VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 24, 2017) – PROSPECTOR RESOURCES CORP. (“Prospector” or the “Company“) (TSX VENTURE:PRR) is pleased to announce the results of the 2017 Annual General and Special Meeting of its shareholders held on April 21, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia (the “Meeting”). Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated March 21, 2017, a copy of which is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com (the “Circular”). The voting results for each matter voted on by the shareholders at the Meeting is provided below.
1. Fixing Number of Directors
The shareholders passed a resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at six. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 100% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
2. Election of Directors
All of the nominees named in the Circular were elected as directors of the Company. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot. The detailed results of voting are as follows:
| Votes for | Votes Withheld | |||||||
| Nominee | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||||
| Alexander Black | 31,399,090 | 99.99% | 3 | less than 0.001% | ||||
| Klaus Zeitler | 31,993,093 | 100% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Sidney Robinson | 31,993,093 | 100% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Ram Ramachandran | 31,993,093 | 100% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| David Thomas | 31,993,093 | 100% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Kenney | 31,993,093 | 100% | 0 | 0% | ||||
3. Appointment of Auditors
The shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditors of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors of the Company. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 100% of the votes cast being in favour of the appointment.
4. Name Change
The shareholders approved by special resolution the Company changing its name to “Rio2 Limited”. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 99.98% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
5. Continuance into Ontario
The shareholders approved by special resolution the continuance (the “Continuance“) of the Company from the Province of British Columbia into the Province of Ontario. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 99.99% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
6. Adoption of By-Laws
The shareholders approved the adoption of by-laws of the Corporation in the form attached to the Circular in connection with and subject to the Continuance. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 99.99% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
7. Approval of Stock Option Plan
The shareholders approved and ratified the Company’s stock option plan in the form attached to the Circular. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 99.99% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
8. Approval of Share Incentive Plan
The shareholders approved and ratified the Company’s share incentive plan in the form attached to the Circular. The vote in respect of this matter was carried out by ballot, with 99.99% of the votes cast being in favour of the resolution.
The Company expects to complete the Continuance and Name Change as soon as is practicable and will announce the completion of same and the new CUSIP number and new trading symbol applicable to its common shares in due course.
About Prospector
The focus of Prospector is to compile an attractive portfolio of precious metals assets that can be developed into mines and to assemble a highly experienced technical and corporate management team with a solid experience base of developing and building mines in South America, Central America and North America. Through its strategy of evaluating and acquiring precious metals projects and through a combination of organic exploration, project development and strategic acquisitions, the new management team intends to grow the recapitalized Prospector and create long-term shareholder value through the development of high-margin, strong free-cash-flowing mining operations.
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Chief Executive Officer
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