Silvercorp Metals : Reports 2017 AGM Results Announces Appointment Of New Director
October 02, 2017 at 03:30 pm EDT
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - October 2, 2017 - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ('Silvercorp' or the 'Company') (TSX/NYSE AMERICAN: SVM) is pleased to report that all matters placed before the shareholders at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on Friday, September 29, 2017 were approved. A total of 97,309,713 common shares, representing 57.93% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares as at the record date for the meeting, were represented at the AGM. All of the matters submitted to the shareholders for approval as set out in the Company's Notice of Meeting and Information Circular, both dated August 10, 2017, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the AGM. The details of the voting results for the election of directors are set out below:
Votes For
Withheld Votes
Director
#
%
#
%
Dr. Rui Feng
56,363,605
98.71
737,728
1.29
S. Paul Simpson
55,016,549
96.35
2,084,783
3.65
David Kong
55,002,086
96.32
2,099,246
3.68
Yikang Liu
56,473,524
98.90
627,808
1.10
Shareholders also approved: (i) the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year at the remuneration to be fixed by the directors. Final results for all matters voted on at the AGM will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website.
Appointment of Marina A. Katusa to the Board of Directors.
Silvercorp is pleased to announce the appointment of Marina A. Katusa to its board of Directors. Ms. Katusa has over ten years of business experience in areas including mineral exploration, research analysis, strategic planning, and corporate development. She earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Geology/Earth & Ocean Science from the University of British Columbia.
About Silvercorp
Silvercorp is a low-cost silver-producing Canadian mining company with multiple mines in China. The Company's vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca.
For further information
Lorne Waldman
Senior Vice President
Silvercorp Metals Inc.
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Silvercorp Metals Inc. is a mining company. The Company is engaged in producing silver, gold, lead, and zinc with a long history of profitability and growth potential. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties. The Companyâs operations include Ying Mining District, GC Mine and BYP Mine. Its Ying operation is located approximately 240 kilometers (km) west-southwest of Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, China, and 145 km southwest of Luoyang. The flagship Ying operations consist of seven underground mines, including SGX, HZG, HPG, TLP, LME, LMW and DCG and two processing plants (combined 2,600 tpd capacity) The GC mine is located approximately 200 km west of Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, China. The BYP Mine is located approximately 220 km southwest of Changsha, the capital city of Hunan Province, China. It also operates two sulphide flotation plants at Ying with a total design capacity of 2,600 tpd.
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