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Gold/Mining/Energy : Silver Wheaton (SLW) (Bulls Board)
SLW 20.91+1.3%May 15 4:00 PM EDT

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From: Savant5/13/2014 3:04:08 AM
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Silver Wheaton announces election of directors and approval of special matters

May 09, 2014 19:09:00 (ET)

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VANCOUVER, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Silver Wheaton Corp. ("Silver Wheaton" or the "Company") (TSX:SLW) (NYSE:SLW) announces that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2014 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Silver Wheaton. Detailed results of the vote for directors of the Company held at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders earlier today are shown below:

  Nominee                 Votes For   % For  Votes Withheld  % Withheld  Lawrence I. Bell       170,061,439  99.06    1,607,166        0.94  George L. Brack        168,457,095  98.13    3,211,510        1.87  John A. Brough         170,150,611  99.12    1,517,994        0.88  R. Peter Gillin        170,136,257  99.11    1,532,348        0.89  Chantal Gosselin       170,408,989  99.27    1,259,616        0.73  Douglas M. Holtby      169,972,210  99.01    1,696,395        0.99  Eduardo Luna           136,291,095  79.39    35,377,510      20.61  Wade D. Nesmith        139,000,466  80.97    32,668,139      19.03  Randy V.J. Smallwood   169,739,131  98.88    1,929,474        1.12   
In addition, the following special matters were approved by shareholders at the 2014 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:

   -- the non-binding advisory resolution accepting the Company's approach to        executive compensation was carried with 95.27% of the votes cast in        favour of such resolution;       -- the amendment to the Company's share option plan was carried with 89.36%        of the votes cast in favour of such resolution;       -- the confirmation of the by-law providing for advance notice requirements        for the nomination of directors was carried with 97.71% of the votes cast        in favour of such resolution;       -- the confirmation of the amendment to the Company's existing by-laws to        increase the quorum at a meeting of shareholders from 10% to 25% was        carried with 99.47% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution; and       -- the confirmation of the amendment to the Company's existing by-laws to        modernize and enhance notice and signature provisions was carried with        99.58% of the votes cast in favour of such resolution. 
SOURCE Silver Wheaton Corp.

/CONTACT:

Patrick Drouin
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Silver Wheaton Corp.
Tel: 1-800-380-8687
Email: info@silverwheaton.com
Website: www.silverwheaton.com
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