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
May 12, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-32482
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Suite 3500 - 1021 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 0C3
(604) 684-9648
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☐ | Form 40-F þ |
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index to this Form 6-K.
SIGNATURE
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.
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. | ||||
(Registrant) | ||||
May 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Curt Bernardi | ||
Name: | Curt Bernardi | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Legal | |||
and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 | News Release Dated May 12, 2023 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Election of Directors and Approval of Special Matters and Welcomes New Board Member
VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") announces that the nominees listed below were elected to the Board of Directors at the 2023 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. Eduardo Luna and Mr. John Brough did not stand for re-election. In addition, Ms. Jeane Hull has been elected to the Board.
"I am excited to welcome Jeane Hull to Wheaton's Board of Directors. Ms. Hull brings a wealth of technical and operational experience that will no doubt make her an excellent addition to the Wheaton Board," said George Brack, Chair of the Board of Wheaton. "With the addition of Ms. Hull, Wheaton has exceeded our stated diversity target of 30% female board members by 2024, with over 40% of the board now female."
2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders Voting Results
Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
George L. Brack | 322,284,673 | 97.61 % | 7,878,957 | 2.39 % |
Jaimie Donovan | 322,651,839 | 97.72 % | 7,511,791 | 2.28 % |
R. Peter Gillin | 314,292,950 | 95.19 % | 15,870,680 | 4.81 % |
Chantal Gosselin | 315,923,913 | 95.69 % | 14,239,717 | 4.31 % |
Jeane Hull | 327,888,602 | 99.31 % | 2,275,028 | 0.69 % |
Glenn Ives | 327,605,660 | 99.23 % | 2,557,970 | 0.77 % |
Charles A. Jeannes | 306,763,045 | 92.91 % | 23,400,585 | 7.09 % |
Marilyn Schonberner | 323,870,891 | 98.09 % | 6,292,739 | 1.91 % |
Randy V.J. Smallwood | 327,027,044 | 99.05 % | 3,136,586 | 0.95 % |
The following special matter was also approved by shareholders at the 2022 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
Jeane Hull – New Director
Ms. Hull has over 35 years of mining operational leadership and engineering experience, most notably holding the positions of Chief
Operating Officer for Rio Tinto plc at the Kennecott Utah Copper Mine and Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Peabody
Energy Corporation. She also held numerous management engineering and operations positions with Rio Tinto affiliates. Prior to joining
Rio Tinto, she held positions with Mobil Mining and Minerals and has additional environmental engineering and regulatory affairs experience
in the public and private sectors. Ms. Hull currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Coeur Mining, Inc., Copper Mountain
Mining Corporation and Eprioc AB. She previously served on the boards of Interfor Corporation, Trevali Mining Corporation, Pretium Resources
Inc. and Cloud Peak Energy Inc. Ms. Hull also serves on the Advisory Board for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
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SOURCE Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
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For further information: Patrick Drouin or Emma Murray, Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., Tel: 1-844-288-9878, Email: info@wheatonpm.com; Website: www.wheatonpm.com
CO: Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
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