MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - May 15, 2015) - SEMAFO (TSX:SMF)(OMX:SMF) reported the voting results from its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday, May 14, 2015. A total of 223,064,701 common shares or 80.11% of our issued and outstanding common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business, including election of each director nominee by a majority of the votes cast as follows:
| Nominee | Votes for | % of Votes for |
Votes Withheld |
% of Votes Withheld |
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| Terence F. Bowles | 219,041,094 | 99.97 | % | 65,875 | 0.03 | % |
| Benoit Desormeaux | 218,929,788 | 99.92 | % | 177,181 | 0.08 | % |
| Flore Konan | 219,047,505 | 99.97 | % | 59,464 | 0.03 | % |
| Jean Lamarre | 215,824,993 | 98.50 | % | 3,281,976 | 1.50 | % |
| John LeBoutillier | 215,766,587 | 98.48 | % | 3,340,382 | 1.52 | % |
| Gilles Masson | 217,813,253 | 99.41 | % | 1,293,716 | 0.59 | % |
| Lawrence McBrearty | 218,949,388 | 99.93 | % | 157,581 | 0.07 | % |
| Tertius Zongo | 203,779,972 | 93.00 | % | 15,326,997 | 7.00 | % |
Additionally, the proposal to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors of the Corporation was approved:
| For: | 96.63% |
| Abstain: | 3.37% |
Finally, an advisory resolution on the Corporation's approach to executive compensation was approved.
| For: | 98.33% |
| Against: | 1.67% |
About SEMAFO
SEMAFO is a Canadian-based mining company with gold production and exploration activities in West Africa. The Corporation currently owns and operates the Mana Mine in Burkina Faso, which includes the high-grade satellite Siou and Fofina deposits, and is developing the advanced gold deposit of Natougou. SEMAFO is committed to evolve in a conscientious manner through the responsible development of its Mana property. SEMAFO's strategic focus is to maximize shareholder value by effectively managing its existing assets as well as pursuing organic and strategic growth opportunities.
Contact Information:
Robert LaValliere
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations
Cell: +1 (514) 240 2780
Robert.Lavalliere@semafo.com
Ruth Hanna
Analyst, Investor Relations
Ruth.Hanna@semafo.com
Tel. local & overseas: +1 (514) 744 4408
North America Toll-Free: 1 (888) 744 4408
www.semafo.com