Kinross announces Annual Shareholder Meeting voting results
TORONTO, May 09, 2018 -- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K) (NYSE:KGC) has announced the detailed voting results of the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held in Toronto on May 9, 2018.
The nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 15, 2018 were elected as directors of Kinross at the meeting. The results of voting are given below.
Board of directors elected
| Nominee | Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld |
| Ian Atkinson John A. Brough Kerry D. Dyte Ave G. Lethbridge Catherine McLeod-Seltzer John E. Oliver Kelly J. Osborne Una M. Power J. Paul Rollinson | 764,332,155 732,844,834 771,081,151 747,305,340 736,937,690 738,776,040 764,335,464 765,476,809 770,283,264 | 98.83 94.76 99.70 96.63 95.29 95.52 98.83 98.98 99.60 | 9,067,999 40,555,321 2,319,004 26,094,814 36,462,464 34,624,115 9,064,690 7,923,345 3,116,891 | 1.17 5.24 0.30 3.37 4.71 4.48 1.17 1.02 0.40 |
Voting results on the other items of business at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:
Appointment of auditors
| Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 862,700,242 | 99.20 | 6,942,584 | 0.80 |
Ratification of Shareholder Rights Plan
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % withheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 752,019,769 | 97.24 | 21,379,919 | 2.76 |
“Say on Pay” advisory resolution
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 717,808,681 | 93.93 | 56,122,546 | 6.07 |
A report on all matters voted on at the meeting has been filed on SEDAR.
About Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining company with mines and projects in the United States, Brazil, Russia, Mauritania, Chile and Ghana. Our focus is on delivering value based on the core principles of operational excellence, balance sheet strength, disciplined growth and responsible mining. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).
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