Equinox Gold Announces Results From Annual General Meeting

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    <br /> Equinox Gold Announces Results From Annual General Meeting<br />

    PR Newswire


    VANCOUVER, BC

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    May 5, 2021

    /PRNewswire/ – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX) (NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Equinox Gold shareholders approved all matters voted on at the annual general meeting held earlier today including the election of management’s nominees as directors, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor, amendments to the Company’s Articles, and acceptance of the Company’s approach to executive compensation (“Say on Pay”). Each of the matters voted on at the meeting are described in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated

    March 12, 2021

    , which is available on the Company’s website at

    www.equinoxgold.com

    . A total of 140,100,255 common shares were represented at the meeting, being 57.74% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares.


    Number of Directors



    Resolution



    Votes For



    Votes Against


    Set the number of directors of the Company at nine


    122,018,286 (99.82%)


    220,486 (0.18%)


    Election of Directors



    Director Nominee



    Votes For



    Votes Withheld


    Mr. Ross Beaty – Chairman


    117,102,894 (95.80%)


    5,136,401 (4.20%)


    Ms. Maryse Bélanger


    118,480,224 (96.92%)


    3,759,071 (3.08%)


    Mr. Lenard Boggio – Lead Director


    114,638,211 (93.78%)


    7,601,084 (6.22%)


    Mr. Tim Breen


    121,731,860 (99.58%)


    507,435 (0.42%)


    Mr. Gordon Campbell


    121,580,640 (99.46%)


    658,655 (0.54%)


    Gen. Wesley Clark


    121,970,790 (99.78%)


    268,505 (0.22%)


    Dr. Sally Eyre


    120,017,121 (98.18%)


    2,221,651 (1.82%)


    Mr. Marshall Koval


    112,276,546 (91.85%)


    9,962,226 (8.15%)


    Mr. Christian Milau


    119,436,635 (97.71%)


    2,802,136 (2.29%)


    Appointment of Independent Auditor



    Resolution



    Votes For



    Votes Withheld


    Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company

    for the ensuing year, and authorizing the Board to set the

    auditor’s pay


    139,524,075 (99.59%)


    576,180 (0.41%)


    Amendment of Company Articles



    Resolution



    Votes For



    Votes Against


    Amendments to the Company’s Articles to increase the

    threshold for a quorum at shareholder meetings and

    remove the right for directors to appoint alternates.


    95,397,649 (78.04%)


    26,675,914 (21.82%)


    Say on Pay Advisory Vote



    Resolution



    Votes For



    Votes Against


    A non-binding advisory resolution approving the

    Company’s approach to executive compensation


    120,794,067 (98.82%)


    1,252,476 (1.02%)

    Cision
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    SOURCE Equinox Gold Corp.

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    May 5, 2021 – 5:19 PM PDT