VANCOUVER, BC, April 10,
2024 /CNW/ - (TSX: LUC) (BSE: LUC) (Nasdaq Stockholm:
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Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") announces that
its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held
at the office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 1133 Melville
Street, Suite 3500, Vancouver, BC
V6E 4E5, Canada on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), for the following
purposes:
- To receive the audited consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 2023,
together with the report of the auditors;
- To reappoint the auditors for the upcoming year and to
authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;
- To elect directors for the upcoming year;
- To consider and, if deemed advisable, to pass, an ordinary
resolution of disinterested shareholders of the Corporation to
authorize and approve the issuance of up to 1,125,000 common shares
of the Corporation to Nemesia S.à.r.l., pursuant to the terms of a
debenture agreement dated August 23,
2023, as required pursuant to the rules of the Toronto Stock
Exchange ("TSX") given that the Issuance may materially affect
control (as defined in the TSX Company Manual) of the
Corporation.
- To adopt an advisory resolution on executive compensation
The record date for the Annual General and Special Meeting is
March 20, 2024. The Notice of
Meeting, the accompanying Management Proxy Circular and related
meeting materials are available under the Company's profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca or from the Company's website at
www.lucaradiamond.com.
The Corporation encourages you to vote your shares by proxy
in advance of the Meeting, via mail, telephone or on the
internet. Voting instructions need to be received at least
one business day before the proxy deposit date. The proxy deposit
date is Wednesday, May 8, 2024,
10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), any proxy
form received after that time will not be valid.
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The information in this section is of significance to
shareholders who hold their securities ("Euroclear Registered
Securities") through Euroclear Sweden AB, which securities trade on
the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange. Shareholders who hold Euroclear
Registered Securities are not registered holders of voting
securities for the purposes of voting at the Meeting. Instead,
Euroclear Registered Securities are registered under CDS & Co.,
the registration name of the Canadian Depositary for Securities.
Holders of Euroclear Registered Securities will receive a Form of
Proxy (the "Swedish Proxy") by mail directly from Computershare AB
("Computershare Sweden"). The Swedish Proxy cannot be used to vote
securities directly at the Meeting. Instead, the Swedish Proxy must
be completed and returned to Computershare Sweden, strictly in
accordance with the instructions and deadlines that will be
described in the instructions provided with the Swedish Proxy.
On behalf of the Board,
William Lamb
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 Diamond Mine
in Botswana. The Karowe Mine has
been in production since 2012 and is the focus of the Company's
operations and development activities. Clara Diamond Solutions
Limited Partnership ("Clara"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucara,
has developed a secure, digital sales platform which ensures
diamond provenance from mine to finger. Lucara has an experienced
board and management team with extensive diamond development and
operations expertise. Lucara and its subsidiaries operate
transparently and in accordance with international best practices
in the areas of sustainability, health and safety, environment, and
community relations. Lucara has adopted the IFC Performance
Standards and the World Bank Group's Environmental, Health and
Safety Guidelines for Mining (2007). Accordingly, the development
of the Karowe Underground Project adheres to the Equator
Principles. Lucara is committed to upholding high standards while
striving to deliver long-term economic benefits to Botswana and the communities in which the
Company operates.
The information is information that Lucara is obliged to make
public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Swedish
Securities Markets Act. The information in this release is accurate
at the time of distribution but may be superseded or qualified by
subsequent news releases. This information was submitted for
publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out
above, on April 10, 2024 at
5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
SOURCE Lucara Diamond Corp.