ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TORONTO, July 3 /CNW/ - Honey Badger Exploration, Inc. (TUF: TSX-V) (the
"Company") announces that the Annual and Special Meeting of its Shareholders
(the "Shareholders Meeting") was held on June 23, 2009 at The Board of Trade
of Metro Toronto, First Canadian Place, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario at the
hours of 10:30 a.m. for considering and voting upon the following matters.
Proposed Resolutions1. To receive and consider the financial statements of the Company for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and the Auditors' Report
thereon.
2. To appoint MSCM LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditors of the
Company, and to authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration.
3. To elect a slate of 5 Directors to serve until the next Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders or until such time as their
successors are elected or appointed.
4. To approve continuation of the Stock Option Plan of the Company as
instituted and approved by the TSX Venture Exchange.
5. To approve share issuances in lieu of cash remuneration to Directors
and Officers with respect to services rendered to a maximum of
$100,000.00 collectively.
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.A quorum of the Company's outstanding common stock as of the record date
of May 15, 2009 was present in person or by proxy at the Shareholders'
Meeting.
Voting Summary on Resolutions
Resolution No. 2) More than 98% of the outstanding shares of common stock
present at the Shareholders' Meeting voted to approve the re-election of the
following persons to serve as directors of the Company, each to hold office
for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their
successor(s) have been duly elected and qualified:Michael Marchand
J. Kirk McKinnon
Randall Salo
Richard Schler
Kenneth M. ThompsonResolution No. 3) More than 99% of the shares of common stock cast at the
meeting voted to re-appoint Moore Stephens Cooper Molyneux LLP, Chartered
Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
for the financial year ending December 31, 2009 and to authorize the Directors
to fix their remuneration.
Resolution No. 4) More than 90% of the shares of common stock cast at the
Shareholders' Meeting voted to approve continuation of the current "Stock
Option Plan" in accordance with the recommendations as described in the
applicable TSX Venture Exchange Policy.
Resolution No. 5) More than 99% of the shares of the common stock cast at
the Shareholders' Meeting voted to approve the issuance in lieu of cash
remuneration to Directors and Officers with respect to services rendered to a
maximum limit of $100,000.00 collectively.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
The Company is also pleased to announce that on June 24, 2009, following
the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Company was conducted via telephone conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
At the Meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the following
appointments to serve in those capacities until the next annual Meeting of
Shareholders:J.A. Kirk McKinnon as President and Chief Executive Officer
Richard E. Schler as Chief Operating Officer and CFOAbout Honey Badger Exploration Inc.
Honey Badger Exploration is a gold and base-metals exploration company
headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Company's current exploration
projects are focused in the mining-friendly State of Nevada. The "Yerington
Project" consists of two copper porphyry and skarn properties near the town of
Yerington - Honey Badger's original and expanded Blackjack Property along with
the recently acquired Roulette Property, optioned from Bronco Creek
Exploration (BCE) in April 2008. Management believes that these properties
give Honey Badger very promising exploration opportunities, and positions the
Company for new exploration in a prolific copper district. The Company's
common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TUF".
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.honeybadgerexp.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but
not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work
programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential
mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such
statements. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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For further information: Honey Badger Exploration Inc., Brent
Nykoliation, Vice President of Business Development, Tel.: (416) 364-7029,
Fax: (416) 364-2753, Email: bnykoliation@honeybadgerexp.com; or Kirk McKinnon,
President and Chief Executive Officer; Richard Schler, Chief Operating Officer
and CFO; Honey Corporation - Calgary Office, Michael Marchand, Ph.D., P.Geol.,
Vice-President of Exploration, (403) 282-5105, Email:
mmarchand@honeybadgerexp.com