EX-99.40 41 tm2016525d3_ex99-40.htm EXHIBIT 99.40

Exhibit 99.40

 

 

SPROTT INC.

 

Report of Voting Results

Submitted Pursuant to

Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations

 

May 8, 2020

 

The following briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the annual and special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders (“Shareholders”) of Sprott Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 8, 2020.

 

At the Meeting, Shareholders voted by ballot on the following matters:

 

1.       Election of Directors

 

The election of each of the following proposed director nominees with the results of voting set forth opposite the name of each nominee:

 

Nominee Votes For % Votes Withheld %
Ronald Dewhurst 127,781,470 99.15% 1,089,004 0.85%
Graham Birch 128,106,903 99.41% 763,571 0.59%
Peter Grosskopf 127,609,289 99.02% 1,261,185 0.98%
Sharon Ranson 127,728,812 99.11% 1,141,662 0.89%
Arthur Richards Rule IV 127,868,564 99.22% 1,001,910 0.78%
Rosemary Zigrossi 127,490,007 98.93% 1,380,467 1.07%

 

2.       Appointment of Auditors

 

A resolution re-appointing KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

 

Votes For % Votes Withheld %
168,307,456 99.33% 1,142,502 0.67%

 

3.       Approval of the Common Share Consolidation

 

A special resolution authorizing the future consolidation of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for up to ten (10) pre-consolidation common shares at such time as the Company’s board of directors so determines was passed. The results of the vote were:

 

Votes For % Votes Against %
163,659,988 96.58% 5,789,970 3.42%

 

4.       Approval of the 2020 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

 

A resolution approving the 2020 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, and related matters, as more particularly described in the Management Information Circular dated March 18, 2020 (the “Circular”) of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

 

Votes For % Votes Against %
110,576,330 85.74% 18,383,433 14.26%

 

 

 

 

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5.       Approval of the 2020 Amended and Restated Employee Profit Sharing Plan

 

A resolution approving the 2020 Amended and Restated Employee Profit Sharing Plan for non-U.S. employees, and related matters, as more particularly described in the Circular of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

 

Votes For % Votes Against %
100,327,639 77.80% 28,632,124 22.20%

 

6.Approval of the 2020 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for U.S. Service Providers

 

A resolution approving the 2020 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for U.S. Service Providers of the Company and its affiliates, and related matters, as more particularly described in the Circular of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

 

Votes For % Votes Against %
104,141,785 80.76% 24,817,978 19.24%

 

DATED this 8th day of May, 2020.

 

 

SPROTT INC.

 

Per: /s/ “Arthur Einav”  
  Arthur Einav  
  Corporate Secretary