TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sept. 19, 2016) –
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Century Global Commodities Corporation (TSX:CNT) (“Century” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the results of the 2016 Annual General Meeting of shareholders that was held on September 19, 2016 in Hong Kong, China.
At that meeting, the shareholders approved the following:
- The re-election of the board of directors (the “Board”);
- The re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s auditor for the upcoming year; and
- The re-approval of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, which was last approved by the shareholders on September 26, 2013.
Director Elections
Century is pleased to announce that the shareholders accepted management’s recommendation and re-elected the Board with the overwhelming support of shareholders. The voting results on the election of directors were as follows:
Results of Voting on the Election of Directors
| Director | Votes For |
% of Votes For* |
Votes Against |
% of Votes Against* |
Votes Abstained |
% of Votes Abstained* |
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| Sandy Chim | 82,917,898 | 99.8 | % | 152,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Ben Koon (David) Wong | 82,907,898 | 99.8 | % | 162,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Hua Bai | 82,907,898 | 99.8 | % | 152,661 | 0.2 | % | 10,550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Howard Bernier | 82,907,898 | 99.8 | % | 162,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Kit Ying (Karen) Lee | 82,907,898 | 99.8 | % | 152,661 | 0.2 | % | 10,550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Xin Ting (Tony) Wang | 82,917,898 | 99.8 | % | 152,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Jiong Hui Wang | 82,907,898 | 99.8 | % | 162,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Caifa Xu | 82,917,898 | 99.8 | % | 152,661 | 0.2 | % | 550 | 0.0 | % |
* % results rounded.
All candidates served on the Board prior to the meeting.
Auditor Appointment
At the meeting, the shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company.
Re-approval of the Equity Incentive Plan
At the meeting, the shareholders also re-approved the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan and all unallocated options, rights or other entitlements thereunder, as required every three years by the TSX. This plan now includes an Insider Participation Limit, a limitation that was not included in the plan when it was last approved by shareholders.
About Century
Century Global Commodities Corporation (TSX:CNT) is building shareholder value through existing and entrepreneurial business units that meet continuing and growing demand from China, the largest market in human history.
Iron Ore
With WISCO and Minmetals, both Global Fortune 500 Chinese strategic partners, Century owns one of the largest iron ore mineral resource bases in the world, across five projects in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Joyce Lake, a direct shipping ore project in Newfoundland and Labrador, is our most advanced project. It has completed feasibility and permitting studies and can be brought to production within approximately 30 months. We are maintaining our properties in preparation for a return to higher iron ore prices.
Base and Precious Metals
Century is monitoring investment and acquisition opportunities. When the right opportunity presents itself, our strong balance sheet will allow us to invest or acquire undervalued assets during the current down-cycle, positioning ourselves for gains when the market improves.
Technology and Financial Services
Century’s award-winning team has harnessed multidisciplinary expertise to build a proprietary bilingual Chinese/English mining investment evaluation and tracking system. The database tracks daily over 1,500 globally listed mining and mineral resource companies with a primary focus on gold and copper and their 3,000 projects. We are now commercializing the technology for use by retail and institutional investors as well as mining professionals worldwide. Century Mining Database can be accessed via www.centurymining.cn.
Quality Food Services
Quality food products sourced from advanced countries are in great demand from the quickly-growing middle class in China. The emphasis is on the need for safe, high-quality food products. Century has established a professional marketing team and built a distribution system to serve Hong Kong and eventually mainland China. Initial successes include contracts with one of the largest egg producers in Australia and supply contracts with hotels, restaurants, grocery chains as well as an international airline.
Century’s website is www.centuryglobal.ca.
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Century Iron Ore Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of
Century Global Commodities Corporation
416-977-3188, ext. 109
robin.cook@centuryglobal.ca
www.centuryglobal.ca