EX-99.1 2 d727738dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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May 12, 2014

Press release

 

 

Turquoise Hill announces results of voting for the election of directors

 

 

VANCOUVER, CANADA – Turquoise Hill Resources today announced that the nominees set forth in the company’s management proxy circular dated March 26, 2014 were elected as directors of Turquoise Hill Resources. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 8, 2014 in Vancouver, are set out below.

Election of Directors

According to votes received, each of the following seven nominees proposed by management were elected as a director of Turquoise Hill Resources until the next annual shareholder meeting, or until such person’s successor is elected or appointed, with the following results:

 

Name of Nominee    Votes For      % For      Votes Withheld      % Withheld  

Rowena Albones

      1,671,023,972         93.0         125,580,502         7.0   

Jill Gardiner

      1,658,922,790         92.3         137,681,684         7.7   

R. Peter Gillin

      1,658,851,017         92.3         137,753,457         7.7   

David Klingner

      1,790,223,012         99.6         6,381,462         0.4   

Kay Priestly

      1,782,185,217         99.2         14,419,257         0.8   

Russel C. Robertson

      1,665,567,837         92.7         131,036,637         7.3   

Jeffrey Tygesen

      1,673,064,165         93.1         123,540,309         6.9   

Final results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of shareholders will be filed on SEDAR.

About Turquoise Hill Resources

Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE, NASDAQ & TSX: TRQ) is an international mining company focused on copper- gold and coal mines in Mongolia. The Company’s primary operation is its 66% interest in the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in southern Mongolia. Turquoise Hill also holds a 56% interest in Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ; HK: 1878).

 

 

 

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