Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 19, 2014 - Nord Gold N.V. (“Nordgold” or the “Company”, LSE: NORD), the internationally diversified, low-cost gold producer, announces that it will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Company’s Shareholders at Strawinskylaan 10, 1077 XZ Amsterdam, Netherlands on Friday January 30, 2015, at 10.00 am CET.
The purpose of the meeting is to delegate to the Board of the authority to acquire shares and depositary receipts thereof in the capital of the Company and to consider a proposal to reduce the capital of the Company by the cancellation of up to 19,000,000 of its shares held in treasury.
Notice of EGM and related documents (including proxy forms) are now available on the Company’s website at www.nordgold.com.
Nordgold has submitted the Notice of EGM and Proxy Forms to the UK National Storage Mechanismpany.
Nordgold (LSE: NORD) is an international low-cost gold producer established in 2007. The Company has expanded rapidly through carefully targeted acquisitions and organic investment, achieving a rate of growth unmatched in the industry during that period. In 2013 Nordgold’s gold production was 924 thousand ounces, up from 717 thousand ounces in 2012.
The company operates 9 active mines and has 2 development projects, 4 advanced exploration projects and a diverse portfolio of early-stage exploration projects and licenses in Russia, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Guinea, French Guiana, and Canada. Nordgold employs about 10,000 people.
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