VANCOUVER, May 07, 2015 - Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) (TSX: EDR) announces that at yesterday's Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, shareholders voted in favour of all items of business, including the re-election of each director nominee. A total of 64.7 million votes were submitted by proxy, representing 63.4% of the outstanding common shares as of the record date. The following is a tabulation of the votes submitted by proxy:
Director
Votes for
Votes withheld
Percent for
Percent withheld
Ricardo M. Campoy
26,055,204
1,945,310
93.1%
6.9%
Bradford J. Cooke
27,323,038
677,476
97.6%
2.4%
Geoffrey A. Handley
25,741,263
2,259,251
91.9%
8.1%
Rex J. McLennan
27,472,872
527,642
98.1%
1.9%
Kenneth Pickering
26,060,128
1,940,386
93.1%
6.9%
Mario D. Szotlender
14,942,489
13,058,025
53.4%
46.6%
Godfrey J. Walton
27,382,312
618,202
97.8%
2.2%
Shareholders also voted 86.9% in favour to reconfirm the Stock Option Plan and 95.6% in favour of the Proposed Performance Share Unit Plan. In addition, shareholders voted 97.0% in favour of re-appointing KPMG LLP as auditors, and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration for the ensuing year.
At the Board of Directors meeting following the AGM, Geoff Handley was re-appointed Chairman of the Board and Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; Rex McLennan was re-appointed Chair of the Audit Committee; Ricardo Campoy was re-appointed Chair of the Compensation Committee; and Ken Pickering was appointed Chair of the Sustainability Committee.
About Endeavour - Endeavour Silver is a mid-tier silver mining company focused on growing production, reserves and resources in Mexico. Since start-up in 2004, Endeavour has posted 10 consecutive years of accretive growth of its silver mining operations. Endeavour's three silver-gold mines in Mexico combined with its strategic acquisition and exploration programs should facilitate Endeavour's goal to become a premier senior silver producer.
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Meghan Brown Director Investor Relations Toll free: 1-877-685-9775 Tel: 604-640-4804 Fax: 604-685-9744 Email: mbrown@edrsilver.com Website: www.edrsilver.com
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