B2Gold 2024 Annual General and Special Meeting : Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, Glass Lewis and ISS, Recommend Shareholders Vote FOR All Proposed Items
News Release
B2Gold 2024 Annual General and Special Meeting : Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms,
Glass Lewis and ISS, Recommend Shareholders Vote FOR All Proposed Items
Vancouver, BC, June 6, 202 4 – B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G)
(“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the support of Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”)
and Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), who have recommended that shareholders vote FOR all
proposed items to be considered at the upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
“Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time ).
The Meeting will be held at the Star Sapphire Ballroom at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, 1038 Canada
Place, Vancouver, British Columbia , and in a virtual format conducted via live audio webcast online. The
Meeting will be available to registered and non -registered shareholders and guests, and accessible via live
webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/410132572 .
Glass Lewis and ISS Recommendation to B2Gold Shareholders
B2Gold is pleased to announce the support of Glass Lewis and ISS, who have recommended that
shareholders vote FOR all proposed items to be considered at the upcoming Meeting. Glass Lewis and ISS
are the leading third -party proxy advisory firms who, among other services, provide independent analysis
and proxy voting recommendations to pension funds, investment manager s, mutual funds and other
institutional shareholders.
At the Meeting, shareholders are being asked to vote on four items :
1. Election of the directors;
2. Appointment of the Auditor;
3. Approval of unallocated options under the Company’s stock option plan ; and
4. A non-binding, advisory vote on the Company’s approach to executive compensation .
The Board of Directors recommends shareholders vote FOR on all four items.
Voting is important, and shareholders are encouraged to vote now.
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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 13, 2024 and on the
company’s website at https://www.b2gold.com/investors/2024 -annual-general-special-meeting.
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] .
How to Vote in Advance of the Meeting
Whether you intend to attend the meeting in person or virtually, shareholders are encouraged to vote in
advance of the meeting. In order for your proxy to be valid you must submit your vote by no later than
June 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time).
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 to you to ensure your vote is received in a timely
manner.
Registered Shareholders Beneficial Shareholders
Common Shares held in own name and
represented by a physical certificate or
DRS.
Common Shares held with a broker, bank
or other intermediary.
Internet www.investorvote.com www.proxyvote.com
Telephone 1-866-732-8683 Call the applicable number listed on the
voting instruction form.
Return the form of proxy in the enclosed
envelope.
Return the voting instruction form in the
enclosed envelope.
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 and comply with all of the requirements set out in the Management Information Circular
relating to appointment and registration, which must be properly completed before the proxy deadline on
June 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. (Vancouver time).
Management Presentation
Once the Meeting is adjourned, there will be presentations from Clive Johnson, President & CEO, and other
B2Gold senior executives. The presentations will provide a review of B2Gold’s performance in 202 3, a
general corporate update of the first half of 202 4, and will conclude with a Q&A session.
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About B2Gold Corp.
B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in
2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, the Goose Project
under construction in northern Canada , and numerous development and exploration projects in various
countries including Mali , Colombia and Finland.
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:
Michael McDonald Cherry DeGeer
VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Development Director, Corporate Communications
+1 604-681-8371 +1 604-681-8371