Western Copper Announces Election of Directors and Voting Results from Annual Shareholders' Meeting
WESTERN COPPER ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND
VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
VANCOUVER, BC
,
June 13, 2025
/CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN)
announces the voting results from the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on June
12, 2025.
A total of 99,165,184 common shares were represented at the AGM, accounting for 49.58% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares as of the
record date. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors and the appointment of the auditor are set out below.
Voting results for the election of each of the directors are as follows:
Director
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Raymond Threlkeld
83,398,357
97.66 %
1,998,747
2.34 %
Sandeep Singh
85,272,115
99.85 %
124,989
0.15 %
Robert Chausse
85,009,906
99.55 %
387,198
0.45 %
Michael Vitton
61,999,900
72.60 %
23,397,204
27.40 %
Klaus Zeitler
82,509,179
96.62 %
2,887,925
3.38 %
Pamela O'Hara
85,215,910
99.79 %
181,194
0.21 %
Voting results for the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor are as follows:
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
98,940,364
99.77 %
224,820
0.23 %
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.
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,
"Sandeep Singh"
Sandeep Singh
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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 the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such
as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "opportunities",
"objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the
negative of any of these terms and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements herein include statements regarding the anticipated advancement of
the
Casino
Project, the continued support and involvement of Mitsubishi Materials, and the potential benefits of the extended investor rights agreement.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include but are not limited to the risk of unforeseen challenges in advancing the
Casino
project,
potential impacts on operational continuity, changes in general market conditions that could affect the Company's performance; and other risks and
uncertainties disclosed in the Company's annual information form and Form 40-F for the most recently completed financial year and its other publicly filed
disclosure documents.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, such assumptions and factors as set out herein, and in the
Company's annual information form and Form 40-F for the most recently completed financial year and its other publicly filed disclosure document.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements, other factors may cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. These forward-
looking statements represent the Company's views as of the date of this news release. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to and does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements other than
as required by applicable law.
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For more information, please contact: Cameron Magee, Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development, Western Copper and
Gold Corporation, 437-219-5576 or [email protected]
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