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Cameco Announces Election of Directors

May 7, 2026

Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has announced the election of nine board members at its annual meeting held on May 7, 2026.

Shareholders elected board members Tammy Cook-Searson, Catherine Gignac, Tim Gitzel, Marie Inkster, Kathryn Jackson, Don Kayne, Peter Kukielski, Dominique Minière and Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins.

Voting Results for Cameco Directors

 

         
Nominee   Votes For    % Votes For    Against    % Votes Against 
       

Catherine Gignac

   72,913,617    98.13%   1,385,967    1.87%
       

Tammy Cook-Searson

   73,976,654    99.57%   322,919    0.43%
       

Tim Gitzel

   74,100,179    99.77%   174,337    0.23%
       

Marie Inkster

   73,781,111    99.33%   494,252    0.67%
       

Kathryn Jackson

   73,302,463    98.69%   972,353    1.31%
       

Don Kayne

   73,311,694    98.81%   882,589    1.19%
       

Peter Kukielski

   74,137,072    99.78%   162,508    0.22%
       

Dominique Minière

   73,460,367    99.35%   480,348    0.65%
       

Leontine van Leeuwen-Atkins

   73,814,853    99.38%   460,340    0.62%

Profile

Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to power a secure energy future. Our competitive position is based on our controlling ownership of the world’s largest high-grade reserves and low-cost operations, as well as significant investments across the nuclear fuel cycle, including ownership interests in Westinghouse Electric Company and Global Laser Enrichment. Utilities around the world rely on Cameco to provide global nuclear fuel solutions for the generation of safe, reliable, carbon-free nuclear power. Our shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. Our head office is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

As used in this news release, the terms we, us, our, the Company and Cameco mean Cameco Corporation and its subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated.

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