Vancouver, Canada – Mawson Gold Limited (“Mawson” or the “Company”) (TSX: MAW) (Frankfurt: MXR) (PINKSHEETS: MWSNF) announces the voting results from the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (the “Meeting”). A total of 128,539,611 common shares were voted, representing 43.78% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares. Shareholders voted in favor of all the items of business before the Meeting, including setting the number of directors at six (6) and for the re-election of Ivan Fairhall, Michael Hudson, Noora Ahola, Colin Maclean and Philip Williams as directors for the ensuing year and also elected John Jentz as director.
Mr. David Henstridge did not stand for re-election. The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Henstridge for his valuable and dedicated service as founding director of the Company.
The percentage of votes cast for each director is as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hudson | 105,306,321 | 81.93 | 23,233,290 | 18.07 |
| Ivan Fairhall | 128,471,726 | 99.95 | 67,885 | 0.05 |
| Colin Maclean | 125,707,936 | 97.80 | 2,831,675 | 2.20 |
| Noora Ahola | 125,761,321 | 97.84 | 2,778,290 | 2.16 |
| Philip Williams | 128,476,111 | 99.95 | 63,500 | 0.05 |
| John Jentz | 128,440,726 | 99.92 | 98,885 | 0.08 |
In addition, shareholders approved the re-appointment of D&H Group LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company’s auditors for the ensuing year at the remuneration to be fixed by the directors of the Company. No other business was put forth before the Meeting.
Additional details of the results of the Meeting will be provided in a Report of Voting Results to be filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
Following the Meeting, the Board of Directors re-appointed Mr. Hudson as Executive Chairman, Mr. Ivan Fairhall as CEO, Mr. DeMare as CFO, and Ms. Mariana Bermudez as Corporate Secretary. The Board of Directors also appointed Messrs. Jentz, Maclean and Williams as members of the Company’s Audit Committee.
About Mawson Gold Limited (TSX:MAW, FRANKFURT:MXR, OTCPINK:MWSNF)
Mawson Gold Limited is an exploration and development company. Mawson has distinguished itself as a leading Nordic Arctic exploration company with its 100% owned flagship Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland, and right to earn into the Skellefteå North gold project in Sweden. Mawson also owns 60% of Southern Cross Gold Ltd (ASX:SXG) which in turn owns three high-grade, historic epizonal goldfields covering 470 km2 in Victoria, Australia.
On behalf of the Board, "Ivan Fairhall” | Further Information www.mawsongold.com
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