Ms. Brenda Dayton reports
ISS AND GLASS LEWIS RECOMMEND THAT GOLDEN QUEEN MINING COMPANY LTD. SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE JOINT VENTURE WITH GAUSS LLC
Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis & Co. have both recommended that shareholders vote for the resolution to approve the joint venture between Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd. and Gauss LLC. The resolution will be considered at the upcoming special meeting of shareholders of the company to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Coal Harbour room (999 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, B.C.) at 10 a.m. PT.
Both ISS and Glass Lewis are independent proxy advisory firms, which, among other services, provide proxy voting recommendations to pension funds, investment managers, mutual funds and other institutional shareholders.
Shareholders are reminded to vote their proxy prior to the proxy voting deadline of Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at 10 a.m. PT. The company's board of directors recommends a vote for the proposed joint venture.
Due to the approach of the voting deadline, shareholders are urged to vote today using one of the alternatives below.
Registered shareholders
Shareholders that have physical certificates representing Golden Queen shares may vote by telephone or via the Internet. To vote by telephone call 1-866-732-8683 from a Touch-Tone phone. When prompted, enter your control number listed on the proxy and follow the voting instructions. To vote via the Internet, go to the website and enter the control number listed on the proxy and follow the voting instructions on the screen. If you vote by telephone or via the Internet, do not complete or return the form of proxy.
Beneficial shareholders
Shareholders that hold their shares through a broker or other intermediary may vote via the Internet or follow the other instructions found on their voting instruction form.
Shareholders that have any questions about the information contained in the proxy statement or require assistance with voting should contact the company's proxy solicitor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, toll-free at 1-877-452-7184 or send an e-mail to assistance@laurelhill.com.
Proposed joint venture
The company announced the proposed joint venture with Gauss in a news release on June 9, 2014. Details of the proposed joint venture transaction are disclosed in a proxy statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the SEC and certain Canadian securities regulators on July 31, 2014. A copy of the proxy statement is available at EDGAR, SEDAR and the company's website.
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