Endeavour Silver Announces 2018 Annual General Meeting Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) (TSX:EDR) announces that at the Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held on May 3, 2018 in Vancouver, shareholders voted in favour of all items of business. A total of 74,231,423 votes were cast or represented by proxy at the AGM, representing 58.23% 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 | 25,595,711 | 890,382 | 96.64% | 3.36% | ||
| Bradford J. Cooke | 25,790,729 | 695,364 | 97.37% | 2.63% | ||
| Geoffrey A. Handley | 24,849,526 | 1,636,567 | 93.82% | 6.18% | ||
| Rex J. McLennan | 25,788,547 | 697,546 | 97.37% | 2.63% | ||
| Kenneth Pickering | 25,653,202 | 832,891 | 96.86% | 3.14% | ||
| Mario D. Szotlender | 23,274,063 | 3,212,030 | 87.87% | 12.13% | ||
| Godfrey J. Walton | 25,085,480 | 1,400,613 | 94.71% | 5.29% | ||
All director nominees were re‑elected.
By a vote by show of hands, shareholders voted 95.97% in favour of re‑appointing KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company and authorized the Board to fix the auditor's remuneration for the ensuing year. In addition, shareholders also voted 87.25% in favour to reconfirm the Stock Option Plan, as amended by Amendment No. 4.
About Endeavour ‑ Endeavour Silver Corp. is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that operates three high-grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. The Company is forecasting 20% production growth to 10.2-11.2 million oz silver equivalent in 2018. Endeavour is currently developing its fourth high-grade, underground, silver-gold mine in Mexico and has a compelling pipeline of exploration and development projects to facilitate its goal to become a premier senior silver producer. Our philosophy of corporate social integrity creates value for all stakeholders.
SOURCE Endeavour Silver Corp.
Contact Information:
Galina Meleger, Director, Investor Relations
Toll free: (877) 685-9775
Tel: (604) 640-4804
Fax: (604) 685-9744
Email: gmeleger@edrsilver.com
Website: www.edrsilver.com
