First Quantum Minerals Announces Voting Results FOR the Election of Directors

NEWS RELEASE

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May 4, 2018

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 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders were

elected as directors of First Quantum. In total, 534,959,416 shares were voted at the meeting, representing 77.60%

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 3, 2018 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 518,499,038 13,289,814 97.50 2.50

G. Clive Newall 519,182,827 12,606,025 97.63 2.37

Kathleen Hogenson 531,149,338 639,514 99.88 0.12

Peter St. George 525,101,332 6,687,520 98.74 1.26

Andrew Adams 524,523,840 7,265,012 98.63 1.37

Paul Brunner 525,867,442 5,921,410 98.89 1.11

Robert Harding 516,595,614 15,193,238 97.14 2.86

Simon Scott 531,595,842 193,010 99.96 0.04

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 E-Mail: [email protected]

United Kingdom contact: Clive Newall, President

Tel: +44 140 327 3484 Fax: +44 140 327 3494 E-Mail: [email protected]