Sprott Inc 6-K, filed May 6, 2022
Sprott Inc. (SII)
About this 6-K
Sprott Inc filed this 6-K on May 6, 2022.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| For the month of | May | 2022 | |
| Commission File Number | 001-39298 |
| Sprott Inc. |
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
Suite 2600, 200 Bay Street Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J1 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Form 20-F |
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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
| Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 6, 2022 |
| 99.2 | Report of Voting Results |
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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.
| Sprott Inc. | ||||||
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Date: |
May 6, 2022 |
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/s/ Kevin Hibbert | |||
| Name: | Kevin Hibbert | |||||
| Title: | Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Sprott Inc. Announces Results of its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
Toronto, May 6, 2022 – Sprott Inc. (“Sprott”) (NYSE/TSX: SII) announced today the results of its Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders held on May 6, 2022 (the “Meeting”). Sprott is pleased to announce that all resolutions put forward in the Management Information Circular dated March 22, 2022 (the “Circular”) to its shareholders were approved.
Results of the matters voted on at the Meeting are set out below.
Election of Directors
Sprott’s seven director nominees were elected:
| Nominee | Votes For (percent) | Votes Withheld (percent) | ||||||
| Ronald Dewhurst | 98.554 | % | 1.446 | % | ||||
| Graham Birch | 98.347 | % | 1.653 | % | ||||
| Peter Grosskopf | 99.392 | % | 0.608 | % | ||||
| Barbara Connolly Keady | 99.568 | % | 0.432 | % | ||||
| Sharon Ranson | 97.038 | % | 2.962 | % | ||||
| Catherine Raw | 99.560 | % | 0.440 | % | ||||
| Arthur Richards Rule IV | 99.495 | % | 0.505 | % | ||||
Appointment of Auditors
KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was re-appointed as auditor of Sprott and the board of directors of Sprott were authorized to fix the auditors’ remuneration and terms of engagement.
Votes For (percent): 99.226%
Votes Withheld (percent): 0.774%
Amendment No. 2 to By-Law No.1
The Amendment No. 2 to By-Law No. 1 of Sprott as more particularly described in the Circular was approved.
Votes For (percent): 99.364%
Votes Against (percent): 0.636%
For further details on each of the above matters, please refer to the Circular available under Sprott’s profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Sprott
Sprott is a global leader in precious metal and real asset investments. We are specialists. Our in-depth knowledge, experience and relationships separate us from the generalists. Our investment strategies include Exchange Listed Products, Managed Equities, Private Strategies and Brokerage. Sprott has offices in Toronto, New York and London and the company’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol (SII). For more information, please visit www.sprott.com.
Investor contact information: (416) 943-4394 or ir@sprott.com.
Exhibit 99.2
SPROTT INC.
Report of Voting Results
Submitted Pursuant to
Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations
May 6, 2022
The following briefly describes the matters voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the annual and special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders (“Shareholders”) of Sprott Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 6, 2022.
At the Meeting, Shareholders voted by ballot on the following matters:
| 1. | Election of Directors |
The election of each of the following proposed director nominees with the results of voting set forth opposite the name of each nominee:
| Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | ||||||||||||
| Ronald Dewhurst | 13,586,224 | 98.554 | % | 199,322 | 1.446 | % | ||||||||||
| Graham Birch | 13,557,647 | 98.347 | % | 227,899 | 1.653 | % | ||||||||||
| Peter Grosskopf | 13,701,678 | 99.392 | % | 83,868 | 0.608 | % | ||||||||||
| Barbara Connolly Keady | 13,726,020 | 99.568 | % | 59,526 | 0.432 | % | ||||||||||
| Sharon Ranson | 13,377,156 | 97.038 | % | 408,390 | 2.962 | % | ||||||||||
| Catherine Raw | 13,724,954 | 99.560 | % | 60,592 | 0.440 | % | ||||||||||
| Arthur Richards Rule IV | 13,715,920 | 99.495 | % | 69,626 | 0.505 | % | ||||||||||
| 2. | Appointment of Auditors |
A resolution re-appointing KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company and authorizing the board of directors of the Company to fix the auditors’ remuneration and terms of engagement was passed. The results of the vote were:
| Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | |||||||||||
| 17,705,522 | 99.226 | % | 138,159 | 0.774 | % | |||||||||
| 3. | Amendment No. 2 to By-Law No. 1 |
A resolution approving the Amendment No. 2 to By-Law No. 1 as more particularly described in the Management Information Circular dated March 22, 2022 of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | |||||||||||
| 13,697,847 | 99.364 | % | 87,699 | 0.636 | % | |||||||||
DATED this 6th day of May, 2022.
| SPROTT INC. | ||
| Per: | “Arthur Einav” | |
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Arthur Einav Corporate Secretary |
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