VANCOUVER, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Veris Gold
Corp. ("Veris" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
that shareholders approved all resolutions brought before them at
the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting (the "AGM") held
in Vancouver, British Columbia on
September 9, 2014.
Election of Directors
Each of the nominees for
director of the Company as listed in the Company's 2014 Management
Information Circular (available under the Company's profile on
SEDAR and on the company's website here:
http://www.verisgold.com/s/2014ProxyMaterials.asp) was elected at
the AGM. The results of the vote are as follows:
Proposed
Director
|
Vote
type
|
Voted
|
Voted
(%)
|
Graham C.
Dickson
|
For
|
56,946,160
|
99.69
|
|
Withheld
|
177,548
|
0.31
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
Barry A.
Goodfield
|
For
|
56,924,283
|
99.65
|
|
Withheld
|
199,425
|
0.35
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
Jean Edgar de
Trentinian
|
For
|
52,369,602
|
91.68
|
|
Withheld
|
4,754,106
|
8.32
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
Francois
Marland
|
For
|
52,300,923
|
91.56
|
|
Withheld
|
4,822,785
|
8.44
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
Gerald
Ruth
|
For
|
56,899,383
|
99.61
|
|
Withheld
|
224,325
|
0.39
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
Simon
Solomonidis
|
For
|
52,341,049
|
91.63
|
|
Withheld
|
4,782,659
|
8.37
|
|
Non Votes
|
211,873
|
|
The shareholders also voted in favour of the appointment of
Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year. As
well, shareholders voted in favour of the Company's stock option
plan and approved a special resolution to amend the Company's
articles to create Preferred Shares. In total 57,349,332 common
shares were voted, representing 37.15% of the total shares issued
and outstanding as at the record date.
Detailed voting results for all matters considered at the
meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Following the AGM the Board of Directors held a meeting to
reappoint management in their current roles; Francois Marland, CEO, Shaun Heinrichs, CFO, Graham Dickson, COO, Todd Johnson, Vice President Exploration, and
Graham Scott, Corporate Secretary,
and appointed Nicole Sanches as Vice
President Investor Relations.
Ms. Sanches has been with the Company in an Investor Relations
capacity since 2005. Drawing on her experience in the industry over
the years Ms. Sanches has participated and lead in the development
of the Company's strategic marketing plans, ensuring continuous
communication with the Company's shareholder group and ongoing
compliance with regulatory guidelines. In cooperation with
others she has developed a successful IR program that continues to
grow and evolve to meet the changing market dynamics and the
Company's stage of development. Ms. Sanches has a Bachelor of Fine
Arts and been a member of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute
since 2006.
About Veris Gold Corp.
Veris Gold Corp. is a
growing mid-tier North American gold producer in the business of
developing and operating gold mines in geo-politically stable
jurisdictions. The Company's primary assets are the permitted and
operating Jerritt Canyon processing plant and gold mines located 50
miles north of Elko, Nevada, USA.
The Company's primary focus is on the re-development of the Jerritt
Canyon mining and processing plant. The Company also holds a
portfolio of precious metals properties in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, Canada, including the Ketza
River Property.
On behalf of
"VERIS GOLD CORP."
François Marland
President and CEO
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may be accessed at www.sedar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains
"forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information"
within the meaning of applicable securities regulations in
Canada and the United States (collectively,
"forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information
includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to
estimated mineral resources, anticipated effect of the completed
drill results on the operations at Jerritt Canyon, the
interpretation of those results, and timing and expectations of
future work programs. Often, but not always, forward-looking
information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"expects, "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes", "has the
potential" or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and
phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved. The forward-looking information contained in this
news release is based on certain assumptions that the Company
believes are reasonable, including, with respect to mineral
resource estimates, the key assumptions and parameters on which
such estimates are based, as set out in this news release and the
technical report for the property, that the current price of and
demand for gold will be sustained or will improve, the supply of
gold will remain stable, that the general business and economic
conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that
financing will be available if and when needed on reasonable terms
and that the Company will not experience any material accident,
labor dispute, or failure of plant or equipment.
However, forward-looking information involves known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
information. Such factors include, among others, conclusions of
economic evaluations, the risk that actual results of exploration
activities will be different than anticipated, that cost of labour,
equipment or materials will increase more than expected, that the
future price of gold will decline, that mineral resources and
reserves are not as estimated, that actual costs or actual results
of reclamation activities are greater than expected; that changes
in operations may result in increased costs, unexpected variations
in mineral resources and reserves, grade or recovery rates, failure
of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated,
accidents, labour disputes and other risks generally associated
with mining. See our Annual Information Form for additional
information on risks, uncertainties and other related factors.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. The Company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference
herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Veris Gold Corp.