VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ - New Pacific Metals Corp. ("New Pacific" or the
"Company") (TSX: NUAG) (NYSE American: NEWP) is pleased to report
that all matters submitted for approval at New Pacific's annual
meeting of shareholders held today ("AGM") as set out in the
Company's Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular,
both dated October 24, 2022, were
approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the
AGM. A total of 121,349,139 common shares, representing
77.43% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares as at the
record date for the meeting, were represented at the AGM.
The details of the voting results for the election of directors
are set out below:
|
Votes
For
|
Withheld
|
|
Director
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
Number
|
Percentage
|
|
Dr. Rui Feng
|
110,389,909
|
99.34 %
|
738,661
|
0.66 %
|
|
Terry Salman
|
110,433,659
|
99.37 %
|
694,911
|
0.63 %
|
|
Martin
Wafforn
|
111,005,804
|
99.89 %
|
122,766
|
0.11 %
|
|
Maria Tang
|
110,857,115
|
99.76 %
|
271,455
|
0.24 %
|
|
Dickson Hall
|
110,998,859
|
99.88 %
|
129,711
|
0.12 %
|
|
Dr. Peter
Megaw
|
110,980,857
|
99.87 %
|
147,713
|
0.13 %
|
Shareholders also approved the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as
auditors of the Company for the ensuing year. Final results for all
matters voted on at the AGM will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
and on the Company's website.
The Company would like to welcome Dr. Peter Megaw and Mr. Dickson Hall to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Jack Austin and Mr. David Kong did not stand for re-election as
directors. The Company thanks Mr. Austin and Mr. Kong for
their valuable contributions over the years.
Dr. Peter Megaw, C.P.G. has
over 30 years of experience with a focus on silver and gold
exploration. He is a director of Relevant Gold Corp.,
Minaurum Gold Inc. and Jade Leader Group. Dr. Megaw is
a certified professional geologist of the American Institute of
Professional Geologists and an Arizona Registered
Geologist. Dr. Megaw has been instrumental in many
mineral discoveries in Mexico. He received the PDAC's
2016 Thayer Lindsley Award.
Mr. Hall has over 40 years of experience in finance and
corporate development, with a strong emphasis on the mining
sector. He is a Partner at Valuestone Advisors Limited,
sole advisor of Valuestone Global Resource Fund 1, a director of
Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and MEC Advisors Limited. He
is also the sole manager of Can-China Global Resources Fund and a
former consultant for Hunter Dickson Inc. Fluent in Mandarin
and well-experienced in Chinese business culture, Mr. Hall has
worked with an extensive group of multinationals, trade
associations and government organizations with China operations, including British Petroleum,
Ranger Petroleum, BC Council of Forest Industries, Government of
Canada, Government of British
Columbia. Mr. Hall is a graduate of the University of British Columbia.
ABOUT NEW PACIFIC METALS
New Pacific is a Canadian exploration and development company
with precious metal projects in Bolivia. The Company's flagship Project, the
Silver Sand Silver Project, 2022 MRE 94% in Measure + Indicated:
201.8 M oz at 116 g/t Ag. Inferred:
13.0 M oz at 88 g/t Ag. Measured and
Indicated Ag increased 30%; PEA early Jan
2023. The recently discovered Carangas Silver-Gold Project
is undergoing a 40,000 m drill
program. The third project, the Silverstrike Silver-Gold Project,
commenced a 6,000 m discovery drill
program in June 2022, and a
near-surface broad gold zone was discovered in its first drill
hole.
On behalf of New Pacific Metals Corp.
Dr. Rui Feng
Director and CEO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
New Pacific Metals Corp.
Phone: (604) 633‐1368 Ext. 222
U.S. & Canada toll-free:
1-877-631-0593
E-mail: invest@newpacificmetals.com
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www.newpacificmetals.com.
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