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28 January 2016
SolGold Plc
("SolGold" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
SolGold plc (AIM: SOLG) confirms that all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed by a show of hands at the Company's Annual General Meeting, held on 28 January 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.
A breakdown of proxy votes is set out below:
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1. To receive the Company's financial statements and the report of the Directors and auditors for the year ended 30 June 2015. | 6,273,406 | 99.65% | 21,992 | 0.35% | 13,666 | ||
2. To re-appoint Nicholas Mather as a Director of the Company. | 6,302,064 | 100% | - | - | 7,000 | ||
3. To re-appoint BDO (UK) LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the meeting to the conclusion of the next meeting at which the accounts are laid before the Company at a remuneration to be determined by the Directors. | 6,302,064 | 100% | - | - | 7,000 | ||
4. That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares in the Company up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £4,000,000. | 6,086,866 | 96.62% | 212,860 | 3.38% | 9,338 | ||
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| 5. That, subject to and conditional on the passing of Resolution 4, the Directors be empowered pursuant to section 570 of the Act to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply. | 6,261,734 | 99.40% | 37,992 | 0.6% | 9,338 | |
Notes:
(1) Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
(2) As a percentage of the aggregate of votes "for" plus votes "against".
(3) An abstention is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.
By order of the Board
Karl Schlobohm
Company Secretary
Contacts:
Mr Nicholas Mather Tel: +61 (0) 7 3303 0665
SolGold Plc (Executive Director) +61 (0) 417 880 448
nmather@solgold.com.au
Mr Karl Schlobohm Tel: +61 (0) 7 3303 0661
SolGold Plc (Company Secretary)
kschlobohm@solgold.com.au
Mr Ewan Leggat Tel: +44 (0) 20 3470 0470
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP (NOMAD and Broker)
Ewan.leggat@spangel.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
SolGold is a Brisbane, Australia based, AIM-listed (SOLG) copper gold exploration and development company with assets in Ecuador, the Solomon Islands and Australia. The Company's objective is to create substantial shareholder value by discovering and defining world-class copper-gold deposits. SolGold's Board and Management Team have high vested interests in the success of Company, holding approximately 14% of its issued share capital, as well as strong track records in the areas of exploration mine development, investment, finance and law. SolGold's experience is augmented by state of the art geophysical techniques and the guidance of Newmont trained porphyry expert Dr Steve Garwin.
Cascabel, the Company's world class flagship copper-gold porphyry project, is located in North West Ecuador on the under-explored northern section of the richly endowed Andean Copper Belt. SolGold owns 85% of Exploraciones Novomining S.A. ("ENSA") and approximately 11% of TSX-V-listed Cornerstone Capital Resources, which holds the remaining 15% of ENSA, the Ecuadorian registered company which holds 100% of the Cascabel concession.
To date the Company has completed geological mapping, soil sampling, 14km2 and 9km2 Induced Polarisation and Magnetotelluric "Orion" surveys at the Alpala and Aguinaga targets respectively. By October 2015, the Company had completed approximately 25km2 of soil sampling and 14km2 of electrical surveys, 21,000m of drilling and expended approximately US$30m. Diamond drilling continues with two drilling rigs completing approximately 8000 metres per rig each per annum.
Cascabel is characterised by multiple targets, world class intersections rich in high grades of copper and gold, logistic advantages in location, elevation, water supply, proximity to road, port and power services and a progressive legislative approach to resource development.
SolGold is planning a resource statement at Alpala the most advanced target at Cascabel during 2016, in addition to drill testing the other key targets at Aguinaga, Tandayama America and Chinambicito in the Cascabel concession. By the end of 2016 the Company is planning further metallurgical testing, and completion of early stage mine and plant design and a scoping study for an economic development at Cascabel. SolGold is investigating both high tonnage / low grade open cut and high grade / low tonnage underground developments as a block caving operation.
In Queensland, Australia the Company is evaluating the future exploration plans for the Mt Perry, Rannes and Normanby projects. Joint venture agreements are still being investigated with the strategy for the joint venture partner to commit funds and carry out exploration to earn an interest in the tenements.
SolGold is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Company listed on London's AIM Market in 2006, under the AIM code 'SOLG' and currently has a total of 822,716,605 ordinary shares allotted, 4,820,000 options exercisable at 50p, 7,280,000 options exercisable at 28p and 9,280,000 options exercisable at 14p. On 2 October 2015, SolGold issued two 12 month Convertible Notes for A$1.25m and £500,000 each respectively, convertible at the greater of 1.75 p or 80% of volume weighted average price over the 5 days preceding the date of notification of conversion.
CAUTIONARY NOTICE
The news release may contain certain statements and expressions of belief, expectation or opinion which are forward looking statements, and which relate, inter alia, to the Company's proposed strategy, plans and objectives or to the expectations or intentions of the Company's directors. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the control of the Company that could cause the actual performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements and save as required by the AIM Rules for Companies or by law, the Company does not accept any obligation to disseminate any updates or revisions to such forward-looking statements.