Mawson Announces Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Mawson Announces Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
  
 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 20, 2014) - Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson") or (the "Company") (TSX:MAW)(FRANKFURT:MXR)(PINKSHEETS:MWSNF) announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Friday, January 17, 2014 (the "AGM"), shareholders voted to re-elect Michael Hudson, Nick DeMare, David Henstridge, Mark Saxon, Gil Leathley and Colin Maclean as directors for the ensuing year and also elected Gilbert Clark as director. The Company welcomes Mr. Clark as a director. The following is a summary of the voting results for all of the Company's seven directors:

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
Michael Hudson	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
Nick DeMare	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
David Henstridge	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
Mark Saxon	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
Gil Leathley	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
Colin Maclean	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%
Gilbert Clark	30,791,649	99.96%	11,800	0.04%

In addition, shareholders approved setting the number of directors at seven, reappointing D+H Group, Chartered Accountants, as the Company's auditors for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.

Following the AGM, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Hudson as Chairman, President and CEO, Mr. DeMare as CFO, Dr. Nick Cook as V.P. of Exploration and Ms. Mariana Bermudez as Corporate Secretary. The Board of Directors also appointed Messrs. Henstridge, Maclean and Leathley as members of the Company's Audit Committee.

About Mawson Resources Limited (TSX:MAW)(FRANKFURT:MXR)(PINKSHEETS:MWSNF)

Mawson Resources Limited is a resource acquisition and development company. Mawson has distinguished itself as a leading Scandinavian exploration company with a focus on the flagship Rompas gold project in Finland.

On behalf of the Board,

Michael Hudson, President & CEO

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