VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/17/15 -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO)(NYSE MKT: BTG)(NAMIBIAN: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the voting results from the election of its Board of Directors at the Company's annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on June 12, 2015. The director nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated May 8, 2015 were elected as directors of B2Gold at the Meeting. Detailed results of the vote are set out below:
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Nominee Name Total Votes
Total Votes in Favour Withheld / Abstained
(%) (%) Outcome of Vote
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Clive Johnson 664,483,721 (96.86%) 21,563,332 (3.14%) Approved
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Robert Cross 646,980,079 (94.31%) 39,066,974 (5.69%) Approved
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Robert Gayton 569,590,100 (83.02%) 116,456,953 (16.98%) Approved
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Barry Rayment 666,474,782 (97.15%) 19,572,271 (2.85%) Approved
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Jerry Korpan 685,141,155 (99.87%) 905,898 (0.13%) Approved
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Bongani 684,981,151 (99.84%) 1,065,902 (0.16%) Approved
Mtshisi
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Kevin Bullock 652,262,187 (95.08%) 33,784,866 (4.92%) Approved
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Mark Connelly 645,823,310 (94.14%) 40,223,743 (5.86%) Approved
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The resolutions with respect to the Appointment of Auditors, the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan and the Restricted Share Unit Plan were also approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting.
About B2Gold
B2Gold is a Vancouver based gold producer with four mines (two in Nicaragua, one in the Philippines and one in Namibia) and a strong portfolio of development and exploration assets in Mali, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso and Colombia.
ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
Clive T. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer
For more information on B2Gold please visit our website at www.b2gold.com.
The Toronto Stock Exchange neither approves nor disapproves the information contained in this News Release.
Contacts:
B2Gold Corp.
Ian MacLean
Vice President, Investor Relations
604-681-8371
B2Gold Corp.
Shaun Johnson
Associate, Investor Relations
604-681-8371
