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Sprott Inc. (SII)

6-K 2023-05-08 For: 2023-05-05
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 6-K


Reportof Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2023
Commission File Number 001-39298
Sprott Inc.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Suite 2600, 200 Bay Street<br><br> <br>Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower<br><br> <br>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:

Form 20-F o          Form 40-F x

DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated May 5, 2023
99.2 Report of Voting Results

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.
(Registrant)
Date: May 5, 2023 By: /s/ Kevin Hibbert
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Name: Kevin Hibbert
Title: Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Sprott Inc. Announces Results of its Annualand Special Meeting of Shareholders

Toronto, May 5, 2023 – Sprott Inc. (“Sprott”) (NYSE/TSX: SII) announced today the results of its Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders held on May 5, 2023 (the “Meeting”). Sprott is pleased to announce that all resolutions put forward in the Management Information Circular dated March 21, 2023 (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 six (6) director nominees were elected:

Nominee Votes For (percent) Votes Withheld (percent)
Ronald Dewhurst 98.427% 1.573%
Graham Birch 93.087% 6.913%
Whitney George 99.008% 0.992%
Barbara Connolly Keady 93.704% 6.296%
Judith O’Connell 94.289% 5.711%
Catherine Raw 98.677% 1.323%

Appointment of Auditors

KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, was re-appointed as auditor of Sprott and the board of directors of Sprott was authorized to fix the auditors’ remuneration and terms of engagement.

Votes For (percent): 99.630%

Votes Withheld (percent): 0.370%

Unallocated Awards Under the Employee Profit Sharing Plan for Non-U.S. Employees

The unallocated awards under the employee profit sharing plan for non-U.S. employees as more particularly described in the Circular were approved.

Votes For (percent): 58.197%

Votes Against (percent): 41.803%

Unallocated Awards Under the Equity Incentive Plan for U.S. Service Providers

The unallocated awards under the equity incentive plan for U.S. service providers as more particularly described in the Circular were approved.

Votes For (percent): 72.794%

Votes Against (percent): 27.206%

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 energy transition 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 and Private Strategies. Sprott has offices in Toronto, New York and Connecticut 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:

Glen Williams

Managing Partner

Investor and Institutional Client Relations;

Head of Corporate Communications

(416) 943-4394

[email protected]

Exhibit 99.2

SPROTT INC.

Report of Voting Results

Submitted Pursuant toSection 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations

May 5, 2023

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 5, 2023.

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 14,573,906 98.427% 232,956 1.573%
Graham Birch 13,783,223 93.087% 1,023,638 6.913%
Whitney George 14,659,951 99.008% 146,910 0.992%
Barbara Connolly Keady 13,874,655 93.704% 932,207 6.296%
Judith O’Connell 13,961,173 94.289% 845,689 5.711%
Catherine Raw 14,610,898 98.677% 195,964 1.323%
2. Appointment of Auditors
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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 %
18,470,725 99.630% 68,609 0.370%
3. Approval of Unallocated Awards Under the Employee Profit Sharing Plan for Non-U.S. Employees
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A resolution approving the unallocated awards under the employee profit sharing plan for non-U.S. employees as more particularly described in the Management Information Circular dated March 21, 2023 of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

Votes For % Votes Against %
8,617,171 58.197% 6,189,689 41.803%

4. Approval of Unallocated Awards Under the Equity Incentive Plan for U.S. Service Providers

A resolution approving the unallocated awards under the equity incentive plan for U.S. service providers as more particularly described in the Management Information Circular dated March 21, 2023 of the Company was passed. The results of the vote were:

Votes For % Votes Against %
10,778,502 72.794% 4,028,358 27.206%

DATED this 5^th^ day of May, 2023.

SPROTT INC.
Per: Arthur Einav”
Arthur Einav
Corporate Secretary