Western Copper and GOLD Announces Voting Results from Annual Shareholders' Meeting and Management Changes
WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD ANNOUNCES
VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING AND
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
VANCOUVER, BC
,
June 27, 2023
/CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the
"Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE: WRN) announces the voting results from the Company's Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") held on
June 27, 2023
.
Shareholders voted in favour of setting the number of directors at five (5) and elected all directors,
as follows:
Director
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Tara Christie
71,492,356
98.09 %
1,391,025
1.91 %
Michael Vitton
71,981,699
98.76 %
901,682
1.24 %
Bill Williams
72,321,112
99.23 %
562,269
0.77 %
Kenneth Williamson
72,164,913
99.01 %
718,468
0.99 %
Klaus Zeitler
71,323,374
97.86 %
1,560,007
2.14 %
Shareholders also approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the
Company and authorized the directors to set their remuneration.
The Company's report of voting results will be available on SEDAR (
www.sedar.com
), EDGAR (
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
), and on the Company's website.
CHANGES TO MANAGEMENT
The Company informs that Mr.
Cam Brown
is stepping down from his position as Vice President
Engineering and effective
July 1, 2023
will no longer be an officer of the Company, but will continue
to remain employed by the Company as a Special Technical Advisor. The Company would like to
thank Mr. Brown for his valued contribution as an officer of the Company and congratulates him in
his new role.
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the
Casino
Project,
Canada's
premier copper-
gold mine in the
Yukon Territory
and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining
projects in the world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our First Nations and local communities to
progress the
Casino
project, using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and
practices.
For more information, visit
www.westerncopperandgold.com
.
On behalf of the board,
"Paul West-Sells"
Dr.
Paul West-Sells
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
SOURCE
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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