Equinox Gold Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
TSX: EQX
NYSE-A: EQX
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NEWS RELEASE
Equinox Gold Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
May 5, 2021 – 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, amendments to the Company’s Articles, and acceptance of the
Company’s approach 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 12, 2021 , which is available on
the Company’s website at www.equinoxgold.com. A total of 140,100,255 common shares were represented at the
meeting, being 57.74% 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 nine 122,018,286 (99.82%) 220,486 (0.18%)
Election of Directors
Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld
Mr. Ross Beaty – Chairman 117,102,894 (95.80%) 5,136,401 (4.20%)
Ms. Maryse Bélanger 118,480,224 (96.92%) 3,759,071 (3.08%)
Mr. Lenard Boggio – Lead Director 114,638,211 (93.78%) 7,601,084 (6.22%)
Mr. Tim Breen 121,731,860 (99.58%) 507,435 (0.42%)
Mr. Gordon Campbell 121,580,640 (99.46%) 658,655 (0.54%)
Gen. Wesley Clark 121,970,790 (99.78%) 268,505 (0.22%)
Dr. Sally Eyre 120,017,121 (98.18%) 2,221,651 (1.82%)
Mr. Marshall Koval 112,276,546 (91.85%) 9,962,226 (8.15%)
Mr. Christian Milau 119,436,635 (97.71%) 2,802,136 (2.29%)
Appointment of Independent Auditor
Resolution Votes For Votes Withheld
Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company
for the ensuing year, and authorizing the Board to set the
auditor’s pay
139,524,075 (99.59%) 576,180 (0.41%)
Amendment of Company Articles
Resolution Votes For Votes Against
Amendments to the Company’s Articles to increase the
threshold for a quorum at shareholder meetings and
remove the right for directors to appoint alternates.
95,397,649 (78.04%) 26,675,914 (21.82%)
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Say on Pay Advisory Vote
Resolution Votes For Votes Against
A non-binding advisory resolution approving the
Company’s approach to executive compensation
120,794,067 (98.82%) 1,252,476 (1.02%)
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, Chief Executive Officer
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: [email protected]