Avalon Announces the Results of its 2026 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Avalon Announces the Results of its 2026
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 2, 2026) -
Avalon Advanced Materials
Inc.
(TSX: AVL) (OTCQB: AVLNF) ("Avalon" or the "Company") announces the results of its 2026 Annual
and Special Meeting of Shareholders held in Toronto, Ontario on February 26, 2026 (the "Meeting"). At
the Meeting, all seven director nominees listed in the Company's information circular dated January 13,
2026, were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the vote are as follows:
Director
Number of Votes
Cast
Percentage of
Votes Cast
Alan Ferry
For:
Against:
137,688,955
15,440,265
89.92%
10.08%
Timothy Haig
For:
Against:
147,144,667
5,984,553
96.09%
3.91%
Flavio Hees
For:
Against:
147,027,868
6,101,352
96.02%
3.98%
Naomi Johnson
For:
Against:
137,908,842
15,220,378
90.06%
9.94%
Alec Kodatsky
For:
Against:
145,610,766
7,518,454
95.09%
4.91%
Scott Monteith
For:
Against:
143,783,301
9,345,919
93.90%
6.10%
Harvey L.A. Yesno
For:
Against:
145,104,900
8,021,320
94.76%
5.24%
At the Meeting, shareholders also re-appointed Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company,
approved the continuation of the Company's Stock Option and RSU Plans, ratified the amendment to the
Deferred Share Unit Plan, and approved the amendment to By-law No. 1 regarding the quorum
requirement for shareholder meetings.
About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company advancing the supply of
materials essential for Canada's future. The Company is focused on developing strategic assets that
support secure, domestic supply chains and long-term economic growth. Avalon is advancing the
Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which contains all
light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as yttrium, zirconium, tantalum, and niobium-critical minerals
used in advanced technologies across the communications, defense, clean tech, and energy sectors.
The Company is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply chain through the
development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario's first midstream lithium hydroxide processing
facility, located in Thunder Bay. This facility will serve as a cornerstone of North America's integrated
battery materials supply chain, transforming northern Ontario lithium into essential inputs for
transportation, grid storage, and advanced manufacturing.
Through its joint venture with SCR Sibelco
NV, Avalon holds a minority interest in the Separation Rapids Lithium Project near Kenora, Ontario.
For further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please visit
www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com
, or call 416-364-4938.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-
looking terminology such as "add" or "additional", "advancing", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate",
"appears", "believes", "can be", "conceptual", "confidence", "continue", "convert" or "conversion",
"deliver", "demonstrating", "estimates", "encouraging", "expand" or "expanding" or "expansion",
"expect" or "expectations", "forecasts", "forward", "goal", "improves", "increase", "intends",
"justification", "plans", "potential" or "potentially", "promise", "prospective", "prioritize", "reflects",
"robust", "scheduled", "suggesting", "support", "top-tier", "updating", "upside", "will be" or "will
consider", "work towards", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events
or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or "be achieved".
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including
those risk factors discussed or referred to in the annual information form of the Company dated
November 26, 2025 (the "AIF") under the heading "Description of the Business - Risk Factors".
Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and
opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions
and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and
reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to
be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such
forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
information because the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-
looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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