Equinox Gold Announces Results From Annual General Meeting
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VANCOUVER, BC, 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 Companyfor the ensuing year, and authorizing the Board to set theauditor'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 thethreshold 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%) |
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SOURCE Equinox Gold Corp.
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