Kinross announces Annual Shareholder Meeting voting results
NEWS RELEASE Kinross announces Annual Shareholder Meeting voting results
Toronto, Ontario, May 11, 2016 – Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) announced the detailed voting results of the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders today.
The nine nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 22, 2016 were elected as Directors of Kinross at the meeting. Voting results were as follows:
Board of Directors elected
| Nominee | Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld | |||||
| Ian Atkinson John A. Brough John M.H. Huxley Ave G. Lethbridge Catherine McLeod-Seltzer John E. Oliver Kelly J. Osborne Una M. Power J. Paul Rollinson | 724,564,506 673,675,723 681,600,939 706,815,411 688,263,888 679,469,119 725,810,463 725,782,032 710, 397,737 | 98.22 91.32 92.40 95.82 93.30 92.11 98.39 98.39 96.30 | 13,119,177 64,007,960 56,082,744 30,868,272 49,419,795 58,214,564 11,873,221 11,901,652 27,285,946 | 1.78 8.68 7.60 4.18 6.70 7.89 1.61 1.61 3.70 |
Voting results at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders approving “Say on Pay”, an advisory resolution on executive compensation, and the appointment of the auditors, were as follows:
“Say on Pay” advisory resolution
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654,833,779 | 88.76 | 82,908,386 | 11.24 |
Appointment of auditors
| Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 790,651,324 | 96.51 | 28,633,218 | 3.49 |
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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