TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 17, 2016) - Centerra Gold Inc. (
Nominee
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Votes For |
% Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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% Votes
Withheld
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% Votes For Excluding Kyrgyzaltyn Vote
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Richard W. Connor | 126,837,770 | 60.29 | 83,555,975 | 39.71 | 95.37 | |||||
Raphael A. Girard | 132,217,891 | 62.84 | 78,175,854 | 37.16 | 99.42 | |||||
Eduard Kubatov | 209,147,645 | 99.41 | 1,246,100 | 0.59 | 99.06 | |||||
Nurlan Kyshtobaev | 209,148,935 | 99.41 | 1,244,810 | 0.59 | 99.06 | |||||
Stephen A. Lang | 129,372,703 | 61.49 | 81,021,042 | 38.51 | 97.28 | |||||
Michael Parrett | 132,490,821 | 62.97 | 77,902,924 | 37.03 | 99.62 | |||||
Scott G. Perry | 129,747,938 | 61.67 | 80,645,807 | 38.33 | 97.56 | |||||
Sheryl K. Pressler | 132,396,234 | 62.93 | 77,997,511 | 37.07 | 99.55 | |||||
Terry V. Rogers | 131,634,888 | 62.57 | 78,758,857 | 37.43 | 98.98 | |||||
Bektur Sagynov | 206,847,322 | 98.31 | 3,546,423 | 1.69 | 97.33 | |||||
Bruce V. Walter | 129,440,721 | 61.52 | 80,953,024 | 38.48 | 97.33 | |||||
In connection with the voting for the election of directors, Centerra notes that Kyrgyzaltyn JSC ("Kyrgyzaltyn") is wholly owned by the Kyrgyz Republic and owns approximately 32% of the outstanding common shares of Centerra. Kyrgyzaltyn is the Company's largest shareholder and it withheld its votes from the election of all director nominees other than Messrs. Kubatov, Kyshtobaev and Sagynov. The director nominees other than Messrs. Kubatov, Kyshtobaev and Sagynov received, on average, over 98% of the votes cast in favour of their election (excluding the votes attached to the shares of Kyrgyzaltyn).
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Centerra
Centerra is a Canadian-based gold mining company focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring gold properties in Asia, North America and other markets worldwide. Centerra is the largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia. Centerra's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Additional information on Centerra is available on the Company's web site at www.centerragold.com and at SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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Contact Information:
For more information:
John W. Pearson
Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 204-1953