August 25, 2026

PM Super Fund succeeds in record-setting withhold campaign at Emerita shareholder meeting

Goodmans LLP acted as special situations counsel to PM Super Fund, a shareholder of Emerita Resources Corp., in connection with its withhold campaign at Emerita’s shareholder meeting on August 25, 2026.

The campaign urged shareholders to withhold votes on the election of three director nominees over concerns regarding board oversight and corporate disclosure, concluding as the most successful "Withhold the Vote" campaign in Canadian history.

PMSF is an Australia-based private superannuation fund with a focus on long-term ownership of businesses.

Emerita is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, research and development of prospective mining properties in the Iberian Pyrite Belt with a focus on traditional base metals and precious metals.

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