B2gold Corp 6-K, filed Jun 27, 2023
B2gold Corp (BTG)
About this 6-K
B2gold Corp filed this 6-K on June 27, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2023
Commission File Number: 001-35936
B2Gold Corp.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
British Columbia, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Suite 3400, Park Place
666 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F [ X ]
DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index hereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| B2Gold Corp. | ||
| Date: June 26, 2023 | By: | /s/ Randall Chatwin |
| Name: | Randall Chatwin | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Legal and Corporate Communications | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 26, 2023 - B2Gold Announces Voting Results from its 2023 Annual General and Special Meeting |
EXHIBIT 99.1
B2Gold Announces Voting Results from its 2023 Annual General and Special Meeting
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Friday, June 23, 2023. A total of 950,464,631 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 73.46% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares.
Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all items of business before the Meeting. The nine director nominees listed in B2Gold’s Management Information Circular (“the “Circular”) dated May 15, 2023, were elected as directors of B2Gold to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for each director are set out below:
| Name | Total Votes in Favour | Total Votes Withheld | Outcome of Vote | ||||
| Kevin Bullock | 887,166,749 | 98.96% | 9,342,556 | 1.04% | Approved | ||
| Kelvin Dushnisky | 851,578,581 | 94.99% | 44,930,724 | 5.01% | Approved | ||
| Clive Johnson | 859,697,022 | 95.89% | 36,812,283 | 4.11% | Approved | ||
| George Johnson | 893,851,450 | 99.70% | 2,657,855 | 0.30% | Approved | ||
| Liane Kelly | 891,612,607 | 99.45% | 4,896,698 | 0.55% | Approved | ||
| Jerry Korpan | 841,819,914 | 93.90% | 54,689,390 | 6.10% | Approved | ||
| Thabile Makgala | 893,936,929 | 99.71% | 2,572,375 | 0.29% | Approved | ||
| Lisa Pankratz | 892,086,555 | 99.51% | 4,422,750 | 0.49% | Approved | ||
| Robin Weisman | 887,306,532 | 98.97% | 9,202,773 | 1.03% | Approved | ||
The resolutions to set the number of directors of the Company at nine, to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company, and to amend the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan were approved with 99.41%, 98.08%, and 93.15%, respectively, of votes cast in favour.
The resolution regarding the Advisory Vote on the Company’s approach to Executive Compensation was approved with 94.14% of votes cast in favour.
A report on all items of business voted on at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About B2Gold Corp.
B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Canada, Mali, Colombia, Finland, Côte d'Ivoire, and Uzbekistan.
ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
“Clive T. Johnson”
President & Chief Executive Officer
The Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American LLC neither approve nor disapprove the information contained in this news release.
For more information on B2Gold please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com or contact:
Michael McDonald
VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
+1 604-681-8371
investor@b2gold.com
Cherry DeGeer
Director, Corporate Communications
+1 604-681-8371
investor@b2gold.com