Equinox Gold Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
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NEWS RELEASE
Equinox Gold Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
May 15, 2020 – Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”)
is pleased to announce that Equinox Gold shareholders approved all matters voted on at the annual general meeting held
earlier today including the election of management’s nominees as directors , the appointment of KPMG LLP as the
Company’s independent auditor, and acceptance of the Company’s appr oach to executive compensation (“say on pay”) .
Each of the matters voted on at the meeting are described in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular
dated March 30, 2020, which is available on the Company’s website at www.equinoxgold.com. A total of 102,495,116
common shares were represented at the meeting, being 47.44% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares.
Number of Directors
Resolution Votes For Votes Against
Set the number of directors of the Company at ten 84,616,664 (99.77%) 193,525 (0.23%)
Election of Directors
Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld
Mr. Ross Beaty – Chairman 80,001,270 (94.33%) 4,808,920 (5.67%)
Mr. Neil Woodyer – Vice Chairman 74,607,943 (87.97%) 10,202,247 (12.03%)
Ms. Maryse Bélanger 84,336,401 (99.44%) 473,789 (0.56%)
Mr. Lenard Boggio 79,750,176 (94.03%) 5,060,014 (5.97%)
Mr. Tim Breen 74,777,649 (88.17%) 10,032,541 (11.83%)
Mr. Gordon Campbell 84,403,405 (99.52%) 406,785 (0.48%)
Gen. Wesley Clark 84,248,166 (99.34%) 562,023 (0.66%)
Mr. Marshall Koval 74,765,242 (88.16%) 10,044,947 (11.84%)
Mr. Peter Marrone 82,523,171 (97.30%) 2,287,019 (2.70%)
Mr. Christian Milau 79,911,059 (94.22%) 4,899,131 (5.78%)
Appointment of Independent Auditors
Resolution Votes For Votes Withheld
Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company for
the ensuing year, and authorizing the Board to set the
auditors’ pay
97,407,406 (95.04%) 5,087,710 (4.96%)
Say on Pay Advisory Vote
Resolution Votes For Votes Against
A non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company’s
approach to executive compensation
82,897,823 (97.75%) 1,912,366 (2.25%)
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, Chief Executive Officer
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: [email protected]