TORONTO, May 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mandalay Resources Corporation ("Mandalay" or the "Company") (TSX:MND) is pleased to announce the results of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held today in Toronto, Ontario. All of the resolutions presented at the meeting were approved by the shareholders, with the votes cast by proxy representing 79.15% of the total shares outstanding as of the proxy cut-off date, May 14, 2018.
Election of Directors
As announced on May 14, 2018, Mark Sander has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and also withdrew as a candidate for re-election to the board. As a result, the number of directors was fixed at five members and each of the five nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular dated April 13, 2018 (the “Circular”) other than Dr. Sander were re-elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Abraham Jonker remains the lead independent director and Bradford Mills continues as the Chair. The vote was conducted by a show of hands. Results of the votes cast by proxy are set out below.
| Motion | Votes Cast by Proxy For | % For | Votes Cast by Proxy Withheld | % Withheld |
| Abraham Jonker | 335,371,548 | 99.31 | 2,317,679 | 0.69 |
| Amy Freedman | 337,026,707 | 99.80 | 662,519 | 0.20 |
| Bradford A. Mills | 337,244,097 | 99.87 | 445,130 | 0.13 |
| Peter R. Jones | 337,242,347 | 99.87 | 446,880 | 0.13 |
| Robert Doyle | 337,214,347 | 99.86 | 474,880 | 0.14 |
Appointment of Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the close of the next Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, or until their successor is otherwise appointed, and the directors were authorized to fix the auditor’s remuneration. The vote was conducted by a show of hands. Results of the votes cast by proxy are set out below.
| Motions | Votes Cast by Proxy For | % For | Votes Cast by Proxy Withheld | % Withheld |
| Appointment of Auditors | 357,150,854 | 99.98 | 79,965 | 0.02 |
Shareholder Rights Plan
The resolution to ratify the Company’s amended and restated shareholder rights plan was approved. The vote was conducted by a show of hands. Results of the votes cast by proxy are set out below.
| Motions | Votes Cast by Proxy For | % For | Votes Cast Against | % Withheld |
| Shareholder Rights Plan | 317,439,258 | 94.00 | 20,249,969 | 6.00 |
Advance Notice Policy
The resolution to ratify the Company’s amended and restated advance notice policy was approved. The vote was conducted by a show of hands. Results of the votes cast by proxy are set out below.
| Motions | Votes Cast by Proxy For | % For | Votes Cast Against | % Withheld |
| Advance Notice Policy | 337,527,824 | 99.95 | 161,403 | 0.05 |
ESTMA Report
The Company has filed its Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act Report for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act Report can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.mandalayresources.com.
Appointment of Director
As noted above, as a result of Dr. Sander not standing for re-election as a director, at the conclusion of the Meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors subsequently appointed Dominic Duffy, Mandalay’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, as a director, restoring the size of the Board of Directors to six directors.
For Further Information
Dominic Duffy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Greg DiTomaso
Director of Investor Relations
About Mandalay Resources Corporation
Mandalay Resources is a Canadian-based natural resource company with producing assets in Australia and Sweden, and care and maintenance and development projects in Chile. The Company is focused on executing a roll-up strategy, creating critical mass by aggregating advanced or in production gold, copper, silver and antimony projects in Australia, the Americas, and Europe to generate near-term cash flow and shareholder value.