FM.TO · 2017-05-05 12:00:00

First Quantum Minerals Announces Voting Results FOR the Election of Directors

Shareholder Meetings

NEWS RELEASE

17-15

May 5, 2017

www.first-quantum.com

FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FOR THE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company”, TSX Symbol “FM”) announced that the

nominees listed in the Management Information Circular for the 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders were

elected as directors of First Quantum. In total, 471,741,706 shares were voted at the mee ting, representing 68.43%

of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at

the Annual General Meeting on May 4, 2017 in Toronto are set out below. The below results have also been filed on

www.SEDAR.com.

NAME NUMBER OF SHARES % OF VOTES CAST

FOR WITHHELD FOR WITHHELD

Philip K.R Pascall 453,499,831 15,132,951 96.77 3.23

G. Clive Newall 454,802,075 13,830,707 97.05 2.95

Martin Rowley 418,478,350 50,154,432 89.30 10.70

Peter St. George 447,985,195 20,647,587 95.59 4.41

Andrew Adams 462,706,289 5,926,493 98.74 1.26

Paul Brunner 456,267,887 12,364,895 97.36 2.64

Robert Harding 456,285,285 12,347,497 97.37 2.63

Martin Schady 457,421,060 11,211,722 97.61 2.33

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

G. Clive Newall

President

For further information visit our website at www.first-quantum.com

North American contact: Sharon Loung, Director, Investor Relations

Tel: (647) 346-3934

Fax: (604) 688-3818

Toll Free: 1 (888) 688-6577

United Kingdom contact: Clive Newall, President

Tel: +44 140 327 3484

Fax: +44 140 327 3494