VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (TSX: LUC) (BSE:
LUC) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUC)
Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") held its Annual
General and Special Meeting of shareholders in Toronto, Ontario today. Shareholders voted as
follows on the matters before the meeting: Please view PDF
version.
Board Members
Shareholders elected the following 7 board members with
shareholders represented at the meeting voting in favour of
individual directors as follows:
Director
|
Votes For
|
% Votes
For
|
Votes Withheld
|
% Votes
Withheld
|
Paul
Conibear
|
264,352,502
|
97.41 %
|
7,040,747
|
2.59 %
|
David
Dicaire
|
270,456,575
|
99.65 %
|
936,674
|
0.35 %
|
Marie
Inkster
|
270,510,404
|
99.67 %
|
882,845
|
0.33 %
|
Adam Lundin
|
266,148,568
|
98.07 %
|
5,244,681
|
1.93 %
|
Catherine
McLeod-Seltzer
|
264,431,695
|
97.43 %
|
6,961,554
|
2.57 %
|
Peter J.
O'Callaghan
|
264,312,339
|
97.39 %
|
7,080,910
|
2.61 %
|
Eira Thomas
|
270,405,501
|
99.64 %
|
987,748
|
0.36 %
|
Appointment of Auditors
Shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lucara's
auditors with 95.77% of shareholders voting in favour.
Ordinary Resolutions to Share Unit and Stock Option Plan
Amendments
Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to approve certain
amendments to the Company's share unit plan, including, amongst
other amendments, setting the maximum number of Common Shares
reserved for issuance under the share unit plan to 17,000,000. This
resolution passed with 95.81% of votes cast in favour.
Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to approve certain
amendments to the Company's deferred share unit plan, with 99.62%
voting in favour.
Shareholders passed an ordinary resolution to approve the
continuation of the Company's stock option plan, including certain
amendments thereto and the unallocated entitlements thereunder, and
to ratify the issuance of certain stock options previously granted
by the Company, with 95.83% voting in favour.
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
Management's approach to executive compensation, also disclosed in
Lucara's management proxy circular dated April 4, 2023 was approved with 97.19% of shares
represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Following the meeting, Mr. Paul
Conibear will continue to serve as Chairman of the
Board.
On behalf of the Board,
Eira Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
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ABOUT LUCARA
Lucara is a leading independent producer of large exceptional
quality Type IIa diamonds from its 100% owned Karowe Mine in
Botswana and owns a 100% interest
in Clara Diamond Solutions, a secure, digital sales platform
positioned to modernize the existing diamond supply chain and
ensure diamond provenance from mine to finger. The Company has an
experienced board and management team with extensive diamond
development and operations expertise. The Company operates
transparently and in accordance with international best practices
in the areas of sustainability, health and safety, environment, and
community relations.
The information in this release is accurate at the time of
distribution but may be superseded or qualified by subsequent news
releases.
The information was submitted for publication, through the
agency of the contact person set out above, on May 12, 2023 at 2:00pm
Pacific Time.
Hannah Reynish, Investor
Relations & Communications, +1 604 674 0272|
info@lucaradiamond.com; Sweden:
Robert Eriksson, Investor Relations
& Public Relations, +46 701 112615 | reriksson@rive6.ch; UK
Public Relations: Charles Vivian /
Jos Simson, Tavistock,
+447788554035 | lucara@tavistock.co.uk
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