First Mining Announces Voting Results from 2019 AGM
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NEWS RELEASE
First Mining Announces Voting Results from 2019 AGM
June 25, 2019 – Vancouver, BC – First Mining Gold Corp. (“First Mining” or the “Company”) (TSX: FF)
(OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce the voting results from the Company’s annual
general meeting of shareholders held in Vancouver on June 25, 2019 (the “2019 AGM”).
A total of 281,846,340 common shares of First Mining were represented at the 2019 AGM, representing
50.46% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares as at the record date of May 10, 2019.
Shareholders voted in favour of all matters brought before the meeting. All six director nominees listed in
the Company’s management information circular dated May 15, 2019 (the “Circular”) were elected as
follows:
Election of Directors
Director Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld
Keith Neumeyer 125,536,318 92.76% 9,796,717 7.24%
Michel Bouchard 121,110,965 89.49% 14,222,069 10.51%
Christopher Osterman 125,290,631 92.58% 10,042,404 7.42%
Raymond Polman 125,318,477 92.60% 10,014,558 7.40%
David Shaw 129,265,940 95.52% 6,067,094 4.48%
Daniel Wilton 125,441,818 92.69% 9,891,216 7.31%
In addition, First Mining’s shareholders approved: (i) the share-based compensation plan outlined in the
Circular, and (ii) the re -appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company for the
ensuing year. The voting results for each of these resolutions are set out below:
Approval of Share-Based Compensation Plan
Outcome of the Vote Votes For % For Votes Against % Against
Carried 127,707,763 94.54% 7,379,994 5.46%
Appointment of Auditor
Outcome of the Vote Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld
Carried 276,839,104 98.31% 4,761,959 1.69%
Detailed voting results for the meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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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 7.3 million ounces of gold in the Measured
and Indicated categories and 3.7 million ounces of gold in the Inferred category in mining friendly
jurisdictions of eastern Canada, First Mining is now focused on advancing its material assets towards a
construction decision and, ultimately, to production. The Company currently holds a portfolio of 24
mineral assets in Canada, Mexico and the United States, and may acquire additional mineral assets in the
future.
ON BEHALF OF FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.
Daniel W. Wilton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
For further information, please contact:
Mal Karwowska | Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Direct: 604.639.8824 | Toll Free: 1.844.306.8827 | Email: [email protected]
www.firstmininggold.com
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 legisl ation
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. Forward -looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by
words such as "expec ts”, "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 future 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 belief s 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, regulatio ns and political or
economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and
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mining (including environmental 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, indigenous populations and other stakeholders; availability and
increasing costs associated with mini ng 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, 201 8 filed with the Canadian securities r egulatory 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 should
carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. 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 Ins trument 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 Sec urities 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 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 foregoing, 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 extracted at the time the reserve determination is made. The S EC'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 r esource” 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 permits issuers to report mineralization that does not
constitute "res erves” 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 4 3-101 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.