First Mining Announces 2018 Agm Results
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FIRST MINING ANNOUNCES 2018 AGM RESULTS
June 14, 2018
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA – First Mining Gold Corp. (“First Mining” or the “Company”)
is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held on June
12, 2018 (the “2018 AGM”).
A total of 308,570,664 common shares of First Mining were represented at the 2018 AGM, being
55.33% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Our shareholders voted in
favour of all mat ters brought before the meeting . T he election of each director nominee was
approved by a majority vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the
2018 AGM as follows:
Election of Directors
Director Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld
Keith Neumeyer 157,904,357 94.40 9,364,197 5.60
Michel Bouchard 157,946,601 94.43 9,321,953 5.57
Christopher Osterman 158,295,703 94.64 8,972,851 5.36
Raymond Polman 157,491,153 94.15 9,777,401 5.85
David Shaw 118,470,871 70.83 48,797,684 29.17
Jeff Swinoga 158,329,682 94.66 8,938,872 5.34
In addition, t he Company’s amended and restated stock option plan, as outlined in the
information circular for the 2018 AGM, was also approved by a majority vote of shareholders
present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting as follows:
Approval of Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
Votes For % For Votes Against % Against
148,085,769 88.53 19,182,785 11.47
Lastly, the Company reports the re‐appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for
the Company was approved by a majority affirmative vote of shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the 2018 AGM.
ABOUT FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.
First Mining Gold Corp. is an emerging development company with a diversified portfolio of gold
projects in North America. Having assembled a large resource base of 7 million ounces of
gold in the Measured and Indicated categories and 5 million ounces of gold in the Inferred
category in mining friendly jurisdictions of eastern Canada, First Mining is now focused on
advancing its assets towards production. The Company currently holds a portfolio of 25 mineral
assets in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
For further information, please contact Jeff Swinoga, President and CEO, at 416-816-0424, or
Derek Iwanaka, Vice President of Investor Relations, at 604-639-8824, or visit our website at
www.firstmininggold.com.
ON BEHALF OF FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.
“Keith Neumeyer”
Keith Neumeyer
Chairman
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain "forward -looking information” and "forward -looking
statements” (collectively "forward -looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable
Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
news release. F orward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words
such as "expects”, "anticipates”, "believes”, “plans”, “projects”, "intends”, "estimates”,
“envisages”, "potential”, "possible”, “strategy”, “goals”, “objectives”, or variations thereof or
stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken,
occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to f uture events or future performance
and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events and
include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s focus on advancing its
assets towards production. All forward-looking statements are based on First Mining's or its
consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by them and information
currently available to them. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be
accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the
date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that,
while considered reasonable by the respective parties, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many
factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be
expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements and the parties have made
assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include,
without limitation; fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold, silver, base metals or certain
other commodities; fluctuations in the currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar versus the
U.S. dollar); changes in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations
and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of
mineral exploration, development and mining (including environme ntal hazards, industrial
accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding); the presence of
laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships
with and claims by local communities, in digenous populations and other stakeholders;
availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature
of mineral exploration and development; title to properties.; and the additional risks described in
the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the
Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company’s SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com, and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 40 -F filed with the SEC on
EDGAR.
First Mining cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not
exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to
First Mining, investors and others s hould carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events, and should not place undue reliance on the forward -looking
statements and information contained in this news release . First Mining does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to
time by the Company or on our behalf, except as required by law.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors
This news release has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws
in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of U.S. securities laws. Unless otherwise
indicated, all resource and reserve estimates included in this news release have been prepared
in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI
43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum 2014 Definition
Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. NI 43 -101 is a rule developed by the
Canadian Se curities Administrators which establishes standards for all public disclosure an
issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. Canadian
standards, including NI 43 -101, differ significantly from the requirements of the U nited States
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC”), and mineral resource and reserve information
contained herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies. In
particular, and without limiting the generality of the fore going, the term "resource” does not
equate to the term "reserves”. Under U.S. standards, mineralization may not be classified as a
"reserve” unless the determination has been made that the mineralization could be economically
and legally produced or extra cted at the time the reserve determination is made. The SEC's
disclosure standards normally do not permit the inclusion of information concerning "measured
mineral resources”, "indicated mineral resources” or "inferred mineral resources” or other
descriptions of the amount of mineralization in mineral deposits that do not constitute "reserves”
by U.S. standards in documents filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that
any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. U.S.
investors should also understand that "inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of
uncertainty as to their existence and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility.
It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an "inferred mineral resource” will ever be upgraded
to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimated "inferred mineral resources” may not
form the basis of feasibility or pre -feasibility studies except in rare cases. Investors are
cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an "inferred mineral resource” exists or is
economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of "contained ounces” in a resource is permitted
disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permit s issuers to
report mineralization that does not constitute "reserves” by SEC standards as in -place tonnage
and grade without reference to unit measures. The requirements of NI 43-101 for identification of
"reserves” are also not the same as those of the SEC, and reserves reported by the Company in
compliance with NI 43 -101 may not qualify as "reserves” under SEC standards. Accordingly,
information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information
made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.