2020 Annual General and Special Meeting of the Shareholders of B2Gold: Webcast/Dial-in Details and How to Attend/Participate/Vote
News Release
2020 Annual General and Special Meeting of the Shareholders of B2Gold:
Webcast/Dial-in Details and How to Attend/Participate/Vote
Vancouver, Canada, June 9, 2020 – B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G)
(“B2Gold” or the “Company”) will host its 2020 Annual General and Special Meeting of the Shareholders
(the “Meeting”) on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 2:00 pm PDT/5:00 pm EDT . Out of an abundance of
caution, to proactively deal with potential issues arising fr om the unprecedented public health impact of
COVID-19, the Meeting will take place in a virtual-only format online via live video webcast.
As the Meeting will be in a virtual-only format, registered and non-registered shareholders of B2Gold will
not be able to attend in person. B2Gold strongly encourages all registered shareholders who would like
to attend, participate and/or vote virtually online via live webcast to carefully follow the procedures
outlined in the Company’s Management Information Circular and the Meeting’s User Guide (both filed on
SEDAR on May 11, 2020). If you are a non -registered shareholder, you will be able to attend, participate
and/or vote at the Meeting online via live webcast only if you duly appoint yourself as proxyholder through
the method specified by your intermediary. If a non -registered shareholder does not comply with these
requirements, you will be able to attend the Meeting online via live webcast as a guest but will not be able
to vote or ask questions.
How to attend the virtual Meeting as a registered shareholder or duly appointed proxyholder:
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders wishing to attend and to vote virtually at the
Meeting should follow these steps:
1. Log into https://web.lumiagm.com/245544973 on the Meeting date at least 15 minutes before the start
of the Meeting. You should allow ample time to check into the virtual Meeting and to complete the related
procedures.
2. Click on “I have a login”.
3. Enter your 15-digit control number as your username (located on the form of proxy or in the email
notification provided to you by Computershare).
4. Enter the password: “b2gold” (case sensitive).
Shareholders who have duly appointed themselves or another proxyholder to attend and vote at the
Meeting online MUST register the appointed proxyholder with Computershare by visiting
http://www.computershare.com/B2Gold by no later than 2:00 pm PDT on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
Computershare will ask for the appointed proxyholder’s contact information and will send such appointed
proxyholder a user ID number or username via email shortly after this deadline and then may proceed
with the steps above to log into the virtual Meeting.
Shareholders should note that if they participate and vote on any matter at the virtual Meeting they will
revoke any previously submitted proxy.
How to attend the virtual Meeting as a guest:
1. Log into https://web.lumiagm.com/245544973 on the Meeting date at least 15 minutes before the start
of the Meeting. You should allow ample time to check into the virtual Meeting and to complete the
related procedures.
2. Click on “I am a guest”.
3. Enter the password: “b2gold” (case sensitive)
How to vote in advance of the Meeting:
If you are a shareholder and are unable to participate in the Meeting online via live webcast, in order for
your proxy to be valid you must submit your vote by no later than 2:00 pm PDT on Wednesday, June
10, 2020.
Shareholders are encouraged to vote today via the internet or telephone using the control number found on
the proxy or voting instruction form that was mailed out to you to ensure your vote is received in a timely
manner.
Registered shareholders may vote by: shares held in own name and represented by a physical certificate.
• Internet: www.investorvote.com
• Telephone: +1 866-732-8683
Beneficial shareholders may vote by: shares held with a broker, bank or other intermediary.
• Internet: www.proxyvote.com
• Telephone: +1 877-452-7184
Shareholder Questions
Shareholders who have questions or need assistance with voting their shares should contact Laurel Hill
Advisory Group, the proxy solicitation agent, by telephone at +1 877-452-7184 (North America – toll free)
or +1 416-304-0211 (outside North America), or by email at [email protected].
Once the Meeting is adjourned, there will be presentations from Clive Johnson, President & CEO, and other
B2Gold senior executives and spokespeople. The presentations will provide a review of B2Gold’s
performance in 2019, a general corporate update of the first half of 2020, and will conclude with a Q&A
session.
The Meeting will be available to registered and non-registered shareholders and guests, and accessible via
live webcast by clicking here: https://web.lumiagm.com/245544973.
In the unlikely event that your internet connection to the webcast is lost or interrupted, or as an alternative
method to access the webcast, the Meeting will also be accessible by dial ling +1 647 -427-7450 (local
– Toronto), +1 778-371-9827 (local – Vancouver) or +1 888 -231-8191 (toll free – North America ).
However, participation through the conference line will only allow the Meeting attendees to listen in and
you will not be able to vote or ask questions.
A playback of the Me eting will be available until June 26, 2020 , on B2Gold’s events page or by dialling
+1 416-849-0833 (local – Toronto) or +1 855-859-2056 (toll free – North America) (passcode 7987089).
About B2Gold Corp.
B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in
2007, today, the Company has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, and numerous
exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali and Colombia. In 2020, B2Gold
forecasts consolidated gold production of between 1,000,000 and 1,055,000 ounces.
ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
“Clive T. Johnson”
President & Chief Executive Officer
For more information on B2Gold, please visit the Company’s website at www.b2gold.com or contact:
Ian MacLean Katie Bromley
VP, Investor Relations Manager, Investor Relations & Public Relations
+1 604-681-8371 +1 604-681-8371
[email protected] [email protected]
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this news release.
This news release includes certain "forward -looking information" and "forward -looking statements" (collectively
"forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation,
including: projections; outlook; guidance; forecasts; estimates; and other statements regarding future or estimated
financial and operational performance, gold production and sales, and budgets on a consolidated and mine by mine
basis; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on B2Gold's operations; statements regarding activities or achievements
of B2Gold including, without limitation: consolidated gold production of between 1,000,000 and 1,055,000 ounces in
2020. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are
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B2Gold's control, as described in more detail under the heading "Risk Factors" in B2Gold's most recent Annual
Information Form, B2Gold's current Form 40 -F Annual Report and B2Gold's other filings with Canadian securities
regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which may be viewed
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economic viability of such operations, including any mineral resour ces or reserves identified thereby; the accuracy
and reliability of estimates, projections, forecasts, studies and assessments; B2Gold's ability to meet or achieve
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forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results, performance or achievements could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward -looking statements. Accordingly, no assurance can
be given that any events anticipated by the forward -looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do,
what benefits or liabilities B2Gold will derive therefrom. For the reasons set forth above, undue reliance should not
be placed on forward-looking statements.