UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2025
Commission File Number: 001-40459
Ero Copper Corp.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
625 Howe Street, Suite 1050
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2T6
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)
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 [ ] Form 40-F [ X ]
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Form 6-K are incorporated by reference as additional exhibits to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File NO. 333-264821) and Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File NO. 333-274097).
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.
Ero Copper Corp. | ||
Date: April 24, 2025 | By: | /s/ Deepk Hundal |
Name: Deepk Hundal | ||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |||
99.1 | Press Release dated April 25, 2025 | |||
99.2 | Report on Voting Results |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Ero Copper Announces Voting Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
VANCOUVER, British Columbia , April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ero Copper Corp. (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) ("Ero" or the “Company”) reported the voting results from its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held today in Vancouver, British Columbia. A total of 88,486,748 common shares were represented at the meeting, being 85.44% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company as at the March 5, 2025 record date. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the re-election of management’s nominees as directors for the ensuing year and the advisory vote on executive compensation. Detailed results of the votes are presented below.
Each item of business voted upon at the meeting is described in detail in the Company's Management Information Circular dated March 6, 2025 (the “Circular”), which is available on the Company's website (www.erocopper.com), on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca/landingpage/) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
SET THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT TEN
Shareholders approved the proposal to set the number of directors at ten with 99.68% of votes cast in favour.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Shareholders re-elected ten directors as follows:
Number of Common Shares Voted |
Percentage of Votes Cast |
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Director Nominee | For | Withheld | For | Withheld |
David Strang | 74,403,908 | 1,323,320 | 98.25% | 1.75% |
Makko DeFilippo | 75,019,071 | 708,157 | 99.06% | 0.94% |
Jill Angevine | 74,107,333 | 1,619,895 | 97.86% | 2.14% |
Lyle Braaten | 73,343,218 | 2,384,010 | 96.85% | 3.15% |
Steven Busby | 72,987,840 | 2,739,388 | 96.38% | 3.62% |
Dr. Sally Eyre | 74,138,186 | 1,589,042 | 97.90% | 2.10% |
Robert Getz | 73,295,009 | 2,432,219 | 96.79% | 3.21% |
Chantal Gosselin | 74,213,975 | 1,513,253 | 98.00% | 2.00% |
Faheem Tejani | 74,237,166 | 1,490,062 | 98.03% | 1.97% |
John Wright | 74,238,750 | 1,488,478 | 98.03% | 1.97% |
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
Shareholders re-appointed KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditor of the Company and authorized the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor with 99.71% of votes cast in favour.
ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Shareholders approved the non-binding advisory “say on pay” resolution accepting the Company’s approach to executive compensation as described in the Circular with 98.19% of votes cast in favour.
ABOUT ERO COPPER CORP
Ero Copper is a high-margin, high-growth copper producer with operations in Brazil and corporate headquarters in Vancouver, B.C. The Company's primary asset is a 99.6% interest in the Brazilian copper mining company, Mineração Caraíba S.A. ("MCSA"), 100% owner of the Company's Caraíba Operations, which are located in the Curaçá Valley, Bahia State, Brazil, and the Tucumã Operation, an open pit copper mine located in Pará State, Brazil. The Company also owns 97.6% of NX Gold S.A. ("NX Gold") which owns the Xavantina Operations, an operating gold and silver mine located in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. In July 2024, the Company signed a definitive earn-in agreement with Vale Base Metals for a 60% interest in the Furnas Copper-Gold Project, located in the Carajás Mineral Province in Pará State, Brazil. For more information on the earn-in agreement, please see the Company's press releases dated October 30, 2023 and July 22, 2024. Additional information on the Company and its operations, including technical reports on the Caraíba Operations, Xavantina Operations, Tucumã Operation and the Furnas Copper-Gold Project, can be found on the Company’s website (www.erocopper.com), on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca/landingpage/) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov). The Company’s shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ERO”.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Courtney Lynn, Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Strategy
(604) 335-7504
info@erocopper.com
EXHIBIT 99.2
REPORT ON VOTING RESULTS
In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, the following sets out the voting results on the items of business submitted at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Ero Copper Corp. (“Ero” or the “Company”) held on April 24, 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Each item of business voted upon at the Meeting is described in detail in the Management Information Circular dated March 6, 2025 (the “Circular”), which is available on the Company’s website (www.erocopper.com), on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca/landingpage/) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
Common Shares represented at the Meeting: | 88,486,748 |
Total issued and outstanding Common Shares as at March 5, 2025 (Record Date): | 103,571,507 |
Percentage of issued and outstanding Common Shares represented: | 85.44% |
1. | Set the Number of Directors at Ten |
The setting of the number of directors at ten was approved, and the outcome of the vote by ballot was as follows:
Number of Common Shares Voted | Percentage of Votes Cast | ||
For | Against | For | Against |
88,199,207 | 287,540 | 99.68% | 0.32% |
2. | Election of Directors |
Each of the ten nominees in the Circular were re-elected as directors of the Company for the ensuing year, and the outcome of the vote by ballot was as follows:
Director Nominee | Number of Common Shares Voted | Percentage of Votes Cast | ||
For | Withheld | For | Withheld | |
David Strang | 74,403,908 | 1,323,320 | 98.25% | 1.75% |
Makko DeFilippo | 75,019,071 | 708,157 | 99.06% | 0.94% |
Jill Angevine | 74,107,333 | 1,619,895 | 97.86% | 2.14% |
Lyle Braaten | 73,343,218 | 2,384,010 | 96.85% | 3.15% |
Steven Busby | 72,987,840 | 2,739,388 | 96.38% | 3.62% |
Dr. Sally Eyre | 74,138,186 | 1,589,042 | 97.90% | 2.10% |
Robert Getz | 73,295,009 | 2,432,219 | 96.79% | 3.21% |
Chantal Gosselin | 74,213,975 | 1,513,253 | 98.00% | 2.00% |
Faheem Tejani | 74,237,166 | 1,490,062 | 98.03% | 1.97% |
John Wright | 74,238,750 | 1,488,478 | 98.03% | 1.97% |
3. | Appointment of Auditor |
KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was re-appointed as the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year, and the directors of the Company were authorized to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor, and the outcome of the vote by ballot was as follows:
Number of Common Shares Voted | Percentage of Votes Cast | ||
For | Withheld | For | Withheld |
88,229,074 | 257,674 | 99.71% | 0.29% |
Ero Copper Corp
625 Howe Street | Suite 1050 | Vancouver | BC | V6C 2T6 | Canada
4. | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
The non-binding advisory “say on pay” resolution accepting the Company’s approach to executive compensation as described in the Circular was approved, and the outcome of the vote by ballot was as follows:
Number of Common Shares Voted | Percentage of Votes Cast | ||
For | Against | For | Against |
74,356,351 | 1,370,876 | 98.19% | 1.81% |
Dated this 24th day of April, 2025.
ERO COPPER CORP.
“Deepk Hundal”
Deepk Hundal
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
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Ero Copper Corp
625 Howe Street | Suite 1050 | Vancouver | BC | V6C 2T6 | Canada