Western Copper and Gold Announces Voting Results from Annual Shareholders' Meeting
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Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN, NYSE American: WRN) released voting results from its June 12, 2026 annual general meeting.
117,799,925 shares, or 52.21% of outstanding shares, were represented. All seven director nominees received over 92% support, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was reappointed auditor with 98.58% of votes cast in favour.
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News Market Reaction – WRN
In the Jun 15 session, WRN gained 5.79%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +3.3% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 5 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 04 | Partnership update | Neutral | +1.0% | Update on Mitsubishi Materials investor rights and Casino Project partnership. |
| Mar 26 | Annual results update | Positive | +0.2% | Reported 2025 results, strong cash balance and post-financing liquidity. |
| Feb 26 | Financing completion | Neutral | +2.1% | Completion of $92M bought deal public offering for Casino Project funding. |
| Feb 20 | Prospectus filing | Neutral | +2.9% | Filing of final short form prospectus for bought deal equity financing. |
| Feb 12 | Financing upsizing | Negative | -7.7% | Announcement of upsized C$80M bought deal financing and potential dilution. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent news events (financings, results, partnership update) have all seen price moves that align in direction with the underlying news tone.
Over the last few months, Western Copper and Gold has focused on funding and advancing the Casino Project. In February 2026, it upsized and completed a bought deal financing and filed a final short form prospectus, followed by full-year 2025 results and a corporate update on March 26, 2026. A strategic partnership update with Mitsubishi Materials came on June 4, 2026. Today’s AGM voting results fit into this corporate governance and funding narrative.
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 15, 2026) - Western Copper and Gold Corporation (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) ("Western" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the voting results from the Company's annual general meeting of shareholders ("AGM") held on June 12, 2026.
A total of 117,799,925 common shares were represented at the AGM, accounting for
Voting results for the election of each of the directors are as follows:
| Director | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Raymond Threlkeld | 97,505,073 | 7,111,541 | ||
| Sandeep Singh | 96,917,492 | 7,699,122 | ||
| Robert Chausse | 103,775,769 | 840,845 | ||
| Pamela O'Hara | 103,691,916 | 924,698 | ||
| Mark Smith | 103,824,505 | 792,109 | ||
| Michael Vitton | 103,320,022 | 1,296,591 | ||
| Klaus Zeitler | 96,372,518 | 8,244,096 |
Voting results for the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor are as follows:
| Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| 116,125,281 | 1,674,644 |
The Company's report of voting results will be available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca), EDGAR, (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), and on the Company's website.
About Western Copper and Gold Corporation
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is advancing the Casino Project, Canada's premier copper-gold mine in the Yukon and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with First Nations and local communities to progress the Casino Project, using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and practices.
For more information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
"Sandeep Singh"
Sandeep Singh
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
For more information, please contact:
Cameron Magee
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
437-219-5576 or cmagee@westerncopperandgold.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "opportunities", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements herein include statements regarding the expected impact of these appointments and the Company's plans and ability to advance the Casino Project, including technical work, permitting, and the timing of such activities.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include but are not limited to the risk of unforeseen challenges in advancing the Casino Project, potential impacts on operational continuity, changes in general market conditions that could affect the Company's performance, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's annual information form and Form 40-F for the most recently completed financial year and its other publicly filed disclosure documents.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, such assumptions and factors as set out herein, and in the Company's annual information form and Form 40-F for the most recently completed financial year and its other publicly filed disclosure documents.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, other factors may cause results to be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's views as of the date of this news release. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to and does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable law.
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