5 June 2026
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Thursday, June 4, 2026. A total of 842,480,659 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 63.06% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares.
Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of all items of business before the Meeting. The ten director nominees listed in B2Gold’s Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) dated April 13, 2026, were elected as directors of B2Gold to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for each director are set out below:
|
Name |
Total Votes in Favour |
Total Votes Withheld |
|
Kelvin Dushnisky |
715,435,470 (94.95%) |
38,062,918 (5.05%) |
|
Greg Barnes |
722,691,189 (95.91%) |
30,807,200 (4.09%) |
|
Kevin Bullock |
730,864,414 (97.00%) |
22,633,974 (3.00%) |
|
Michael Cinnamond |
696,212,073 (92.40%) |
57,286,315 (7.60%) |
|
Liane Kelly |
737,643,137 (97.90%) |
15,855,252 (2.10%) |
|
Jerry Korpan |
731,183,526 (97.04%) |
22,314,863 (2.96%) |
|
Thabile Makgala |
747,216,108 (99.17%) |
6,282,281 (0.83%) |
|
DCS (Baise) Maree |
747,246,102 (99.17%) |
6,252,287 (0.83%) |
|
Mary-Lynn Oke |
722,209,981 (95.85%) |
31,288,407 (4.15%) |
|
Robin Weisman |
738,406,405 (98.00%) |
15,091,983 (2.00%) |
The resolutions to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company and to approve certain matters relating to the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan were approved with 96.92% and 95.71%, respectively, of votes cast in favor.