Guyana Goldfields Inc. Announces Results of Shareholders' Meeting

2017-05-02 / @newswire

TORONTO, May 2, 2017 /CNW/ - Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX:GUY) (the "Company" or "GGI") is pleased to announce that all matters presented for approval at GGI's annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today have been duly authorized and approved, as follows:

(i)	election of all management nominees to the board of directors of the Company;

(ii)	the resolution approving and confirming the deferred share unit plan of the Company

iii)	appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorization of the directors to fix their remuneration;

Detailed voting results for the election of directors were as follows:

Name	Shares Voted For	Shares Withheld
J. Patrick Sheridan	115,523,399	2,578,555
Michael Richings	118,094,525	7,729
Scott Caldwell	115,719,706	2,382,548
Jean-Pierre Chauvin	118,007,508	94,746
Alan Ferry	115,739,140	2,363,114
Daniel Noone	112,817,673	5,284,581
Rene Marion	118,019,532	82,722
David Beatty	115,100,873	3,001,381
Wendy Kei	117,931,901	170,353

About Guyana Goldfields Inc.

Guyana Goldfields Inc. is a Canadian based mid-tier gold producer primarily focused on the exploration, development and operation of gold deposits in Guyana, South America. The 100%-owned Aurora Gold Mine achieved commercial production January 1, 2016 and has a total gold resource of 6.25 million ounces in the measured and indicated categories (59.73 million tonnes at 3.25 g/t Au) as well as an additional 1.79 million ounces in the inferred category (16.58 million tonnes at 3.79 g/t Au).For further details, please refer to the report entitled "Independent Technical Report Updated Feasibility Study, Aurora Gold Mine Project, Republic of Guyana" dated February 2, 2017 available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Website: www.guygold.com

SOURCEGuyana Goldfields Inc.

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