Geomega Resources Inc. (“
Geomega” or the
“
Corporation”) (TSX.V: GMA) is pleased to announce
the approval by the shareholders of all the resolutions set out at
the annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) and the grant of
certain equity-based awards under its omnibus incentive plan.
All resolutions presented at the Meeting of
November 20, 2024 were approved by the shareholders. These
resolutions include the appointment of directors and auditors as
well as the renewal of the omnibus incentive plan. Mr. Gilles
Gingras, Mr. Kiril Mugerman, Mr. Kosta Kostic, Mr. Matt Silvestro
and Mr. Nick Nickoletopoulos were re-elected to the board of
directors (the “Board”). Geomega would like to thank all of the
shareholders who attended the Meeting.
Interested shareholders who were not able to
attend the Meeting can consult the Company's most recent corporate
presentation by clicking on the following link: Corporate
Presentation – AGM2024.
In addition, during the Board meeting held after
the Meeting, Matt Silvestro was reappointed as Chairman of the
Governance Committee and Gilles Gingras was reappointed as Chairman
of the Audit Committee. Mr. Nickoletopoulos and Mr. Silvestro will
complete the audit committee.
The Board also reappointed Mr. Kiril Mugerman as
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Pouya Hajiani as Chief
Technology Officer and Mr. Mathieu Bourdeau as Chief Financial
Officer.
“Geomega is continuing its development of core
technologies and their application to various projects. During this
year, the magnet recycling demonstration plant went through a major
engineering transition from batch to continuous process and is now
in the middle of the civil work execution before plant assembly can
begin. The bauxite residues project has seen countless hours of
piloting performed this year towards validating and demonstrating
the technology and its economics. And lastly, our technology has
been selected by Vale Base Metals as part of their Pyrrhotite
Resource Recovery Innovation Challenge, a competition aimed at
enhancing the recovery of valuable metals and minerals contained in
pyrrhotite tailings. Geomega is looking forward to start working on
demonstrating its technology for this exciting opportunity which
has important implications for base and precious metals mines all
over the world.” commented Kiril Mugerman, President & CEO of
Geomega.
Granting of Equity
IncentivesThe Board has granted annual equity-based
incentives to its employees, directors and officers. The following
incentives were granted:
Stock Options (“Options”): a total of 2,200,000
Options were issued to employees at an exercise price of $0.10 and
expiring after 5 years. The Options vest over a period of 3 years
in increments of 25% in the first two years and 50% in the last
year.
Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”): a total of
900,000 DSUs were issued to members of the board of directors. DSUs
vest one year after the grant date, subject to certain
exceptions.
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”): A total of
1,200,000 RSUs have been issued to the executive officers of the
Corporation. The RSUs vest over a period of 2 years in installments
of 50% each year and can be settled after 3 years.
About Geomega
(www.geomega.ca)Geomega
develops innovative technologies for extraction and separation of
rare earth elements and other critical metals essential for a
sustainable future. With a focus on renewable energies, vehicle
electrification, automation and reduction in energy usage, rare
earth magnets or neo-magnets (NdFeB) are at the center of all these
technologies. Geomega’s strategy revolves around gradually
de-risking its innovative technology and delivering cashflow and
return value to shareholders while working directly with the main
players in these industries to recycle the magnets that power all
those technologies.
As its technologies are demonstrated on larger
scales, Geomega is committed to work with major partners to help
extract value from mining feeds, tailings and other industrial
residues which contain rare earths and other critical metals.
Irrespective of the metal or the source, Geomega adopts a
consistent approach to reduce the environmental impact and to
contribute to lowering greenhouse gases emissions through recycling
the major reagents in the process.
Geomega’s process is based around its
proprietary, low-cost, environmentally friendly way to tap into a
C$1.5 billion global market to recycle magnet production waste and
end of life magnets profitably and safely.
Geomega also owns the Montviel rare earth
carbonatite deposit, the largest 43-101 bastnaesite resource
estimate in North America and holds over 16.8M shares, representing
approximately 13% of the issued and outstanding shares, of Kintavar
Exploration Inc. (KTR.V), a mineral exploration company that is
exploring for copper projects in Quebec, Canada.
For further information, please
contact:
Kiril MugermanPresident and
CEOGeomega450-641-5119 ext.5653kmugerman@geomega.ca
Nancy ThompsonVorticom Public
Relations212-532-2208nancyt@vorticom.comTwitter: @Geomega_REE
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