First Mining Gold Corp (FFMGF)

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First Mining Announces 2018 AGM Results

https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/first-mining-announces-2018-agm-results-20180614-00239

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX:FF) (OTCQX:FFMGF) (FRANKFURT:FMG) (“First Mining” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 12, 2018 (the “2018 AGM”).

A total of 308,570,664 common shares of First Mining were represented at the 2018 AGM, being 55.33% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Our shareholders voted in favour of all matters brought before the meeting. The election of each director nominee was approved by a majority vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the 2018 AGM as follows:

Election of Directors

Director Nominee Votes For % For Votes Withheld % Withheld

Keith Neumeyer 157,904,357 94.40 9,364,197 5.60
Michel Bouchard 157,946,601 94.43 9,321,953 5.57
Christopher Osterman 158,295,703 94.64 8,972,851 5.36
Raymond Polman 157,491,153 94.15 9,777,401 5.85
David Shaw 118,470,871 70.83 48,797,684 29.17
Jeff Swinoga 158,329,682 94.66 8,938,872 5.34
In addition, the Company’s amended and restated stock option plan, as outlined in the information circular for the 2018 AGM, was also approved by a majority vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting as follows:

Approval of Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

Votes For % For Votes Against % Against

148,085,769 88.53 19,182,785 11.47
Lastly, the Company reports the re?appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the Company was approved by a majority affirmative vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the 2018 AGM.

ABOUT FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.

First Mining Gold Corp. is an emerging development company with a diversified portfolio of gold projects in North America. Having assembled a large resource base of 7 million ounces of gold in the Measured and Indicated categories and 5 million ounces of gold in the Inferred category in mining friendly jurisdictions of eastern Canada, First Mining is now focused on advancing its assets towards production. The Company currently holds a portfolio of 25 mineral assets in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

For further information, please contact Jeff Swinoga, President and CEO, at 416-816-0424, or Derek Iwanaka, Vice President of Investor Relations, at 604-639-8824, or visit our website at www.firstmininggold.com.

ON BEHALF OF FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.

“Keith Neumeyer”

Keith Neumeyer
Chairman