Equinox Gold Announces Symbol Change on OTC Markets in the USA

TSX-V: EQX

OTC: EQXFF

Suite 730 – 800 West Pender St., Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 2V6

[email protected] +1 604.558.0560 www.equinoxgold.com

NEWS RELEASE

Equinox Gold Announces Symbol Change on OTC Markets in the USA

August 3, 2018 – Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp . (TSX-V: EQX, OTC: EQXFF) (“Equinox Gold” or “the

Company”) announces that its trading symbol for the common shares on the OTC Markets in the United

States has been changed to “EQXFF” as a result of the completion of the previously announce d plan of

arrangement with Solaris Copper Inc.

The OTC Markets trading symbol for the Company’s warrants, “EQXWF”, has not changed and Equinox Gold’s

common shares and warrants continue to trade under the symbols “EQX” and “EQX.WT”, respectively, on

the TSX Venture Exchange.

On behalf of the Board of Equinox Gold Corp.

“Christian Milau”

CEO & Director

Equinox Gold Contacts

Christian Milau, CEO

Rhylin Bailie, Vice President Investor Relations

Tel: +1 604-558-0560

Email: [email protected]

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Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.