Benz Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
TSXV:BZ, ASX:BNZ 16 December 2025 BENZ ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Vancouver, British Columbia (Newsfile Corp. – December 16, 2025) - Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV:BZ, ASX:BNZ) (Benz or the Company) is pleased to announce the results of voting at its Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10am (AWST) in Perth, Australia (the Meeting).
All matters submitted to shareholders for approval as set out in the Company’s Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Information Circular dated November 12, 2025, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the Meeting.
A total of 153,324,259 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing approximately 52.97% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company as of the record date of the Meeting (i.e., 289,432,347).
As required under ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2 and Canadian securities laws, we advise details of resolutions and the proxies as set out at Appendix 1.
This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of Directors of the Company.
For more information please contact:
Mark Lynch-Staunton Chief Executive Officer Benz Mining Corp.
E: [email protected] T: +61 8 6143 6702
About Benz Mining Corp.
Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) is a pure-play gold exploration company dual-listed on theTSX Venture Exchange and Australian Securities Exchange. The Company owns the Eastmain GoldProject in Quebec, and the recently acquired Glenburgh and Mt Egerton Gold Projects in Western Australia.
Benz's key point of difference lies in its team's deep geological expertise and the use of advanced geological techniques, particularly in high-metamorphic terrane exploration. The Company aims to rapidly grow its global resource base and solidify its position as a leading gold explorer across two of the world's most prolific gold regions.
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For more information, please visit: https://benzmining.com.
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Appendix 1: The following information is provided in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2 and shows the number of proxy votes received prior to the Meeting. The Company notes no additional votes were cast directly in the Meeting.
| Resolution | Resolution Result | Voting Method | Number of votes cast in Meeting | Instructions given to validly appointed proxies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Against | Withheld/ | For | Against | Withheld/ | Discretion | |||||
| Abstained* | Abstained* | ||||||||||
| 1. To set the number of directors at five (5) | Passed | Poll | 153,308,667 99.99% | 15,592 0.01% | - 0.00% | 153,308,667 99.99% | 15,592 0.01% | - 0.00% | - - | ||
| 2. Election of Director – Mathew O’Hara | Passed | Poll | 153,312,701 99.99% | N/A | 11,558 0.01% | 153,312,701 99.99% | N/A | 11,558 0.00% | - - | ||
| 3. Election of Director – Nick Tintor | Passed | Poll | 152,573,954 99.51% | N/A | 750,305 0.49% | 152,573,954 99.51% | N/A | 750,305 0.49% | - - | ||
| 4. Election of Director – Peter Williams | Passed | Poll | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | - - | ||
| 5. Election of Director – Evan Cranston | Passed | Poll | 153,308,667 99.99% | N/A | 11,558 0.01% | 153,308,667 99.99% | N/A | 11,558 0.01% | - - | ||
| 6. Election of Director – Nicholas Jolly | Passed | Poll | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | - - | ||
| 7. Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors | Passed | Poll | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | 153,321,259 100.00% | N/A | 3,000 0.00% | - - | ||
| 8. Re-Approval of Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan | Passed | Poll | 75,129,299 51.91% | 69,595,331 48.09% | 6,153 0.00% | 75,129,299 51.91% | 69,595,331 48.09% | 6,153 0.00% | - - | ||
| 9. Ratification of prior issue of Tranche 1 Placement CDIs | Passed | Poll | 153,245,134 99.95% | 12,058 0.01% | 67,067 0.04% | 153,245,134 99.95% | 12,058 0.01% | 67,067 0.04% | - - | ||
| 10. Approval of Issue of Tranche 2 Placement CDIs | Passed | Poll | 153,306,048 99.99% | 12,058 0.01% | 6,153 0.00% | 153,306,048 99.99% | 12,058 0.01% | 6,153 0.00% | - - |
*Votes cast by a person who abstains on an item are not counted in calculating the required majority on a poll.