Search Minerals Announces Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Grant of Stock Options
Rhea-AI Summary
Search Minerals (TSXV: SMY) held its annual general meeting on July 24, 2025, where shareholders approved key corporate matters. The meeting resulted in the re-election of directors Joseph Lanzon, Rohan Hazelton, and Diane Poole. Shareholders also approved the reappointment of Mao & Ying LLP as auditors.
The company received approval for its 10% rolling stock option plan and restricted share unit plan. Following the meeting, the Board granted 800,000 stock options to directors, exercisable at $0.33 per share for five years, with 50% vesting immediately and 50% vesting in one year.
Positive
- Unanimous re-election of board members indicates strong shareholder support
- Implementation of stock option and restricted share unit plans provides incentive alignment
- Structured vesting schedule for stock options promotes long-term commitment
Negative
- Potential dilution from 800,000 new stock options at $0.33 per share
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St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - July 28, 2025) - Search Minerals Inc. (TSXV: SMY) ("Search Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held on July 24, 2025 (the "Meeting").
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, all the nominees for re-election as director were re-elected to serve until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. Following the Meeting, the Company's board of directors is comprised of Joseph Lanzon, Rohan Hazelton and Diane Poole.
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
At the Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved the reappointment of Mao & Ying LLP Chartered Accountants as the Company's auditors for the ensuing year and authorized the board of directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.
APPROVAL OF STOCK OPTION PLAN AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN
At the Meeting, shareholders approved the Company's
"We are deeply grateful to our shareholders for their overwhelming support in re-electing the Board of Directors," said Joseph Lanzon, CEO and Director. "This vote of confidence affirms our strategic vision and strengthens our mandate to advance Search Minerals' critical rare earth element portfolio. Together, with a focused, capable team, we are ready to accelerate the next phase of growth."
GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS
The Company also wishes to announce that the Board of Directors has granted an aggregate of 800,000 stock options to the directors of the Company under its
For further information about Search Minerals, please contact:
Joseph Lanzon
CEO and Director
Telephone: 613-796-5957
Email: joseph.lanzon@searchminerals.ca
About Search Minerals
Search Minerals is focused on exploring for and developing Critical Rare Earths Elements (CREE) as well as transition metals Zirconium (Zr) and Hafnium (Hf) within the emerging Port Hope Simpson - St. Lewis CREE District of South-East Labrador. The Company controls two deposits (Foxtrot and Deep Fox), two drill ready prospects (Fox Meadow and Silver Fox) and numerous other CREE prospects, including Fox Valley, Foxy Lady and Awesome Fox, along a 64 kilometre long belt forming a CREE District in Labrador.
Search Minerals also controls additional CREE assets in the Red Wine CREE District of central Labrador. These include: the drill ready Two Tom Lake CREE-Be-Nb deposit, the Mann #1 CREE-Nb-Be prospect and Merlot CREE Prospect.
Forward-Looking Statements
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