Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc 6-K, filed Jun 20, 2023
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (NMG)
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Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc filed this 6-K on June 20, 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: 001-40416
Nouveau Monde
Graphite Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
481 rue Brassard
Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec
Canada J0K 3B0
(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 TO BE FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
| 99.1 | Report of Voting Results dated June 19, 2023 |
SIGNATURE
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, there unto duly authorized.
| Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date: June 20, 2023 | /s/ Josée Gagnon |
| Josée Gagnon | |
| Vice President, Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
JUNE 19, 2023
REPORT
OF VOTING RESULTS
in accordance with section 11.3 of Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations
Following the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (the “Corporation”) held on June 19, 2023 (the “Meeting”), we hereby advise you of the results of the votes cast at the Meeting.
1. Election of Directors
Based on the proxies received and the votes cast at the Meeting, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual shareholders’ meeting. Accordingly, the results are set out below:
| Name of Nominee | Outcome | Votes in Favour | % Votes in Favour | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld | |||||
| Stephanie Anderson | Elected | 26,736,245 | 99.38 | 165,593 | 0.62 | |||||
| Daniel Buron | Elected | 26,072,766 | 96.92 | 828,812 | 3.08 | |||||
| Eric Desaulniers | Elected | 26,717,543 | 99.31 | 185,143 | 0.69 | |||||
| Arne H. Frandsen | Elected | 25,876,021 | 96.18 | 1,026,685 | 3.82 | |||||
| Jürgen Köhler | Elected | 26,737,221 | 99.39 | 164,520 | 0.61 | |||||
| Nathalie Pilon | Elected | 26,784,397 | 99.56 | 117,365 | 0.44 | |||||
| James Scarlett | Elected | 24,907,783 | 92.59 | 1,993,647 | 7.41 | |||||
| Andrew Willis | Elected | 26,589,649 | 98.84 | 311,680 | 1.16 |
2. Appointment of the External Auditor and Authorization Given to Directors to set its Compensation
Based on the proxies received and the votes cast at the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. was appointed as an external auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and the directors were authorized to set its compensation, with the following results:
| Votes in Favour | % Votes in Favour | Votes Withheld | % Votes Withheld | |||
| 29,544,038 | 99.57 | 127,677 | 0.43 |
3. Ratification and Confirmation of the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan
Based on the proxies received and the votes cast at the Meeting, the stock option plan adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on April 18, 2018 was ratified and confirmed for an additional year, with the following results:
| Votes in Favour | % Votes in Favour | Votes Against | % Votes Against | |||
| 23,940,057 | 88.99 | 2,961,205 | 11.01 |