Canagold Announces Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
July 19, 2022
Vancouver, Canada – Canagold Resources Ltd. (TSX: CCM, OTC-QB: CRCUF, Frankfurt: CANA) (“Canagold” or the “Company”) today announced the voting results at its Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on July 19, 2022. A total of 59,490,047 common shares were voted, representing 68.73% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares as at the record date of June 6, 2022. At the Meeting, shareholders elected new members to the board of directors (the “Board”).
Shareholders of the Company voted for the election of Dr. Carmen Letton, Ms. Sofia Bianchi, Mr. Andrew Trow, Dr. Kadri Dagdelen and Mr. Scott Eldridge as directors for the ensuing year. Three other nominees originally proposed by Canagold, namely Mr. Bradford Cooke, Mr. Martin Burian and Dr. Deepak Malhorta, elected to resign from the Board and decided not to stand for election.
The results of the votes for those who stood for election are as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | % For as % of Issued and Outstanding Shares |
Votes Withheld | % Withheld | % Withheld as % of Issued and Outstanding Shares |
| Carmen Letton | 39,138,354 | 99.21 | 45.22 | 312,801 | 0.79 | 0.36 |
| Sofia Bianchi |
39,136,655 | 99.20 | 45.21 | 314,500 | 0.80 | 0.36 |
| Andrew Trow |
37,902,539 | 96.07 | 43.79 | 1,548,616 | 3.93 | 1.79 |
| Scott Eldridge |
19,889,739 | 99.26 | 22.98 | 149,153 | 0.74 | 0.17 |
| Kadri Dagdelen | 19,884,039 | 99.23 | 22.97 | 154,853 | 0.77 | 0.18 |
In addition, shareholders approved the re-appointment of Smythe LLP as the auditors of the Company and voted against the authorization of the amendment to the Stock Option Plan.
No other business was put forth before the Meeting.
“We wish to thank shareholders and employees for their ongoing support,” commented Sofia Bianchi, Chair of the Board. “The Board is committed to good governance and advancing Canagold’s projects. We are excited for the future of this new Canagold and remain focused on creating shareholder value.”
About Canagold
Canagold Resources Ltd. is a growth-oriented gold exploration company focused on generating superior shareholder returns by discovering, exploring and developing strategic gold deposits in North America. Canagold shares trade on the TSX: CCM and the OTCQB: CRCUF.
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