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VANCOUVER, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Silver Wheaton Corp. ("Silver Wheaton" or
the "Company") (TSX:SLW) (NYSE:SLW) announces that the nominees listed
in the management proxy circular for the 2014 Annual and Special
Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Silver Wheaton.
Detailed results of the vote for directors of the Company held at the
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders earlier today are shown
below:
Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
Lawrence I. Bell
|
170,061,439
|
99.06
|
1,607,166
|
0.94
|
George L. Brack
|
168,457,095
|
98.13
|
3,211,510
|
1.87
|
John A. Brough
|
170,150,611
|
99.12
|
1,517,994
|
0.88
|
R. Peter Gillin
|
170,136,257
|
99.11
|
1,532,348
|
0.89
|
Chantal Gosselin
|
170,408,989
|
99.27
|
1,259,616
|
0.73
|
Douglas M. Holtby
|
169,972,210
|
99.01
|
1,696,395
|
0.99
|
Eduardo Luna
|
136,291,095
|
79.39
|
35,377,510
|
20.61
|
Wade D. Nesmith
|
139,000,466
|
80.97
|
32,668,139
|
19.03
|
Randy V.J. Smallwood
|
169,739,131
|
98.88
|
1,929,474
|
1.12
|
In addition, the following special matters were approved by shareholders
at the 2014 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
-
the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company's approach to
executive compensation was carried with 95.27% of the votes cast in
favour of such resolution;
-
the amendment to the Company's share option plan was carried with 89.36%
of the votes cast in favour of such resolution;
-
the confirmation of the by-law providing for advance notice requirements
for the nomination of directors was carried with 97.71% of the votes
cast in favour of such resolution;
-
the confirmation of the amendment to the Company's existing by-laws to
increase the quorum at a meeting of shareholders from 10% to 25% was
carried with 99.47% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution; and
-
the confirmation of the amendment to the Company's existing by-laws to
modernize and enhance notice and signature provisions was carried with
99.58% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.
SOURCE Silver Wheaton Corp.