TORONTO, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) (“Barrick”) announced that the nominees listed in the information circular for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Barrick. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors, the appointment of auditors, and the advisory resolution on executive compensation are set out below.
Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
María Ignacia Benítez
603,964,863
99.47
%
3,215,263
0.53
%
Gustavo A. Cisneros
579,019,922
95.36
%
28,160,204
4.64
%
Graham G. Clow
600,921,819
98.97
%
6,258,307
1.03
%
Kelvin P.M. Dushnisky
592,224,498
97.54
%
14,955,628
2.46
%
J. Michael Evans
603,140,531
99.33
%
4,039,595
0.67
%
Brian L. Greenspun
602,441,650
99.22
%
4,738,476
0.78
%
J. Brett Harvey
589,023,493
97.01
%
18,156,633
2.99
%
Patricia A. Hatter
603,950,167
99.47
%
3,229,959
0.53
%
Nancy H.O. Lockhart
583,844,728
96.16
%
23,335,398
3.84
%
Pablo Marcet
603,353,554
99.37
%
3,826,572
0.63
%
Anthony Munk
593,110,262
97.68
%
14,069,864
2.32
%
J. Robert S. Prichard
574,868,037
94.68
%
32,312,089
5.32
%
Steven J. Shapiro
577,565,222
95.12
%
29,614,904
4.88
%
John L. Thornton
568,857,078
93.69
%
38,323,048
6.31
%
Ernie L. Thrasher
592,666,576
97.61
%
14,513,550
2.39
%
Voting results for the resolution approving the appointment of the auditor are as follows:
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
691,877,070
97.52
%
17,574,041
2.48
%
Voting results for the advisory resolution on executive compensation are as follows:
Barrick Gold Corporation is a Canada-based gold and copper producer. The Company is principally engaged in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities, such as exploration and mine development. The Company has ownership interests in producing gold mines that are located in Argentina, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, Mali, Tanzania and the United States. The Companyâs operations include Nevada Gold Mines, Bulyanhulu, Hemlo, Jabal Sayid, Kibali, Loulo-Gounkoto, Lumwana, North Mara, Porgera, Pueblo Viejo, Tongon, Veladero and Zaldivar. Its Bulyanhulu operation is located in north-west Tanzania, approximately 55 kilometers (km) south of Lake Victoria and 150 km southwest of the city of Mwanza. The Hemlo operation is located north of Lake Superior on the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 35 km east of Marathon, Ontario, and it is an underground operation.
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