EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm NEWS RELEASE DATED JUNE 15, 2020

 Exhibit 99.1

 

 

  

News Release

B2Gold Announces Voting Results from its 2020 Annual General and Special Meeting

 

Vancouver, Canada, June 15, 2020 – B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Friday, June 12, 2020. A total of 850,836,777 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 81.81% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares.

 

Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all items of business before the Meeting. The nine director nominees listed in B2Gold’s Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) dated May 5, 2020, were elected as directors of B2Gold to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote are set out below:

 

Name Total Votes For Total Votes Withheld Outcome of Vote
Clive Johnson 795,205,121 99.21% 6,333,869   0.79% Approved
Robert Cross 655,532,577 81.78% 146,006,413 18.22% Approved
Robert Gayton 659,726,522 82.31% 141,812,468 17.69% Approved
Jerry Korpan 659,747,299 82.31% 141,791,691 17.69% Approved
Bongani Mtshisi 692,509,529 86.40% 109,029,461 13.60% Approved
Kevin Bullock 692,440,447 86.39% 109,098,543 13.61% Approved
George Johnson 692,354,507 86.38% 109,184,483 13.62% Approved
Robin Weisman 791,740,357 98.78% 9,798,633   1.22% Approved
Liane Kelly 794,144,197 99.08% 7,394,793   0.92% Approved

 

The resolutions to set the number of directors of the Company at nine and to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company were approved with 99.77% and 99.89%, respectively, of votes cast in favour. The resolution to amend B2Gold restricted share unit plan as set out in the Circular was approved with 94.98% of votes cast in favour. The resolution on B2Gold’s approach to executive compensation (“say on pay”) as described in the Circular was approved with 98.35% of votes cast in favour.

 

A report on all items of business voted on at the Meeting has been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Webcast/Dial-in Playback Details

 

A playback of the Meeting will be available until June 26, 2020, on B2Gold’s events page by clicking here for the webcast or by dialing +1 416-849-0833 (local – Toronto) or +1 855-859-2056 (toll free – North America) (passcode 7987089).

 

About B2Gold Corp.

 

B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines, and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali and Colombia.

 

On Behalf of B2GOLD CORP.

"Clive T. Johnson"

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

For more information on B2Gold, please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com or contact:

 

Ian MacLean Katie Bromley
Vice President, Investor Relations Manager, Investor Relations & Public Relations
+1 604-681-8371 +1 604-681-8371
imaclean@b2gold.com kbromley@b2gold.com