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VANCOUVER, BC, May 13, 2022
/PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the
"Company") announces that the nominees listed below were elected to
the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders. Detailed results of the vote for the Board of
Directors of the Company are shown below. As previously announced,
Mr. Doug Holtby who had served as
Chair of Wheaton is retiring and did not stand for reelection, and
Mr. George Brack has been appointed
the role of Chair of the Board. In addition, Ms. Jaimie Donovan has been elected to the
Board.
"First off, I would like to thank Doug for his leadership and
guidance over the past 16 years, during which Wheaton grew from a
niche player to one of the largest precious metal companies in the
world," said George Brack, Chair of
Wheaton. "I am excited to be stepping into the Chair position of
Wheaton, especially given the Company's strong track record of
delivering value to all stakeholders through accretive growth and
focus on sustainability. I am also excited to welcome Jaimie Donovan to the Wheaton Board of
Directors. Ms. Donovan's significant technical and operational
experience will no doubt make her an excellent addition to the
Wheaton Board. With the addition of Ms. Donovan, we are pleased to
achieve our goal of having at least 30% gender diversity on the
Board, two years ahead of our stated target of 2024."
2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting
Results
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
% For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
%
Withheld
|
George L.
Brack
|
279,843,827
|
86.73%
|
42,799,191
|
13.27%
|
John A.
Brough
|
289,923,537
|
89.86%
|
32,719,481
|
10.14%
|
Jaimie
Donovan
|
320,848,121
|
99.44%
|
1,794,897
|
0.56%
|
R. Peter
Gillin
|
268,956,212
|
83.36%
|
53,686,806
|
16.64%
|
Chantal
Gosselin
|
317,437,144
|
98.39%
|
5,205,874
|
1.61%
|
Glenn Ives
|
321,506,611
|
99.65%
|
1,136,407
|
0.35%
|
Charles A.
Jeannes
|
321,420,318
|
99.62%
|
1,222,700
|
0.38%
|
Eduardo Luna
|
288,408,017
|
89.39%
|
34,235,001
|
10.61%
|
Marilyn
Schonberner
|
321,639,355
|
99.69%
|
1,003,663
|
0.31%
|
Randy V.J.
Smallwood
|
320,784,002
|
99.42%
|
1,859,016
|
0.58%
|
The following special matter was also approved by shareholders
at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
- the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company's
approach to executive compensation was carried with 91.56% of the
votes cast in favour of such resolution.
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