TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 30, 2015) -
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Uranium Participation Corporation ("UPC" or the "Corporation") (TSX:U) announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") were elected as directors of the Corporation. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting yesterday in Toronto are set out below.
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Votes % Votes %
Nominee For For Withheld Withheld
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Paul J. Bennett 63,335,621 98.57 916,036 1.43
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Thomas Hayslett 62,117,254 96.68 2,134,403 3.32
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Jeff Kennedy 50,469,581 78.55 13,782,077 21.45
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Garth MacRae 52,766,129 82.12 11,485,528 17.88
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Ganpat Mani 62,111,767 96.67 2,139,890 3.33
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Richard H. McCoy 62,829,489 97.79 1,422,169 2.21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------UPC's shareholders also approved the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year at the remuneration to be fixed by directors.
About Uranium Participation Corporation
Uranium Participation Corporation is a company that invests substantially all of its assets in uranium oxide in concentrates ("U3O8") and uranium hexafluoride ("UF6") (collectively "uranium"), with the primary investment objective of achieving appreciation in the value of its uranium holdings. Additional information about Uranium Participation Corporation is available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and on Uranium Participation Corporation's website at
www.uraniumparticipation.com.