DESIGNATED NEWS RELEASE
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 12,
2023 /CNW/ - Uranium Royalty Corp.
(NASDAQ: UROY) (TSX: URC) ("URC" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce that at its annual general
meeting held on October 12, 2023 (the
"Meeting" or "AGM"), all nominees listed in its
management information circular dated August
18, 2023 were elected as directors of the Company.
Each of the following four nominees proposed by management was
elected as a director on a vote by show of hands. The proxies
received by management with respect to the election of directors
were as follows:
Director
|
Percentage of Votes
For
|
Percentage of Votes
Withheld
|
Amir Adnani
|
82.50 %
|
17.50 %
|
Scott Melbye
|
84.03 %
|
15.97 %
|
Vina Patel
|
99.49 %
|
0.51 %
|
Neil Gregson
|
99.62 %
|
0.38 %
|
As a result, the board of directors of the Company (the
"Board") now consists of Amir
Adnani, Scott Melbye,
Vina Patel and Neil Gregson. John
Griffith did not stand for re-election as a director. The
Company would like to thank John for his invaluable contribution
over the years. At the meeting of the Board which followed the AGM,
the following directors were appointed as members and respective
chairs of the board committees for the ensuing year: (i) Audit
Committee composed of Neil Gregson
(Chair), Vina Patel and Amir Adnani; (ii) Compensation Committee
composed of Vina Patel (Chair) and
Neil Gregson; and (iii) Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee composed of Vina Patel (Chair) and Neil Gregson. Amir
Adnani was appointed as the Chairman of the Board and
Vina Patel was appointed as the lead
independent director for the Board. Mr. Adnani is not treated by
the Board as an independent director and his membership on the
Audit Committee is temporary until additional independent
director(s) is appointed.
Shareholders also approved the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as
the Company's auditor for the ensuing year and the authorization of
the Board to fix the auditor's remuneration.
A total of 40,233,042 common shares of the Company were voted at
the Meeting, representing 40.08% of the votes attached to all
outstanding common shares. Detailed voting results for the
Meeting are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Uranium Royalty
Corp.
Uranium Royalty Corp. (URC) is the world's only uranium-focused
royalty and streaming company and the only pure-play uranium listed
company on the NASDAQ. URC provides investors with uranium
commodity price exposure through strategic acquisitions in uranium
interests, including royalties, streams, debt and equity in uranium
companies, as well as through trading of physical uranium. The
Company is well positioned as a capital provider to an industry
needing massive investments in global productive capacity to meet
the growing need for uranium as fuel for carbon free nuclear
energy. URC has deep industry knowledge and expertise to identify
and evaluate investment opportunities in the uranium industry. The
Company's management and the Board include individuals with decades
of combined experience in the uranium and nuclear energy sectors,
including specific expertise in mine finance, project
identification and evaluation, mine development and uranium sales
and trading.
Forward Looking
Statements
Certain statements in this news release may constitute
"forward-looking information" and "forward looking statements", as
defined under applicable securities laws, including statements that
address or discuss activities, events, or developments that the
Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. When used
in this news release, words such as "estimates", "expects",
"plans", "anticipates", "will", "believes", "intends" "should",
"could", "may" and other similar terminology are intended to
identify such forward-looking information. Statements constituting
forward-looking information reflect the current expectations and
beliefs of the Company's management. These statements involve
significant uncertainties, known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
and other factors and, therefore, actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company and its industry may be materially
different from those implied by such forward-looking statements.
They should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or
results and will not necessarily be an accurate indication of
whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking information, including, without limitation, those
other risks described in filings with Canadian securities
regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These
risks, as well as others, could cause actual results and events to
vary significantly. Accordingly, readers should exercise caution in
relying upon forward-looking information and the Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly revise them to reflect subsequent events
or circumstances, except as required by law.
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