Blue Star Gold Announces Annual General and Special Meeting Update and Adopting Environmental, Social & Governance Policy
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NR 2020-04 April 14, 2020
TSX-V: BAU Frankfurt: 5WP
BLUE STAR GOLD ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING UPDATE AND ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE POLICY
Vancouver British Columbia – April 14, 2020: Blue Star Gold Corp. (the “Company”) - Further to its news release dated March 23, 2020, the Company wishes to remind its shareholders that it will host its annual general and special meeting (the “AGSM”) by teleconference only, as a result of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the health and safety of the Company’s shareholders, management and service providers.
The AGSM is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 11 am PST (2 pm EST, 7 pm BEST (London, United Kingdom) and 8 pm CEST (Berlin, Germany).
The Company encourages its shareholders to vote their common shares (the “Shares”) before the proxy cut-off date of Monday, April 27, 2020 at 11 am PST and reminds its shareholders that no votes will be accepted at the AGSM.
How to Vote your Shares:
1. Registered shareholders (“Registered Shareholders”) of the Company can vote their Shares online at www.investorvote.com or by telephone (1-866-732-VOTE (8683) (Toll Free)). The Registered Shareholders will require their control number which is found on their proxy form that was mailed to the Company’s shareholders on April 6, 2020.
2. Non-objecting beneficial (“NOBO”) shareholders of the Company can vote their Shares online at www.investorvote.com or by telephone (1-866-734-VOTE (8683) (Toll Free)). The NOBO holders will require their control number which can be found on their voting instruction form.
3. Objecting beneficial shareholders of the Company must contact their broker directly to obtain their proxy form to vote their Shares.
If any shareholder of the Company has any questions on how to vote their Shares or participate in the AGSM, they may contact Lindsay Hamelin ([email protected] / 778.945.0348) who will assist.
At the AGSM, shareholders will have the opportunity to ask the chair of the AGSM questions and participate in the same manner that they would if the AGSM was being held in person.
Shareholders who wish to attend the AGSM can find the details to attend below.
Conference Dial In Numbers:
1.867.292.6326 (Canada)
1.646.307.1880 (US)
+49.408.556.80.27 (Germany)
+44.752.061.3960 (United Kingdom)
Access Code: 11250329
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Policy
Additionally, the Company announces that it has implemented an environmental, social and corporate governance policy (the “ESG Policy”). The ESG Policy was implemented by the Company to confirm the Company’s commitment to sustainable and responsible practices as a junior gold exploration company and to address the Company’s environmental protection policies, social issues and governance practices on an annual basis.
Furthermore, the Company has established an environmental, social and governance committee (the “ESG Committee”) and appointed Robert James Metcalfe, Dr. Georg Pollert and Judy Baker as members of the ESG Committee.
A copy of the ESG Policy can be found on the Company’s website www.bluestargold.ca.
About Blue Star Gold Corp.
Blue Star is a Vancouver-based gold and silver company focused on exploration and development within Nunavut, Canada. The Company, through its subsidiary, Inukshuk Exploration Inc. (“Inukshuk”), owns the highly prospective 8,015 ha Hood River gold concessions located contiguous with the Ulu mining lease. Inukshuk acquired its interest in the Hood River property through a renewable, 20-year Mineral Exploration Agreement with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (“NTI”) which holds subsurface title to Inuit Owned Lands (“IOL”). The Hood River property located within the CO-20 IOL parcel is administered by the NTI through the HOODRIVER-001 MEA signed between Inukshuk and NTI dated June 01, 2013. Blue Star has recently acquired the Ulu Gold Property, an advanced gold and silver project and with regulatory approvals has completed the transmittal of the mining lease and assignment of the permits and licenses. Together with the Hood River concessions, Blue Star controls nearly 10,000 ha of prospective mineral claims within which the Company has identified more than 40 gold occurrences. Blue Star has 131.9 million shares outstanding and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol: BAU and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol: 5WP. For information on the Company and its projects, please visit our website: www.bluestargold.ca.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen Wilkinson, President and CEO Telephone: +1 778-379-1433 Email: [email protected]
Qualified Person: Warren Robb, P.Geo. a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43- 101"), has reviewed and approved the geological information contained in this news release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the Policies of the TSX-Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this Release.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding the AGSM and the manner in which shareholders may vote their shares and
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the AGSM. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, our ability to hold the AGSM in the manner specified in this news release.