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EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

AMERICAS GOLD AND SILVER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND ANNUAL MEETING VOTING RESULTS

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO June 25, 2024 —Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX:USA; NYSE American: USAS) is pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated May 6, 2024 for the Company’s annual and special meeting of Shareholders held June 25, 2024 (the “Meeting”) were elected as directors of the Company at the Meeting. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Meeting today in Toronto as well as the results for other matters voted on at the Meeting are set out below.

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

% For

 

Votes Against

 

% Against

Darren Blasutti

 

78,513,968

 

93.74%

 

5,239,457

 

6.26%

Christine Carson

 

78,714,392

 

93.98%

 

5,039,032

 

6.02%

Alex Davidson

 

72,063,020

 

86.04%

 

11,690,405

 

13.96%

Alan Edwards

 

78,866,933

 

94.17%

 

4,886,492

 

5.83%

Bradley Kipp

 

72,136,981

 

86.13%

 

11,616,443

 

13.87%

Gordon Pridham

 

72,092,830

 

86.08%

 

11,660,594

 

13.92%

Manuel Rivera

 

78,718,678

 

93.99%

 

5,034,747

 

6.01%

Lorie Waisberg

 

68,654,700

 

81.97%

 

15,098,725

 

18.03%

 

In addition, the Company’s shareholders passed a resolution to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorized the Directors to fix their remuneration. The Company’s shareholders also approved the issuance of up to 27,500,000 Common Shares, which is in excess of 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company (as at June 12, 2023), issuable upon the retraction of the Convertible Debentures.

 

The results of these matters considered at the Meeting are reported in the Report of Voting Results as filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) on June 25, 2024. A total of 108,292,557 of the Company’s common shares were voted, representing 43.14% of total shares issued and outstanding as at the record date for the Meeting.

 

About Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

 

Americas Gold and Silver Corporation is a high-growth precious metals mining company with multiple assets in North America. The Company owns and operates the Cosalá Operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, manages the 60%-owned Galena Complex in Idaho, USA, and is re-evaluating the Relief Canyon mine in Nevada, USA. The Company also owns the San Felipe development project in Sonora, Mexico. For further information, please see SEDAR+ or www.americas-gold.com.

 

For more information:

 

Stefan Axell

 

Darren Blasutti

VP, Corporate Development & Communications

 

President and CEO

Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

 

Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

416-874-1708

 

416‐848‐9503