Morien Announces Quarterly Dividend and Results of Annual and Special Meeting
Morien Announces Quarterly Dividend and Results of Annual and
Special Meeting
May 23, 2019 – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Morien Resources Corp. ("Morien" or the
"Company") (TSXV:MOX) is pleased to announce that its board of directors (the "Board") has
declared a dividend of $0.0025 (one quarter of one cent) per common share for the second
quarter of 2019. The dividend will be paid on June 27, 2019 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on June 10, 2019. Morien is also pleased to announce its shareholders voted in
favour of all items of business brought before them at the Company's Annual and Special
Meeting of Shareholders held on May 22, 2019 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Details of the
Company’s dividend plans and AGM results are provided below.
Dividend
Morien’s quarterly dividend is intended to be step -variable in relation to Donkin Mine
production expansion and coal price, having regard to the stability of cash flow and the need to
maintain flexibility to secure new royalty assets. However, the declaration, amount and timing
of future dividends will be subject to the Board’s determination that the payment of a dividend is
in the best interest of Morien and its shareholders, having regard to the Company’s cash reserves,
anticipated financial requirements, legal requirements for the declaration of dividends and other
conditions existing at such time, including forward production guidanc e from Kameron
Collieries, owner/operator of the Donkin Mine. The Company’s Q2 2019 dividend payment will
qualify as an ‘eligible dividend’ for Canadian income tax purposes.
Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Election of Directors
The number of directors was set by the Board at four, with John Budreski, John Byrne, Charles
Pitcher and William Ritchie re-elected to the Company's Board for the ensuing year.
Following the AGM, the Board confirmed the appointment of Morien’s executive officers,
namely: Executive Chairman – John Budreski; President and Chief Executive Officer – Dawson
Brisco; Chief Financial Officer – Susanne Willett; and Corporate Secretary – Suzan Frazer.
Appointment of Auditor
KPMG LLP was re-appointed as the Company’s auditor to hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until its successor is duly appointed, at a remuneration to be fixed by
the Board.
Approval of Stock Option Plan
The shareholders also approved the renewal of the Company's 10% rolling incentive stock option
plan in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V").
Approval of Shareholder Rights Plan
The shareholders approved the resolution to approve the Company’s shareholder rights plan
("Rights Plan"), which was adopted by the Board to provide the Board and shareholders with
sufficient time to properly consider any future take-over bids made for the Company. The
Rights Plan will eliminate undue pressure on the Board and shareholders, allow enough time for
competing bids and alternative proposals to emerge, and ensure that all shareholders will be
treated fairly and equally in any take-over bid made for the Company. The Rights Plan was not
adopted in response to any proposal to acquire control of the Company. Under the rules of the
TSX-V the shareholders of Morien must affirm the Rights Plan every three years.
About Morien
Morien is a Canada based, dividend paying, mining development company that holds royalty
interests in two, long life, world class, tidewater accessed projects. The Donkin Coal Mine,
which Morien has a scaled 2% to 4% production royalty on, commenced production in 2017 and
is paying royalties to Morien. T he Black Point Aggregate Project, permitted in 2016, is
progressing toward a development decision and is paying advanced minimum royalties to
Morien. Morien’s management team exercises ruthless discipline in managing both the assets
and liabilities of the Company. The Company’s management and its board of directors consider
shareholder returns to be paramount over corporate size, number or scale of assets and industry
recognition. Morien has 53,793,864 issued and outstanding common shares and a fully diluted
position of 57,220,614. Further information is available at www.MorienRes.com.
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.
For more information, please contact:
Dawson Brisco, President & CEO
Office: (902) 423-6419
Mobile: (902) 403-3149
or
John P.A. Budreski, Executive Chairman
Phone: (416) 930-0914
www.MorienRes.com