REG - Lucara Diamond Corp - LUC AGM TO BE HELD MAY 12, 2023

Lucara DiamondAnnouncement

11/04/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 7310V  Lucara Diamond Corp  11 April 2023

April 10, 2023

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

LUCARA ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD MAY 12, 2023

 

VANCOUVER, April 10, 2023 /CNW/ - (LUC - TSX, LUC - BSE, LUC - Nasdaq
Stockholm)

 

Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") announces that its Annual
General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the office of
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 199 Bay Street, Suite 4000, Toronto, ONT M5L
1A9, on Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), for the following
purposes:

 

 1.  To receive the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
     December 31, 2022, together with the report of the auditors;
 2.  To reappoint the auditor for the upcoming year and to authorize the directors
     to fix their remuneration;
 3.  To elect directors for the upcoming year;
 4.  To pass an ordinary resolution to approve certain amendments to the
     Corporation's share unit plan;
 5.  To pass an ordinary resolution to approve certain amendments to the
     Corporation's deferred share unit plan;
 6.  To pass an ordinary resolution to approve the continuation of the
     Corporation's stock option plan, including certain amendments thereto and the
     unallocated entitlements thereunder, and to ratify the issuance of certain
     stock options previously granted by the Corporation; and
 7.  To adopt an advisory resolution on executive compensation.

 

The record date for the Annual General and Special Meeting is March 15, 2023.
The Notice of Meeting, the accompanying Management Proxy Circular and related
meeting materials are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com (http://www.sedar.com) and on the Company's website at
https://lucaradiamond.com (https://lucaradiamond.com/investors/agm-materials/)
.

 

The Corporation encourages you to vote your shares by proxy in advance of the
Meeting, via mail, telephone or on the internet. Voting instructions need to
be received at least one business day before the proxy deposit date. The proxy
deposit date is May 10, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), any proxy form
received after that time will not be valid. In conducting the Meeting on May
12, 2023, the Corporation intends to follow the guidelines for physical
distancing prescribed by the Public Health Agency of Canada to minimize the
spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as such guidelines are
applicable as at the date of the Meeting. No management presentation will be
made following the business of the Meeting.

 

HOW TO VOTE IF YOUR SECURITIES TRADE ON THE NASDAQ STOCKHOLM EXCHANGE

The information in this section is of significance to shareholders who hold
their securities ("Euroclear Registered Securities") through Euroclear Sweden
AB, which securities trade on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange. Shareholders who
hold Euroclear Registered Securities are not registered holders of voting
securities for the purposes of voting at the Meeting. Instead, Euroclear
Registered Securities are registered under CDS & Co., the registration
name of the Canadian Depositary for Securities. Holders of Euroclear
Registered Securities will receive a Form of Proxy (the "Swedish Proxy") by
mail directly from Computershare AB ("Computershare Sweden"). The Swedish
Proxy cannot be used to vote securities directly at the Meeting. Instead, the
Swedish Proxy must be completed and returned to Computershare Sweden, strictly
in accordance with the instructions and deadlines that will be described in
the instructions provided with the Swedish Proxy.

 

Eira Thomas

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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(https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucara-diamond-corp-)

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Hannah Reynish       Investor Relations & Communications
                      +1 604 674 0272| info@lucaradiamond.com (mailto:info@lucaradiamond.com)

 Sweden               Robert Eriksson, Investor Relations & Public Relations
                      +46 701 112615 | reriksson@rive6.ch (mailto:reriksson@rive6.ch)

 UK Public Relations  Charles Vivian / Jos Simson, Tavistock
                      +44 79 772 97903 | lucara@tavistock.co.uk (mailto:lucara@tavistock.co.uk)

 

ABOUT LUCARA

 

Lucara is a leading independent producer of large exceptional quality Type IIa
diamonds from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. The Karowe Mine
has been in production since 2012 and is the focus of the Company's operations
and development activities. Clara Diamond Solutions Limited Partnership
("Clara"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucara, has developed a secure,
digital sales platform that uses proprietary analytics together with cloud and
blockchain technologies to modernize the existing diamond supply chain,
driving efficiencies, unlocking value and ensuring diamond provenance from
mine to finger.  Lucara has an experienced board and management team with
extensive diamond development and operations expertise.  Lucara and its
subsidiaries operate transparently and in accordance with international best
practices in the areas of sustainability, health and safety, environment, and
community relations.  Lucara has adopted the IFC Performance Standards and
the World Bank Group's Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining
(2007).  Accordingly, the development of the Karowe underground expansion
project ("UGP") adheres to the Equator Principles. Lucara is committed to
upholding high standards while striving to deliver long-term economic benefits
to Botswana and the communities in which the Company operates.

 

The information in this release is accurate at the time of distribution but
may be superseded or qualified by subsequent news releases.

 

The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the
contact persons set out above, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time on April 10, 2023.

 

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