Equinox Gold Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
05/04/2022 - 07:35 PM
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.
EQX Rankings
#529 Ranked by Stock Gains
EQX Stock Data
Industry
Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
Sector
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Tags
Non-Energy Minerals, Other Metals/Minerals, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
Country
Canada
City
Vancouver
About EQX
equinox gold is a canadian mining company with a multi-million-ounce gold resource base, near-term and growing gold production from two past-producing mines in brazil and california, and a long-term growth platform with a diverse portfolio of gold and copper assets in north and south america. construction is underway at the company’s aurizona project in brazil with the objective of pouring gold by year-end 2018, and a prefeasibility study is underway at the company’s castle mountain project in california with the objective of restarting production. further information about equinox gold’s current portfolio of assets and long-term growth strategy is available at www.equinoxgold.com or by email at ir@equinoxgold.com.