TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – May 05, 2017) – BRIO GOLD INC. (TSX: BRIO) (“BRIO GOLD” or the “Company”) announces that the nominees listed in the information circular for the 2017 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) were elected as directors of Brio Gold. The voting results from the Annual Meeting are summarized below.
Election of directors:
| Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | ||||
| Gilmour Clausen | 105,590,097 | 99.997% | 3,435 | 0.003% | ||||
| Sarah A. Strunk | 105,590,427 | 99.997% | 3,105 | 0.003% | ||||
| John Gravelle | 105,590,679 | 99.997% | 2,853 | 0.003% | ||||
| Daniel Racine | 105,590,884 | 99.997% | 2,648 | 0.003% | ||||
| William Washington | 105,591,659 | 99.998% | 1,873 | 0.002% | ||||
Appointment of the auditor and to authorize the directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration:
| Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | |||
| 105,637,525 | 99.997% | 3,148 | 0.003% | |||
Approval of the Omnibus Incentive Plan:
| Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | |||
| 96,675,161 | 91.554% | 8,918,271 | 8.446% | |||
About Brio Gold
Brio Gold is a new Canadian mining company with significant gold producing, development and exploration stage properties in Brazil. Brio Gold’s portfolio includes three operating mines and a gold project, which is a fully-permitted, fully-constructed mine that is currently on care and maintenance and is expected to be re-started in 2018. Brio Gold produced 189,662 ounces of gold in 2016 and at full run-rate expects annual production to be approximately 400,000 ounces of gold.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Letitia Wong
Vice President, Corporate Development
Telephone: +1 (416) 860-6310
Email: [email protected]
