YAMANA GOLD MOVING TO A VIRTUAL MEETING FOR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS; PROVIDES NOTICE OF FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

TORONTO, April 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) (“Yamana” or “the Company”) provided notice today that its Annual Shareholder Meeting (“Annual Meeting”) will be held in a virtual only meeting format due to the public health concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company also today announced that it will release its first quarter 2020 operational and financial results before the market open on April 30, 2020, followed by a conference call and webcast on April 30, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”). Additional details are provided below. 

Details of Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting will take place via live webcast on April 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. In order to ensure the health and safety of all, it will be a virtual meeting only. No one will be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Online access to the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

We expect this modification in meeting format to be in effect for this year only and we plan to revert to an in-person annual meeting in future years after public health conditions have improved.

Attending the Annual Meeting as a Shareholder of Record

If you were a holder of record of Yamana common shares as of March 13, 2020 (the “Record Date”) (i.e., you held your shares in your own name as reflected in the records of our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada) (“AST”)), or if you are a duly appointed proxyholder, you may attend the virtual Annual Meeting by completing the following steps:

1. logging in at https://web.lumiagm.com/187278145
2. clicking on “I have a Control Number”; and
3. entering the control number found on the proxy accompanying your Management Information Circular. The password is “yamana2020” (case sensitive). 

Appointments: If you appoint someone as your proxyholder, you must complete the additional step of registering the proxyholder by calling AST at 1-866-751-6315 (within North America) or 1 [phone] (outside of North America) by no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 28, 2020. Failing to register your proxyholder online will result in the proxyholder not receiving a control number, which is required to vote at the meeting.