TORONTO, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO, OTCQX:WDOFF) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces the results of its 2025 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held earlier today. A replay of the Meeting is available on the Company’s website.
A total of 96,142,077 common shares were represented at the Meeting, representing 63.99% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.
All matters presented for shareholder approval at the Meeting were approved, as follows:
- Election of the directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders;
- Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration; and
- Approval of an advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated April 16, 2025.
Election of Directors
The following eight individuals were elected as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders:
| Name of Nominee | Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld / Abstain |
% Withheld / Abstain |
| Anthea Bath | 81,105,296 | 99.82 | 144,742 | 0.18 |
| Edward Dowling | 78,420,001 | 96.52 | 2,830,037 | 3.48 |
| Louise Grondin | 80,781,276 | 99.42 | 468,762 | 0.58 |
| Jacqueline Ricci | 79,794,650 | 98.21 | 1,455,388 | 1.79 |
| Brian Skanderbeg | 79,567,138 | 97.93 | 1,682,900 | 2.07 |
| Edie Thome | 79,505,421 | 97.85 | 1,744,617 | 2.15 |
| Bill Washington | 79,118,462 | 97.38 | 2,131,576 | 2.62 |
| Philip Yee | 81,180,828 | 99.91 | 69,210 | 0.09 |
Appointment of Auditor
Based on proxies received and votes cast during the Meeting, Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as independent auditor of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the directors are authorized to fix their remuneration:
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld / Abstain |
% Withheld / Abstain |
|
| Appointment of Auditor | 94,790,443 | 98.59 | 1,351,634 | 1.41 |
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Based on proxies received and votes cast by ballot during the Meeting, the advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated April 16, 2025 was approved as follows:
| Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
|
| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | 78,717,274 | 96.88 | 2,532,764 | 3.12 |
The Report of Voting Results has been filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
About Wesdome
Wesdome is a Canadian-focused gold producer with two high-grade underground assets – the Eagle River mine in Ontario and the Kiena mine in Quebec. The Company’s primary goal is to responsibly leverage its operating platform and high-quality brownfield and greenfield exploration pipeline to build a growing value-driven Canadian gold producer.
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