Roxgold Announces Voting Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roxgold Inc. (“Roxgold” or the “Company”) (TSX: ROXG) (OTC: ROGFF) is pleased to announce that all matters submitted to shareholders for approval as set out in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated May 25, 2020 (the “Circular”), were approved at the Company’s Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders (“the Meeting”) held virtually today on June 26, 2020. The results for each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting are set out below:

1. Election of Directors

According to the proxies received and ballots cast, the following persons were elected as directors of the Corporation to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed.

Director	Votes For	%	Votes Withheld	%
Oliver Lennox-King	139,388,010	93.85	9,132,650	6.15
Richard Colterjohn	139,464,662	93.90	9,055,998	6.10
John Dorward	139,591,362	93.99	8,929,298	6.01
Kate Harcourt	148,447,910	99.95	72,750	0.05
John L. Knowles	139,521,810	93.94	8,998,850	6.06
Norman Pitcher	145,983,816	98.29	2,536,844	1.71
Jonathan A. Rubenstein	139,076,586	93.64	9,444,074	6.36

2. Reappointment of Auditor

According to the proxies received and ballots cast, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was reappointed as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is appointed, with remuneration to be determined by the board of directors of the Company.

	Votes For	%	Votes Withheld	%
Reappointment of Auditor	144,327,464	94.13	8,993,328	5.87

3. Amendments to Stock Option Plan

According to the proxies received and ballots cast, the resolution approving certain amendments to the Company’s stock option plan, as further detailed in the Circular and a press release of the Company dated June 12, 2020, was carried.

	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%
Amendments to Stock Option Plan	133,088,894	89.61	15,431,766	10.39

Roxgold’s Board of Directors would like to thank the Company’s shareholders for their continued support.

About Roxgold

Roxgold is a Canadian-based gold mining company with assets located in West Africa. The Company owns and operates the high-grade Yaramoko Gold Mine located on the Houndé greenstone belt in Burkina Faso and is advancing the development and exploration of the Séguéla Gold Project located in Côte d’Ivoire. Roxgold trades on the TSX under the symbol ROXG and as ROGFF on OTCQX.