ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX:ORA) announces the results of the votes held at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 28, 2018 in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Votes at the Meeting
For additional details on these matters, please see the Management Information Circular of the Company dated April 27, 2018.
- To Set the Number of Directors at Five. On a show of hands, voting results for the number of Directors are as follows:
| Outcome | For | % For | Against | % Against |
| Carried | 25,599,173 | 99.94 | 15,084 | 0.06 |
- Election of Directors. On a vote by ballot, voting results for the election of Directors are as follows:
| Nominee | Outcome | For | % For | Withhold | % Withhold |
| Paulo Brito | Carried | 25,602,094 | 99.95 | 12,163 | 0.05 |
| Rodrigo Barbosa | Carried | 25,500,061 | 99.55 | 114,196 | 0.45 |
| Stephen Keith | Carried | 25,523,032 | 99.64 | 91,225 | 0.36 |
| Roberto Fonseca | Carried | 25,493,032 | 99.53 | 121,225 | 0.47 |
| Philip Reade | Carried | 25,500,032 | 99.55 | 114,225 | 0.45 |
- Appointment and Compensation of Auditors. On a show of hands, voting results for the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration, are as follows:
| Outcome | For | % For | Withheld | % Withheld |
| Carried | 27,250,803 | 99.96 | 11,458 | 0.04 |
About Aura Minerals
Aura is a mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and operation of gold and base metal projects in the Americas. Aura’s assets include producing gold mines in Brazil and Honduras. The Company is working towards completing the necessary steps to enable the restart of operations at its Aranzazu mine in Mexico including but not limited to: (i) completing a comprehensive technical study covering key areas of the project such as geology and resource estimates, mining plan and reserves, process engineering, metallurgy, OPEX and CAPEX as well as the associated financial modelling; and (ii) hiring experienced and highly qualified personnel. In addition, the Company has two additional gold projects in Brazil, Almas and Matupá, and one gold project in Colombia, Tolda Fria.
For further information on Aura, please visit Aura’s web site at www.auraminerals.com or contact:
Ryan Goodman
VP, Legal Affairs and Business Development
305-239-9332
