UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 MAY 2020
Commission File Number: 001-38350
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
900 West Hastings Street, Suite 300,
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada V6C 1E5
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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On May 8, 2020, Lithium Americas Corp. issued the News Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference into this report furnished on Form 6-K.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit |
99.1 | News Release |
99.2 | Report of Voting Results |
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.
Date: May 8, 2020
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Evans |
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Name: | Jonathan Evans |
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Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Lithium Americas Announces Results of 2020 Annual Meeting
May 8, 2020 - Vancouver, British Columbia: Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on May 7, 2020.
All of the following business items were approved at the Meeting by the requisite majority of shareholder votes cast at the meeting:
setting the size of the Board of Directors at nine;
electing each management-nominated director;
appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lithium Americas’ auditor; and
amending the Company’s equity incentive plan from a “rolling 10% plan” to a “fixed plan” whereby the number of common shares issued under the plan will not exceed 16% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares as of close of business on April 1, 2020 (the record date for the Meeting), as more particularly described in the information circular for the Meeting.
The nine directors of Lithium Americas elected at the Meeting are: Fabiana Chubs, Franco Mignacco, Gabriel Rubacha, George Ireland, John Kanellitsas, Jonathan Evans, Dr. Michael Fischer, Xiaoshen Wang and Yuan Gao. Votes for the directors were cast as follows:
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Percent For | Percent Withheld |
Fabiana Chubbs | 48,344,163 | 313,874 | 99.35% | 0.65% |
Franco Mignacco | 47,372,762 | 1,285,275 | 97.36% | 2.64% |
Gabriel Rubacha | 47,378,855 | 1,279,182 | 97.37% | 2.63% |
George Ireland | 48,067,018 | 591,019 | 98.79% | 1.21% |
John Kanellitsas | 47,336,983 | 1,321,054 | 97.29% | 2.71% |
Jonathan Evans | 47,387,240 | 1,270,797 | 97.39% | 2.61% |
Dr. Michael Fischer | 47,191,911 | 1,466,126 | 96.99% | 3.01% |
Xiaoshen Wang | 46,934,997 | 1,723,040 | 96.46% | 3.54% |
Dr. Yuan Gao | 48,370,739 | 287,299 | 99.41% | 0.59% |
Amendments to the equity incentive plan were approved and received 96.54% votes in favour, and the remainder against.
About Lithium Americas:
Lithium Americas is developing the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project (50%-owned) in Jujuy, Argentina and the Thacker Pass lithium project (100%-owned) in Nevada, USA. The Company trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LAC”.
For further information contact:
Lithium Americas Corp.
Investor Relations
Suite 300 – 900 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, V6C 1E6
Telephone: 778-656-5820
Email: ir@lithiumamericas.com
Website: www.lithiumamericas.com
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.
Voting Results for Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Lithium Americas Corp.
(the “Company”) held on May 7, 2020 (the “Meeting”)
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations
Section 11.3
Matters Voted Upon
Outcome of Vote | Votes For | Votes Against | |||
1. | Setting the number of directors of the Company at nine (9) | Carried | 48,387,985 (99.45%) |
270,052 (0.55%) | |
2. | The election of the following directors: | Outcome of Vote | Votes For | Votes Withheld | |
(a) | Fabiana Chubbs | Carried | 48,344,163 (99.35%) |
313,874 (0.65%) | |
(b) | Jonathan Evans | Carried | 47,387,240 (97.39%) |
1,270,797 (2.61%) | |
(c) | Dr. Michael Fischer | Carried | 47,191,911 (96.99%) |
1,466,126 (3.01%) | |
(d) | Yuan Gao | Carried | 48,370,739 (99.41%) |
287,299 (0.59%) | |
(e) | George Ireland | Carried | 48,067,018 (98.79%) |
591,019 (1.21%) | |
(f) | John Kanellitsas | Carried | 47,336,983 (97.29%) |
1,321,054 (2.71%) | |
(g) | Franco Mignacco | Carried | 47,372,762 (97.36%) |
1,285,275 (2.64%) | |
(h) | Gabriel Rubacha | Carried | 47,378,855 (97.37%) |
1,279,182 (2.63%) | |
(i) | Xiaoshen Wang | Carried | 46,934,997 (96.46%) |
1,723,040 (3.54%) | |
Outcome of Vote | Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||
3. | Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration | Carried | 63,824,561 (99.69%) |
199,377 (0.31 %) | |
Outcome of Vote | Votes For | Votes Against | |||
4. | Approval to amend the Company’s equity incentive plan from a “rolling 10% plan” to a “fixed plan” with an aggregate number of | Carried | 46,973,632 (96.54%) |
1,684,407 (3.46%) |
shares not to exceed 16% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares as of April 1, 2020 (the record date for the Meeting), as more particularly described in the information circular for the Meeting |
Each vote was conducted by show of hands (and accordingly, the above totals represent proxies cast in addition to one shareholder who voted shares in person at the meeting). All directors were elected to serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders.
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