First Quantum Minerals Ld VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (5771X)

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RNS Number : 5771X

First Quantum Minerals Ld

07 May 2016

 
             NEWS RELEASE 
        16-12 May 6, 2016 
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First Quantum Announces VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company", TSX Symbol "FM", LSE Symbol "FQM")

today announced that the nominees listed in the Management Information Circular for the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of First Quantum. 526,955,069 shares were voted at the meeting, representing 76.44% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Detailed results of the ballot vote for the election of directors held at the Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2016 in Toronto are set out below. The below results have also been filed on www.SEDAR.com.

 
 NAME                NUMBER OF SHARES        % OF VOTES CAST 
--------------  -------------------------  ------------------ 
                     FOR        WITHHELD     FOR     WITHHELD 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Philip 
  K.R Pascall    508,207,258   14,919,704   97.15%    2.85% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 G Clive 
  Newall         513,223,146   9,903,816    98.11%    1.89% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Martin 
  Rowley         481,355,370   41,771,592   92.02%    7.98% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Peter St 
  George         505,066,919   18,060,043   96.55%    3.45% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Andrew 
  Adams          521,413,075   1,713,887    99.67%    0.33% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Paul Brunner    518,661,254   4,465,708    99.15%    0.85% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Robert 
  Harding        518,672,968   4,453,994    99.15%    0.85% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Martin 
  Schady         521,833,465   1,293,497    99.75%    0.25% 
--------------  ------------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 

On Behalf of the Board of Directors 12g3-2b-82-4461

of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Listed in Standard and Poor's

G. Clive Newall

President

For further information visit our web site at www.first-quantum.com

North American contact: Sharon Loung, Director, Investor Relations

Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Toll Free: 1 [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

United Kingdom contact: Clive Newall, President

Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]

This information is provided by RNS

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