VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 22, 2017) - First Mining Finance 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 22, 2017.
A total of 185,745,929 common shares of First Mining were represented at the meeting, being 34.14% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares. Our shareholders voted in favour of all matters brought before the meeting and the election of directors was approved by a majority vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy as follows:
Election of Directors
| Director Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld |
| Keith Neumeyer | 71,946,236 | 93.19 | 5,260,495 | 6.81 |
| Michel Bouchard | 75,871,706 | 98.27 | 1,335,025 | 1.73 |
| Christopher Osterman | 76,009,745 | 98.25 | 1,353,236 | 1.75 |
| Raymond Polman | 71,892,941 | 93.12 | 5,313,790 | 6.88 |
| David Shaw | 72,032,278 | 93.30 | 5,174,453 | 6.70 |
The Company also reports that the re-appointment of BDO Canada LLP as auditor for the Company and the confirmation of the Company's stock option plan were both approved by a majority vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting.
In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that its common shares commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") as of market open today.
Keith Neumeyer, Chairman of First Mining, stated, "We are pleased with the shareholder participation we received at this year's AGM, and we are very excited about the Company's graduation to the TSX. Listing on the TSX, which is the stock exchange for Canada's largest publicly traded companies, is an important milestone for First Mining. As the TSX is one of the most recognized global trading platforms serving the senior equity markets, First Mining will benefit from enhanced visibility and increased access to international capital markets and a diverse investor base. While the TSX Venture Exchange has served us well, this graduation was the next natural step for First Mining."
ABOUT FIRST MINING FINANCE CORP.
First Mining is a mineral property holding company whose principal business activity is to acquire high quality mineral assets with a focus in the Americas. The Company currently holds a portfolio of 25 mineral assets in Canada, Mexico and the United States with a focus on gold. Ultimately, the goal is to continue to increase its portfolio of mineral assets through acquisitions that are expected to be comprised of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and nickel.
