WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MATTERS – WELCOMES NEW CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER

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    <br /> WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MATTERS – WELCOMES NEW CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER<br />

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    May 13, 2022


    /PRNewswire/ – Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”) announces that the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders. Detailed results of the vote for the Board of Directors of the Company are shown below. As previously announced, Mr.

    Doug Holtby

    who had served as Chair of Wheaton is retiring and did not stand for reelection, and Mr.

    George Brack

    has been appointed the role of Chair of the Board. In addition, Ms.

    Jaimie Donovan

    has been elected to the Board.

    “First off, I would like to thank Doug for his leadership and guidance over the past 16 years, during which Wheaton grew from a niche player to one of the largest precious metal companies in the world,” said

    George Brack

    , Chair of Wheaton. “I am excited to be stepping into the Chair position of Wheaton, especially given the Company’s strong track record of delivering value to all stakeholders through accretive growth and focus on sustainability. I am also excited to welcome

    Jaimie Donovan

    to the Wheaton Board of Directors. Ms. Donovan’s significant technical and operational experience will no doubt make her an excellent addition to the Wheaton Board. With the addition of Ms. Donovan, we are pleased to achieve our goal of having at least 30% gender diversity on the Board, two years ahead of our stated target of 2024.”

    2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results



    Nominee



    Votes For



    % For



    Votes Withheld



    % Withheld


    George L. Brack


    279,843,827


    86.73%


    42,799,191


    13.27%


    John A. Brough


    289,923,537


    89.86%


    32,719,481


    10.14%


    Jaimie Donovan


    320,848,121


    99.44%


    1,794,897


    0.56%


    R. Peter Gillin


    268,956,212


    83.36%


    53,686,806


    16.64%


    Chantal Gosselin


    317,437,144


    98.39%


    5,205,874


    1.61%


    Glenn Ives


    321,506,611


    99.65%


    1,136,407


    0.35%


    Charles A. Jeannes


    321,420,318


    99.62%


    1,222,700


    0.38%


    Eduardo Luna


    288,408,017


    89.39%


    34,235,001


    10.61%


    Marilyn Schonberner


    321,639,355


    99.69%


    1,003,663


    0.31%


    Randy V.J. Smallwood


    320,784,002


    99.42%


    1,859,016


    0.58%

    The following special matter was also approved by shareholders at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:

    • the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company’s approach to executive compensation was carried with 91.56% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution.

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    SOURCE Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

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