The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Barrick took six days to disclose the voting results at its annual meeting after running into unspecified technical problems. The Globe's Niall McGee writes that Barrick held its AGM on May 8 but disclosed the results on May 14. Barrick has routinely in the past disclosed the results promptly after the AGM, usually on the same day. A company official said in a statement that the delay was "due to technical issues experienced by our external third-party administrators who manage the voting process." He would not provide any specifics about the technical issues, or name the third party administrators, and he would not comment on whether it was an error on the part of TSX Trust Company. TSX Trust was Barrick's registrar and transfer agent for the AGM, the entity responsible for tallying the AGM votes. It declined comment. Chairman John Thornton received the lowest approval rating of any director at the AGM with 81.1 per cent voting "for" his nomination, and 18.9 per cent of votes "withheld." Mr. Thornton has had the lowest approval of any director in 2025, garnering 85.26 per cent of the votes, and, in 2023, his rating was also the worst with 81.9-per-cent approval.