Laramide Resources announces results of annual meeting of shareholders

TORONTO, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Laramide Resources Ltd. ("Laramide" or the "Company") (TSX:LAM, ASX:LAM) is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Toronto.

A total of 36,974,792 common shares (the "Common Shares"), which is 40% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company, were represented at the Meeting and all matters presented for approval at the Meeting have been duly authorized and approved. The nominees proposed by management were elected by shareholders on a show of hands. The detailed results of the management proxy votes received were as follows:

     1A) Election of Director – Mr. Marc Henderson

       The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	%	Withheld	%
24,924,602	98.88	282,470	1.12

     1B) Election of Director – Mr. John Booth

       The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	%	Withheld	%
24,771,402	98.27	435,470	1.73

     1C) Election of Director – Mr. Scott Patterson

       The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	%	Withheld	%
24,768,402	98.26	438,670	1.74

     1D) Election of Director – Mr. Paul Wilkens

       The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	%	Withheld	%
20,631,848	81.85	4,575,224	18.15

     2) Appointment of Collins Barrow Toronto LLP as the Auditors

    The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	Withheld
36,525,924	448,868

      The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

     3) Resolution to renew the Shareholder Rights Plan of the Corporation.

    The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For	%	Withheld	%
22,447,674	89.05	2,759,398	10.95

   

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the meeting will also be filed on SEDAR.

For further information on Laramide, please visit www.laramide.com

About Laramide Resources:
Laramide is engaged in the exploration and development of high-quality uranium assets. Its wholly owned uranium assets are in Australia and the United States. Laramide's portfolio of advanced uranium projects have been chosen for their production potential. Its flagship project, Westmoreland, in Queensland, Australia, is one of the largest projects currently held by a junior mining company. Its U.S. assets include La Jara Mesa in Grants, New Mexico, and La Sal in the Lisbon Valley district of Utah. Its portfolio also includes joint ventures in the Northern Territory, Australia, strategic equity positions and a portfolio of uranium royalties in the Grants Mineral District of New Mexico.

SOURCE Laramide Resources Ltd.

Marc Henderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto, Canada, [phone]; Bryn Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Australia, Brisbane, Australia [phone]; Greg Ferron, Vice-President, Investor Relations, Toronto, Canada, [phone]