Dark Star Confirms Availability of Annual General and Special Meeting Materials
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DECEMBER 16, 2024: DARK STAR MINERALS INC. (CSE: BATT) (the “Company” or “Dark Star”) announces that the Company will be relying on CSA Coordinated Blanket Order 51-931 (the “Order”) for exemption from the requirements to send proxy-related materials (the “Meeting Materials”) for its upcoming annual and general special meeting being held at the offices of Cozen O’Connor LLP, Bentall 5, 550 Burrard Street, Suite 2501, Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5 on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) (the “Meeting”) due to the current delays and suspension of mail service in Canada due to the nationwide strike of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that commenced on November 15, 2024 (the “Postal Strike”).
The Company confirms that it has satisfied all of the conditions to rely on the Order.
The Company intends to seek shareholder approval at the Meeting to set the number of directors at three, elect Marc Branson, David Shisel and Douglas Unwinn as directors, appoint Stern & Lovrics LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditors of the Company and the authorization of the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors and the approval of the Company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The Company will also put before shareholders the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and the accompanying report of the auditors.
The Meeting Materials are accessible on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.darkstarminerals.com. Shareholders of the Company are encouraged to access the Meeting Materials directly through the above-mentioned websites, or they may contact Marc Branson, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, at +1 (604) 816-2555 or by email at [email protected] to request electronic copies of the Meeting Materials. In the event that the Postal Strike ends prior to the Meeting, the Company will mail the Meeting Materials in the normal course, but there can be no assurance that the Meeting Materials will be received by the shareholders prior to the Meeting.
The Company encourages shareholders to vote at the Meeting. Proxies must be received by no later than 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on January 7, 2025.
How Registered Shareholders Can Vote
Registered shareholders are shareholders who hold their shares directly in the Company, and not through a brokerage account or depository company. The Company is advised that registered shareholders may submit their votes by proxy by completing the form of proxy available on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile or on the Company’s website at www.darkstarminerals.com and sending the completed proxy to Capital Transfer Agency by email at [email protected]. Registered shareholders who require assistance submitting their votes by proxy may contact Capital Transfer Agency toll-free between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (EST) at +1 (416) 350- 5007 or email at [email protected].
How Beneficial Shareholders Can Vote
Beneficial shareholders are shareholders who hold their investment through a brokerage house, depository company or other intermediary. Beneficial shareholders should contact their brokerage house or depository company or other intermediary and ask to obtain their voting control number and the steps of how to vote, which could include internet voting, completing a form of proxy and emailing it, directing your broker over the phone on how you wish to vote or some other method as described by your brokerage house or depository company.
Financial Statements and MD&A
Copies of the Company’s annual financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as interim financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024 (collectively, the “Financial Statements and MD&A”) have been filed and are available on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
The Company will provide physical copies of the Financial Statements and MD&A to securityholders upon request by phone at +1 (604) 816-2555 or by email at [email protected]. Following the conclusion of the Postal Strike, shareholders requesting Financial Statements and MD&A will be delivered those documents in the ordinary course.
About Dark Star Minerals Inc.
Dark Star Minerals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of critical mineral resources, specifically the rare earth complex.
For further information please contact:
Marc Branson – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +1 (604) 816-2555
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