EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

NYSE American & TSX: EQX 

 

 

January 28, 2020

 

British Columbia Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission

Manitoba Securities Commission

New Brunswick Securities Commission

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Ontario Securities Commission

Saskatchewan Securities Commission

Superintendent of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador

Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island

Toronto Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Re: Report of Voting Results

 

In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations, we advise of the results of the voting on the matters submitted to the special meeting (“Meeting”) of the shareholders of Equinox Gold Corp. (“Company”) held on January 28, 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

The matters voted on at the Meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

Common Shares represented at the Meeting: 51,255,001
Total issued and outstanding Common Shares as at Record Date: 113,438,263
Percentage of issued and outstanding Common Shares represented: 45.18%

Plan of Arrangement

The Equinox Gold Shareholder Resolution, as set forth in the joint management information circular of the Company and Leagold Mining Corporation dated December 20, 2019 (the "Information Circular"), approving the issuance of such number of common shares of the Company as are required to be issued pursuant to or in connection with a plan of arrangement under section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), all as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by ballot vote by Company shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting:

  Number of Shares Percentage of Votes Cast
Resolution
    Votes For
   Against Votes For Against

Equinox Gold

Shareholder Resolution

51,191,609 63,392 99.88% 0.12%

 

 
 

 

Private Placement

The Private Placement Resolution, as set forth in the Information Circular, approving the non-brokered private placement of common shares of the Company to Mr. Ross Beaty, Chairman of the Company, all as more particularly described in the Information Circular, was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by ballot vote by disinterested Company shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting:

  Number of Shares Percentage of Votes Cast
Resolution
      Votes For
    Against Votes For Against
Private Placement Resolution 37,824,914*  156,019   99.59%      0.41%

 

 

* Excluding 13,274,028 shares held by Interested Party

 

Yours truly,
Equinox Gold Corp.

/s/ Susan Toews

Susan Toews

General Counsel