today that it will hold an annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) on October 5, 2012. The record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM has been set as shareholders of record as at the close of business on September 7, 2012.
MAG also announced today the approval by its board of directors of an advance notice policy (the “Policy“) on August 23, 2012, which Policy, among other things, includes a provision that requires advance notice to the Company in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the board of directors are made by shareholders of the Company other than pursuant to: (i) a “proposal” made in accordance with Division 7 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Act“); or (ii) a requisition of the shareholders made in accordance with section 167 of the Act.
Among other things, the Policy fixes a deadline by which holders of record of common shares of MAG must submit director nominations to the Secretary of the Company prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders and sets forth the specific information that a shareholder must include in the written notice to the Secretary of the Company for an effective nomination to occur. No person will be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Policy.
In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, notice to the Company must be made not less than 30 nor more than 65 days prior to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later than the close of business on the 10th day following such public announcement
In the case of a special meeting of shareholders (which is not also an annual meeting), notice to the Company must be made not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting was made.
The Policy is effective and in full force and effect as of the date it was approved. In accordance with the terms of the Policy, the Policy will be put to shareholders of the Company for approval at the AGM, and if the policy is not confirmed at the meeting by ordinary resolution of shareholders, the Policy will terminate and be of no further force and effect following the termination of the AGM.
The date of the AGM is less than 50 days from the date hereof and, accordingly, any director nominations for the AGM must be received by the Company in compliance with the Policy no later than the close of business on September 4, 2012.
The full text of the Policy is available via SEDAR at www.sedar.com or upon request by contacting the Secretary of the Company at 604-630-1399 or by email at [email protected].
About MAG Silver Corp. (www.magsilver.com )
MAG is focused on district scale projects located within the Mexican Silver Belt. Our mission is to become one of the premier companies in the silver mining industry. MAG is conducting ongoing exploration of its portfolio of 100% owned properties in Mexico including a silver, lead and zinc discovery and a moly-gold discovery at its 100% owned Cinco de Mayo property in Chihuahua State. MAG and Fresnillo plc are also jointly delineating the Valdecañas, Desprendido and Juanicipio Vein discoveries on the Juanicipio Joint Venture in Zacatecas State. MAG is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol MAG and on the NYSE MKT under the symbol MVG.
On behalf of the Board of
MAG SILVER CORP.
“Dan MacInnis”
CEO & Director
For further information on behalf of MAG Silver Corp.
Contact Gordon Neal, VP Corp. Development
Website: www.magsilver.com
Phone: (604) 630-1399
Toll free: (866) 630-1399
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (604) 681-0894