MONTREAL, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “Corporation” or “Osisko”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) announces that it has completed its name change to “OR Royalties Inc.” and “Redevances OR Inc.” in French following receipt of shareholder approval at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today.
The Corporation’s common shares will commence trading under the new name on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange at the start of trading on May 13, 2025. Further to the name change, the new CUSIP number for the Corporation’s common shares will be 68390D106, effective May 13, 2025. The ticker symbol for the Corporation’s common shares will remain unchanged as “OR” on both the TSX and NYSE.
The Corporation also announces that each of the eight (8) nominees listed in the management information circular filed on April 8, 2025 with regulatory authorities were elected as directors of the Corporation. There were 155,758,846 common shares present or represented at the meeting or 83.29% of the 187,007,157 common shares issued and outstanding on March 21, 2025, being the record date for the meeting.
Election of Directors
Based on the proxies received by the Corporation and the votes on a show of hands, the following individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual shareholders’ meeting, with the following results:
RESOLUTION No1 Name of Nominees
Votes cast FOR
Percentage (%) of votes cast FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Percentage (%) of votes cast WITHHELD
Jason Attew
147,301,337
99.65
511,714
0.35
Edie Hofmeister
146,515,073
99.12
1,297,978
0.88
W. Murray John
144,570,794
97.81
3,242,257
2.19
Pierre Labbé
142,400,867
96.34
5,412,184
3.66
Wendy Louie
147,248,217
99.62
564,834
0.38
Norman MacDonald
137,018,995
92.70
10,794,056
7.30
Candace MacGibbon
146,775,203
99.30
1,037,848
0.70
David Smith
145,161,598
98.21
2,651,453
1.79
Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor
Based on the proxies received by the Corporation and the votes on a show of hands, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was appointed as independent auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and the directors are authorized to fix its remuneration, with the following results:
RESOLUTION No2
Votes cast FOR
Percentage (%) of votes cast FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Percentage (%) of votes cast WITHHELD
Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor
153,193,465
98.35
2,565,381
1.65
Approval of the unallocated rights and entitlements under the Deferred Share Unit Plan
Based on the proxies received by the Corporation and the votes on a show of hands with respect to the adoption of an ordinary resolution to approve the unallocated rights and entitlements under the Deferred Share Unit Plan, the results on this matter were as follows:
RESOLUTION No3
Votes cast FOR
Percentage (%) of votes cast FOR
Votes cast AGAINST
Percentage (%) of votes cast AGAINST
Ordinary Resolution to approve the unallocated rights and entitlements under the Deferred Share Unit Plan
144,628,797
97.85
3,184,253
2.15
Adoption of a special resolution approving the amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to change its name to “OR Royalties Inc. / Redevances OR Inc.”
Based on the proxies received by the Corporation and the votes on a show of hands with respect to the adoption of a special resolution to approve the amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to change its name to “OR Royalties Inc. / Redevances OR Inc.”, the results on this matter were as follows:
RESOLUTION No4
Votes cast FOR
Percentage (%) of votes cast FOR
Votes cast AGAINST
Percentage (%) of votes cast AGAINST
Special Resolution to approve the amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to change its name to “OR Royalties Inc. / Redevances OR Inc.”
154,983,958
99.50
774,886
0.50
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
Based on the proxies received by the Corporation and the votes on a show of hands with respect to the adoption of an advisory resolution accepting the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation, the results on this matter were as follows:
RESOLUTION No5
Votes cast FOR
Percentage (%) of votes cast FOR
Votes cast AGAINST
Percentage (%) of votes cast AGAINST
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
143,933,031
97.38
3,880,017
2.62
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused portfolio of over 195 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, including 21 producing assets. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic Complex, home to one of Canada’s largest gold mines.
Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.
For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Grant Moenting Vice President, Capital Markets Tel: (514) 940-0670 x116 Cell: (365) 275-1954 Email: gmoenting@osiskogr.com
Heather Taylor Vice President, Sustainability and Communications Tel: (514) 940-0670 x105 Email: htaylor@osiskogr.com
