Black Swan Graphene nominates brad Humphrey for election as independent director at upcoming annual general meeting.
Black Swan Graphene Inc. (“Black Swan” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SWAN) (OTCQB: BSWGF) announce that it has decided to increase the size of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and to support the election of Mr. Brad Humphrey as an additional independent director of the Company, who will be nominated at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held virtually on November 25, 2022 (the “Meeting”).
Simon Marcotte, President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Swan commented:
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like thank Brad for his interest in the Company and we are looking forward to welcoming him to the team upon his election at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Brad Humphrey
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Mr. Humphrey has over 25 years of international mining experience and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of NiCAN Limited (TSX-V: NICN), a Canadian explorer advancing nickel projects in the province of Manitoba.
Prior to joining NiCAN, Mr. Humphrey was CEO of QMX Gold, a Canadian resource company which had a strong shareholder base, including Eldorado Gold Corp., Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., O3 Mining Inc., and Probe Metals Inc. QMX was ultimately acquired by Eldorado Gold in a $132 million transaction.
Prior to QMX Gold, Mr. Humphrey worked for Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director and North American Precious Metals Analyst, where he was responsible for growing Morgan Stanley’s North American Gold research coverage.
Mr. Humphrey was also a Managing Director and Head of Mining Research at Raymond James and covered precious metal equities at CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Humphrey has held a variety of mining industry roles from contract underground miner to CEO. Mr. Humphrey was also on the board of Royal Fox Gold Inc., until its recent acquisition by Northern Superior Resources Inc.
Mr. Simon Marcotte, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or, failing him, Mr. Greg Duras, the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, being the persons designated in the form of proxy and voting instruction form sent in connection with the Meeting, will use their discretionary authority to cast the votes represented by proxy appointing them at the Meeting for the increase in the size of the Board and for the election of Mr. Humphrey to the Board.
The increase in the size of the Board and the election of Mr. Humphrey were not included in the management information circular dated September 28, 2022 (the “Circular”) nor the form of proxy or in the voting instruction form sent by the Company in connection with the Meeting given that he was identified as a nominee subsequent to the sending of these materials.
Shareholders wishing to vote with respect to the increase in the size of the Board and the election of Mr. Humphrey should carefully review the procedures described in the Circular available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com so that they are able to virtually attend and vote at the Meeting.
Corporate Matters
The Company has granted, pursuant to its stock option plan, an aggregate of 700,000 stock options to members of management and consultants who had not received any options or other equity incentives thus far. Each option will entitle its holder to purchase one common share of Black Swan Graphene at a price of $0.15 until November 7, 2027.
One third of the options will vest upon their grant, one third will vest on the first anniversary of their grant and the remainder will vest on the second anniversary of their grant. The option grant is subject to regulatory approval, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company has engaged Pinnacle Capital Markets Ltd. (“Pinnacle”), the parent company of theinvestorscoliseum.com, to assist in enhancing its digital awareness presence with the global investment community for an initial period of twelve months (the “Initial Term”), subject to the terms of the service agreement executed between the Company and Pinnacle.
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By bringing exciting new equity opportunities and companies into the Coliseum, Pinnacle aims to provide a top level of communication with the investing public. Pinnacle, which operates under the direction of Mr. Spyros P. Karellas, will receive a total compensation of $45,000 for the Initial Term services.
About Black Swan Graphene Inc.
Black Swan Graphene Inc. is focused on the large-scale production and commercialization of patented high-performance and low-cost graphene products aimed at several industrial sectors, including concrete, polymers, Li-ion batteries, and others, which are expected to require large volumes of graphene.
Black Swan aims to leverage the low cost and green hydroelectricity of the province of Québec as well as the proximity of the eventual graphite production sites of the province in order to establish a fully integrated supply chain, reduce overall costs, and accelerate the deployment of graphene usage.
Black Swan’s graphene processing technology was developed by Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd (“Thomas Swan”) over the last decade. Thomas Swan is a United Kingdom-based global chemicals manufacturer, with a century-long track record and has been at the forefront of graphene innovation.
For more information, please visit: www.blackswangraphene.com
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Black Swan Graphene Nominates Brad Humphrey for Election as Independent Director at Upcoming Annual General Meeting, TORONTO, November 9, 2022
