VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 /CNW/ - (LUC - TSX, LUC - BSE, LUC - Nasdaq Stockholm)
Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") held its Annual General & Special meeting of shareholders in Toronto, Ontario today. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters before the meeting:
Board Members
Shareholders elected the following 7 board members with shareholders represented at the meeting voting in favour of individual directors as follows:
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| Director                | Votes For |  %  |
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| Richard Clark           |173,307,697|93.10|
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| Paul Conibear           |182,433,596|98.00|
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| Brian Edgar             |178,027,506|95.63|
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| Marie Inkster           |183,996,374|98.84|
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| Lukas Lundin            |164,012,599|88.10|
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| Catherine McLeod-Seltzer|180,807,885|97.12|
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| Eira Thomas             |182,327,603|97.94|
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Appointment of Auditors
Shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lucara's auditors.
Stock Option Plan
The unallocated options under the Corporation's stock option plan, as well as certain amendments of the Plan as disclosed in Lucara's management proxy circular dated April 11, 2019 were approved by Shareholders with 84.62% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
Management's approach to executive compensation, also disclosed in Lucara's management proxy circular dated April 11, 2019 was approved with 86.12% of shares represented at the meeting voting in favour.
Eira Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
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