SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2022
Commission File Number 001-35571
Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
(Name of Registrant)
Suite 610 - 815 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C 1B4
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Jordan Neeser |
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Name: | Jordan Neeser |
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Title: | Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary |
Date: August 10, 2022
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description |
99.1 | Report of Voting Results dated August 9, 2022 |
NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102 CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
REPORT ON VOTING RESULTS
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX: GSV; NYSE AMERICAN: GSV) held a special meeting of shareholders, holders of options (“Options”) to acquire shares (“Shares”) and holders of restricted share units (“RSUs” and, together with the Options and the Shares, the “Securities”) of the Company (collectively, the “Securityholders”) on August 9, 2022 (the “Meeting”) and in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the Company hereby advises of the following voting results obtained at the Meeting:
Total Shares issued and outstanding on June 30, 2022: | 358,735,368 |
Total Shares represented at the Meeting: | 223,971,939 |
Percentage of total Shares represented at the Meeting: | 62.43% |
Total Securities issued and outstanding on June 30, 2022: | 378,705,626 |
Total Securities represented at the Meeting: | 241,097,335 |
Percentage of total Securities represented at the Meeting: | 63.66% |
The matter considered at the Meeting is described in greater detail in the Company’s management information circular dated July 6, 2022 related to the Meeting (the “Circular”), available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at https://goldstandardv.com/investors/filings-financials/sms/.
Based on the proxies received and a vote conducted by ballot at the Meeting, the special resolution (the “Arrangement Resolution”), the full text of which is included as Appendix A to the Circular, approving a plan of arrangement involving the Company and Orla Mining Ltd. under section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as more fully described in the Circular, was approved by the Securityholders of the Company.
The following is a summary of the votes cast by holders of Shares:
Arrangement Resolution | For | Against | Outcome |
See Appendix A to the Circular for the full text of the Arrangement Resolution. | 219,665,524 (98.08%) | 4,306,415 (1.92%) | Approved |
The following is a summary of the votes cast by Securityholders (voting together as a single class):
Arrangement Resolution | For | Against | Outcome |
See Appendix A to the Circular for the full text of the Arrangement Resolution. | 236,790,920 (98.21%) | 4,306,415 (1.79%) | Approved |
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. | PHONE +1 604.687.2766 | Suite 610 - 815 West Hastings Street |
www.goldstandardv.com | Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1B4 |
The following is a summary of the votes cast by holders of Shares (excluding Shares required to be excluded pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions):
Arrangement Resolution | For | Against | Outcome |
See Appendix A to the Circular for the full text of the Arrangement Resolution. | 218,218,419 (98.06%) | 4,306,415 (1.94%) | Approved |
Dated this 9th day of August, 2022.
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