TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 25, 2017) - Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) ("Barrick") announced that the nominees listed in the information circular for the 2017 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
Gustavo A. Cisneros
631,818,740
93.1%
46,989,776
6.9%
Graham G. Clow
544,107,164
80.2%
134,701,352
19.8%
Gary A. Doer
646,418,232
95.2%
32,390,284
4.8%
Kelvin P.M. Dushnisky
641,747,234
94.5%
37,061,282
5.5%
J. Michael Evans
649,823,917
95.7%
28,984,599
4.3%
Brian L. Greenspun
649,481,338
95.7%
29,327,178
4.3%
J. Brett Harvey
637,132,392
93.9%
41,676,124
6.1%
Nancy H.O. Lockhart
632,793,152
93.2%
46,015,364
6.8%
Pablo Marcet
650,515,922
95.8%
28,292,594
4.2%
Dambisa F. Moyo
646,728,914
95.8%
32,079,602
4.2%
Anthony Munk
640,877,174
95.3%
37,931,342
4.7%
J. Robert S. Prichard
634,644,037
94.4%
44,164,479
5.6%
Steven J. Shapiro
636,873,851
93.8%
41,934,665
6.2%
John L. Thornton
627,241,354
93.8%
51,567,162
6.2%
Ernie L. Thrasher
639,230,383
92.4%
39,578,133
7.6%
Voting results for the resolution approving the appointment of the auditor are as follows:
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
756,828,919
98.7%
10,143,187
1.3%
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.