Leading Edge Materials Announces Results of AGM
Leading Edge Materials Announces Results of
AGM
VANCOUVER
,
April 16, 2019
/CNW/
- Leading Edge Materials Corp.
("
Leading Edge Materials
")
or ("
the Company
") (
TSXV: LEM
) (
Nasdaq First North: LEMSE
) (
OTCQB: LEMIF
) announces
the voting results from the Company's Annual General of Shareholders held on
Tuesday, April 16,
2019
(the "
Meeting
"). A total of 18,061,571 common shares were voted, representing 18.91% of
the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favour of setting the
number of directors at three (3) and for the re-election of all director nominees.
The percentage of votes cast for each director is as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Michael Hudson
17,997,490
99.65%
64,081
0.35%
Mark Saxon
18,038,540
99.87%
23,031
0.13%
Filip Kozlowski
18,039,740
99.88%
21,831
0.12%
In addition, shareholders also approved the ratification of the Company's 10% rolling stock option
plan and the appointment of D&H Group LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditors
of the Company for the ensuing year and the authorization for the directors of the Company to fix
their remuneration.
Additional details of the results of the Meeting will be provided in a Report of Voting Results to be
filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR
www.sedar.com
Subsequent to the Meeting, the directors appointed
Michael Hudson
as Non-Executive Chairman,
Mark Saxon
as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr.
Nick DeMare
as Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Messrs. Hudson, Kozlowski and Saxon were appointed
as members of the Audit Committee.
About Leading Edge Materials
Leading Edge Materials is a Canadian public company focused on production of high value critical
raw materials for the European market, with an operating base in the Nordic region, a region well
recognized for its promotion and investment in innovation. LEM's flagship asset is the Woxna
Graphite production facility located in central
Sweden
targeting the supply of specialty materials for
lithium ion battery production. LEM's assets and research focus are towards the raw materials for
Li-ion batteries (graphite, lithium, cobalt); materials for high thermal efficiency building products
(graphite, silica, nepheline); and materials that improve the efficiency of energy generation
(dysprosium, neodymium, hafnium). Investments are linked to the global shift to low-carbon energy
generation and energy storage. Leading Edge Materials currently operate in four divisions, Graphite,
Lithium, Rare Earth and Cobalt.
Additional Information
The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out
below, on
April 16, 2019
at
10:45 AM
Vancouver time.
Leading Edge Materials is listed on the TSXV under the symbol "LEM" and Nasdaq First North
Stockholm under the symbol "LEMSE". Mangold Fondkommission AB is the Company's Certified
Adviser on Nasdaq First North and may be contacted via email
or by phone +46
(0) 8 5030 1550.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Leading Edge Materials Corp.
Mr.
Michael Hudson
, Chairman
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Company, its directors, or its officers with respect to the future business activities of the Company.
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prices, successes of the operations of the Company, continued availability of capital and financing
and general economic, market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such
information will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation
of such uncertainties. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking
information except as required under the applicable securities laws.
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the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
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SOURCE
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For further information:
Please contact the Company at: 1.604.685.9316,
[email protected], www.leadingedgematerials.com
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