TORONTO,
May 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Sprott Inc.
("Sprott" or the "Corporation") (TSX: SII) reported the results of
its Annual and Special Meeting of the Corporation's shareholders
("Shareholders") held earlier today (the "Meeting"). Sprott is
pleased to announce that all resolutions put forward in the
Management Information Circular dated April
7, 2014 (the "Circular") to Shareholders were approved.
At the Meeting, each of the following nine
nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of
Sprott:
Nominee |
Votes For |
%
For |
Votes
Withheld |
% Withheld |
Eric S. Sprott |
183,917,166 |
99.51 |
900,817 |
0.49 |
Jack C. Lee |
184,386,139 |
99.77 |
431,844 |
0.23 |
Peter Grosskopf |
184,081,138 |
99.60 |
736,845 |
0.40 |
Marc Faber |
183,976,599 |
99.54 |
841,384 |
0.46 |
Sharon Ranson |
183,842,943 |
99.47 |
975,040 |
0.53 |
James T. Roddy |
183,763,529 |
99.43 |
1,054,454 |
0.57 |
Arthur Richards Rule IV |
184,068,599 |
99.59 |
749,384 |
0.41 |
Paul H. Stephens |
184,584,194 |
99.87 |
233,789 |
0.13 |
Rosemary Zigrossi |
183,844,198 |
99.47 |
973,785 |
0.53 |
In addition to the election of directors,
Shareholders also appointed Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered
Accountants, as auditors for the Corporation for the ensuing year
and approved all unallocated options, rights and entitlements with
respect to treasury issuances under the Corporation's amended and
restated stock option plan, employee profit sharing plan and equity
incentive plan.
For further details of each of the above
matters, please refer to the Circular filed on the System for
Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at
www.sedar.com.
About Sprott Inc.
Sprott Inc. is a leading independent asset
manager dedicated to achieving superior returns for its clients
over the long term. The Company currently operates primarily
through six business units: Sprott Asset Management LP, Sprott
Private Wealth LP, Sprott Consulting LP, Sprott Resource Lending
Corp., Sprott Toscana and Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc. Sprott
Asset Management is the investment manager of the Sprott family of
mutual funds and hedge funds and discretionary managed accounts;
Sprott Private Wealth provides wealth management services to high
net worth individuals; and Sprott Consulting and Sprott Toscana
provide management, administrative and consulting services to other
companies. Sprott Resource Lending provides lending services to
mining and energy sectors. Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc. includes
Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd, Sprott Asset
Management USA Inc., and
Resource Capital Investments Corporation. Sprott Inc. is
headquartered in Toronto,
Canada, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under
the symbol "SII". For more information on Sprott Inc., please
visit www.sprottinc.com.
SOURCE Sprott Inc.