VANCOUVER, June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco
Resource Corp. ("Alexco") (NYSE‑MKT:AXU, TSX:AXR) announces the
results of matters voted upon at its Annual General Meeting (the
"Meeting") of shareholders held earlier today.
A total of 50,367,684 votes were cast, representing 51.95% of
the issued and outstanding common shares as of the record date for
the Meeting. All nominated directors were elected with voting
results tabulated as follows:
|
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Percentage
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Percentage
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clynton R.
Nauman
|
20,771,701
|
97.5%
|
537,622
|
2.5%
|
|
Elaine
Sanders
|
20,769,794
|
97.5%
|
539,529
|
2.5%
|
|
Michael D.
Winn
|
19,665,830
|
92.3%
|
1,643,493
|
7.7%
|
|
Terry
Krepiakevich
|
20,761,421
|
97.4%
|
547,902
|
2.6%
|
|
Richard N.
Zimmer
|
20,774,193
|
97.5%
|
535,130
|
2.5%
|
|
Rick Van
Nieuwenhuyse
|
19,647,127
|
92.2%
|
1,662,196
|
7.8%
|
Shareholders also voted 97.9% in favour to set the number of
directors at six. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Chartered Professional Accountants, were re-appointed as auditors
with 98.3% voting support.
About Alexco
Alexco holds the historical high grade Keno Hill Silver District
located in Canada's Yukon
Territory. Employing a unique business model, Alexco also
provides mine-related environmental services, remediation
technologies and reclamation and mine closure services to both
government and industry clients through the Alexco Environmental
Group, its wholly-owned environmental services division.
SOURCE Alexco Resource Corp.