First Quantum Announces Voting Results for Election of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 6, 2016) - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company")(FM.TO)(FQM.L) 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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