VANCOUVER, BC, May 4, 2022
/CNW/ - 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, acceptance of amendments to the
Company's restricted share unit plan, 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 22, 2022, which is available on the
Company's website at www.equinoxgold.com. A total of 173,005,971
common shares were represented at the meeting, being 57.16% of the
Company's issued and outstanding common shares.
Election of Directors
Director
Nominee
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Withheld
|
Mr. Ross Beaty –
Chairman
|
151,590,845
(99.68%)
|
487,303
(0.32%)
|
Ms. Maryse
Bélanger
|
136,032,647
(89.45%)
|
16,045,501
(10.55%)
|
Mr. Lenard Boggio –
Lead Director
|
130,650,609
(85.91%)
|
21,427,538
(14.09%)
|
Mr. François
Bellemare
|
151,696,968
(99.75%)
|
381,179
(0.25%)
|
Mr. Gordon
Campbell
|
149,547,904
(98.34%)
|
2,530,243
(1.66%)
|
Gen. Wesley
Clark
|
151,021,829
(99.31%)
|
1,056,318
(0.69%)
|
Dr. Sally
Eyre
|
142,020,769
(93.39%)
|
10,057,379
(6.61%)
|
Mr. Marshall
Koval
|
135,756,762
(89.27%)
|
16,321,385
(10.73%)
|
Mr. Christian
Milau
|
151,569,371
(99.67%)
|
508,775
(0.33%)
|
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
|
172,333,430
(99.61%)
|
672,540
(0.39%)
|
Amendment of Company's Restricted Share Unit Plan
Resolution
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
An amendment to the
plan such that the maximum number of shares issuable upon the
vesting of restricted share units granted under the Company's
Restricted Share Unit Plan be increased from 7,000,000 to
12,400,000
|
147,128,529
(96.75%)
|
4,949,616
(3.25%)
|
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
Resolution
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
A non-binding advisory
resolution approving the Company's approach to executive
compensation
|
147,794,753
(97.18%)
|
4,283,394
(2.82%)
|
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SOURCE Equinox Gold Corp.