Exhibit 99.1
NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND ACCESS TO SHAREHOLDERS
AND
NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual and Special Meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (the “Company”) will be held in the Cheakamus Room, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. (local time), where shareholders will be asked:
| (a) | To receive the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, together with the report of the auditors thereon; |
| (b) | To appoint auditors and to authorize the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) to fix their remuneration (for further information, please see the section entitled “Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors” in the Circular, as defined below); |
| (c) | To determine the number of Directors at eight (for further information, please see the section entitled “Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Election of Directors” in the Circular); |
| (d) | To elect Directors (for further information, please see the section entitled “Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Election of Directors” in the Circular); and |
| (e) | To consider, and if thought fit, pass a special resolution to approve a change in the name of the Company from “Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.” to “Fortuna Mining Corp.” (for further information, please see the section entitled “Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Approval of Name Change” in the Circular). |
Shareholders are also hereby notified that the Company is using the notice-and-access provisions (“Notice-and-Access”) contained in National Instrument 54-101 for the delivery to its shareholders of the proxy materials for the Meeting (the “Meeting Materials”), which include the Management Information Circular for the Meeting (the “Circular”). Under Notice- and-Access, instead of receiving paper copies of the Meeting Materials, shareholders receive this notice to advise them how to either obtain the Meeting Materials electronically or request a paper copy of the Meeting Materials.
Those shareholders with existing instructions on their account to receive paper materials will receive paper copies of the Meeting Materials with this Notice.
Accessing Meeting Materials Online
The Meeting Materials are available on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile located at www.sedarplus.ca and are also available on the Company’s website at: https://fortunasilver.com/investors/shareholder-meeting-materials/. The Meeting Materials will remain on the Company’s website for one year following the date of this notice. Shareholders are reminded to access and review all of the information contained in the Circular and other Meeting Materials before voting.
Requesting Printed Meeting Materials
Registered shareholders may request a paper copy of the Meeting Materials by telephone at any time prior to the Meeting by calling toll-free at 1-866-962-0498 (or, for holders outside of North America, 1-514-982-8716) and entering the control number located on the proxy and following the instructions provided. A paper copy will be sent to you free of charge within three business days of receiving your request. To receive the Meeting Materials prior to the proxy cut-off for the Meeting, you should make your request by Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Beneficial shareholders with a 16 digit control number may request a paper copy by going on-line at www.proxyvote.com or by calling toll-free at 1-877-907-7643 and entering the control number located on the voting instruction form and following the instructions provided. Shareholders with a different control number, please call toll-free at 1-844-916-0609. A paper copy will be sent to you free of charge within three business days of receiving your request. To receive the Meeting Materials prior to the proxy cut-off for the Meeting, you should make your request by Thursday, June 6, 2024.
For paper copy requests made on or after the date of the Meeting and within one year of the date of filing of the Circular. Beneficial shareholders with a 16 digit control number may call toll-free at 1-877-907-7643, and shareholders with a different control number may call 1-844-916-0609, and a paper copy will be sent to you free of charge within 10 calendar days of receiving your request.
Voting of Proxies
Registered Shareholders
Registered shareholders will still receive a proxy form enabling them to vote at the Meeting. Such proxy will not be valid unless a completed, dated and signed form of proxy is received by Computershare Trust Company, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON M5J 2Y1, no less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time for holding the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, or, at the discretion of the Chair, is delivered to the Chair of the Meeting prior to commencement of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Non-Registered Shareholders
Shareholders who hold common shares of the Company beneficially (“Non-Registered Holders”), but registered in the name of intermediaries, such as brokers, investment firms, clearing houses and similar entities (“Intermediaries”) may receive certain other materials from their Intermediary, such as a voting instruction form to vote their shares. If you are a Non- Registered Holder of the Company and receive these materials through your broker or through another Intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your broker or by the other Intermediary.
| Voting Methods |  |  |  |
| Internet | Telephone or Fax | Mail |
Registered Shareholders Shares are held in own name and represented by a physical certificate or DRS Advice | Vote online at www.investorvote.com | Telephone: 1-866-732-8683
Fax: 1-866-249-7775 | Return the form of proxy in the enclosed envelope. |
Beneficial Shareholders Shares held with a broker, bank or other Intermediary. | Vote online at www.proxyvote.com | Call or fax to the number(s) listed on your voting instruction form. | Return the voting instruction form in the enclosed envelope. |
Questions
If you have any questions about Notice-and-Access and the information contained in this notice, you may obtain further information by calling Broadridge toll free at 1-844-916-0609.
DATED the 1st day of May, 2024.
| | BY ORDER OF THE BOARD |
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| | Jorge Ganoza Durant, |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
