TORONTO, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO, OTCQX:WDOFF) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announces the results of its 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held earlier today. A replay of the Meeting is available on the Company’s website.

A total of 98,978,379 common shares were represented at the Meeting, representing 66.19% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.

All matters presented for shareholder approval at the Meeting were approved, as follows:

(a) Election of the directors of the Company for the ensuing year;

(b) Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration; and

(c) Approval of an advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated May 14, 2024.

Election of Directors

The following seven individuals were elected as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders:

Name of Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld / Abstain	% Withheld / Abstain
Anthea Bath	83,042,479	97.86%	1,816,077	2.14%
Louise Grondin	73,238,523	86.31%	11,620,033	13.69%
Charles Main	74,875,627	88.24%	9,982,929	11.76%
Jacqueline Ricci	73,777,476	86.94%	11,081,080	13.06%
Brian Skanderbeg	73,621,200	86.76%	11,237,356	13.24%
Edie Thome	69,517,502	81.92%	15,341,054	18.08%
Bill Washington	76,977,795	90.71%	7,880,761	9.29%

Following the Meeting, the Board appointed Bill Washington as Interim Chair while it continues its search through an independent recruitment firm for a permanent Chair as part of its board refresh.

Appointment of Auditor

Based on proxies received and votes cast by show of hands during the Meeting, Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as independent auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and the directors are authorized to fix their remuneration:

	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld / Abstain	% Withheld / Abstain
Appointment of Auditor	95,092,237	96.07%	3,886,142	3.93%

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Based on proxies received and votes cast by ballot during the Meeting, the advisory non-binding resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated May 14, 2024 was approved as follows:

	Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	81,369,417	95.89%	3,489,139	4.11%

The Report of Voting Results has been filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

About Wesdome

Wesdome is a Canadian focused gold producer with two high grade underground assets, the Eagle River mine in Ontario and the Kiena mine in Quebec. The Company’s primary goal is to responsibly leverage this operating platform and high-quality brownfield and greenfield exploration pipeline to build Canada’s next intermediate gold producer.

For further information, please contact:
Raj Gill, SVP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Trish Moran, VP, Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (416) 360-3743
E-Mail: invest@wesdome.com

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