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Exhibit 1

 

 

TSX: CCO

NYSE: CCJ

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website: cameco.com

currency: Cdn (unless noted)

   

2121 – 11th Street West, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 1J3 Canada

Tel: (306) 956-6200 Fax: (306) 956-6201

Cameco Board of Directors Re-Elected

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 14, 2013 .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has announced the re-election of 12 board members at its annual meeting today.

Shareholders re-elected board members Ian Bruce, Daniel Camus, John Clappison, Joe Colvin, James Curtiss, Donald Deranger, Tim Gitzel, James Gowans, Nancy Hopkins, Anne McLellan, Neil McMillan and Victor Zaleschuk. (Voting results are available below)

Neil McMillan has been appointed by the board of directors as the new non-executive chair. McMillan takes over for Victor Zaleschuk, who will continue to serve as a director.

McMillan has been an independent director of Cameco since 2002. He has CEO experience and diverse expertise in mining, government relations and the investment industry.

The annual meeting also marked the retirement of Oyvind Hushovd after 10 years on Cameco’s board of directors.

“Oyvind is a tremendous resource. He brought valuable operational, financial and general business insight to Cameco in a period of significant growth and we thank him for his service,” said McMillan.

Voting Results for Cameco Directors

 

Nominee

    Votes For      % Votes For     Withheld      % Votes Withheld  

Ian Bruce

      203,484,733         96.90 %      6,514,618         3.10 % 

Daniel Camus

      191,938,445         91.40 %      18,060,906         8.60 % 

John Clappison

      194,181,330         92.47 %      15,818,021         7.53 % 

Joe Colvin

      203,074,784         96.70 %      6,924,568         3.30 % 

James Curtiss

      193,893,634         92.33 %      16,105,717         7.67 % 

Donald Deranger

      178,640,791         85.07 %      31,358,560         14.93 % 

Tim Gitzel

      203,242,515         96.78 %      6,756,836         3.22 % 

James Gowans

      203,467,767         96.89 %      6,531,585         3.11 % 

Nancy Hopkins

      203,175,923         96.75 %      6,823,429         3.25 % 

Anne McLellan

      193,697,176         92.24 %      16,302,175         7.76 % 

Neil McMillan

      189,026,316         90.01 %      20,973,036         9.99 % 

Victor Zaleschuk

      203,061,771         96.70 %      6,937,581         3.30 % 

 

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Profile

Cameco, with its head office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is one of the world’s largest uranium producers. The company’s uranium products are used to generate electricity in nuclear energy plants around the world, providing one of the cleanest sources of energy available today. Cameco’s shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

As used in this news release, “Cameco” or the “company” means Cameco Corporation, a Canadian corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates unless stated otherwise.

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Investor inquiries:

   Rachelle Girard   (306) 956-6403

Media inquiries:

   Rob Gereghty   (306) 956-6190

 

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