Gold Standard Ventures Announces AGM Voting Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: GSV) (TSX: GSV) (“Gold Standard” or the “Company”) today announced the voting results for election of its Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 9, 2021.
The director nominees as listed in the Management Information Circular dated April 28, 2021, were elected as directors of the Company at the meeting to serve until the next Annual General Meeting. In addition, the appointment of auditors was approved. The results are as follows:
Total Eligible Votes: 357,476,205; Total Voted: 237,305,429; Total Voted %: 66.38%
| Nominees | For | For % | Against / Withheld | Against / Withheld % |
| Number of Directors | 201,542,961 | 99.35% | 1,326,522 | 0.65% |
| Jason Attew | 201,423,600 | 99.29% | 1,445,883 | 0.71% |
| D. Bruce McLeod | 201,330,445 | 99.24% | 1,539,038 | 0.76% |
| Lisa Wade | 201,307,001 | 99.23% | 1,562,482 | 0.77% |
| Cassandra Joseph | 201,305,229 | 99.23% | 1,564,254 | 0.77% |
| William E. Threlkeld | 201,310,756 | 99.23% | 1,558,727 | 0.77% |
| Alex Morrison | 201,311,576 | 99.23% | 1,557,907 | 0.77% |
| Zara Boldt | 201,127,740 | 99.14% | 1,741,743 | 0.86% |
| Ron Clayton | 199,879,968 | 98.53% | 2,989,515 | 1.47% |
| John Armstrong | 201,322,100 | 99.24% | 1,547,383 | 0.76% |
| Appointment of Auditor | 236,625,723 | 99.71% | 679,706 | 0.29% |
Jason Attew, President and CEO, commented, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and management, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rob McLeod and Jamie Strauss for their many years of guidance and support as Directors of Gold Standard. We wish them both the best in their future endeavours.
We are pleased to welcome Lisa Wade, Cassandra Joseph, and John Armstrong to our Board. Their expertise and skillsets will help Gold Standard in our goal to become the low-cost junior producer of choice in Nevada.”
Voting results have been reported on www.sedar.com.
About Gold Standard
Gold Standard is developing the South Railroad Project, an open pit, heap leach gold project located in Elko County, Nevada. The project is part of a +21,000 hectare land package on the Carlin Trend, and is 100% owned or controlled by Gold Standard. The goal of the Company is to become the low-cost junior producer of choice in Nevada, one of the premier mining jurisdictions in the world.
For further information contact:
Michael McDonald
Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Phone: 1-604-687-2766
E-Mail: [email protected]