WESTERN COPPER ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) announces the voting results from the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on June 12, 2025.
A total of 99,165,184 common shares were represented at the AGM, accounting for 49.58% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares as of the record date. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors and the appointment of the auditor are set out below.
Voting results for the election of each of the directors are as follows:
| Director | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Raymond Threlkeld | 83,398,357 | 97.66 % | 1,998,747 | 2.34 % |
| Sandeep Singh | 85,272,115 | 99.85 % | 124,989 | 0.15 % |
| Robert Chausse | 85,009,906 | 99.55 % | 387,198 | 0.45 % |
| Michael Vitton | 61,999,900 | 72.60 % | 23,397,204 | 27.40 % |
| Klaus Zeitler | 82,509,179 | 96.62 % | 2,887,925 | 3.38 % |
| Pamela O'Hara | 85,215,910 | 99.79 % | 181,194 | 0.21 % |
Voting results for the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor are as follows:
| Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| 98,940,364 | 99.77 % | 224,820 | 0.23 % |
The Company's report of voting results will be available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), and on the Company's website.
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project, Canada's premier copper-gold mine in the Yukon Territory and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our First Nations and local communities to progress the Casino Project, using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and practices.
For more information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
"Sandeep Singh"
Sandeep Singh
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "opportunities", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements herein include statements regarding the anticipated advancement of the Casino Project, the continued support and involvement of Mitsubishi Materials, and the potential benefits of the extended investor rights agreement.