TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 6, 2016) - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company")(TSX:FM)(LSE: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 of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
G. Clive Newall, President
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For further information visit our web site at www.first-quantum.com
Contact Information:
Sharon Loung
Director, Investor Relations
(647) 346-3934
(604) 688-3818 (FAX)
Toll Free: 1 (888) 688-6577
sharon.loung@fqml.com
United Kingdom contact:
Clive Newall
President
+44 140 327 3484
+44 140 327 3494 (FAX)
clive.newall@fqml.com
www.first-quantum.com