VANCOUVER, BC, May 4, 2022
/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, 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.
