First Quantum Announces Voting Results for Election of

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 8, 2015) - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum" or the "Company") (TSX:FM)(LSE:FQM) today announced that the nominees listed in its Management Information Circular for the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of First Quantum. Detailed results of the ballot vote for the election of directors held at the Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2015 in Toronto are set out below. The below results have also been filed on www.SEDAR.com.

	NUMBER OF SHARES			PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST
	FOR	WITHELD/ ABSTAIN	NON VOTE	FOR	WITHELD/ ABSTAIN
Philip K.R Pascall	413,864,255	8,437,008	2,510,325	98.00%	2.00%
G Clive Newall	414,521,659	7,784,224	2,510,325	98.16%	1.84%
Martin Rowley	388,810,699	33,490,564	2,510,325	92.07%	7.93%
Peter St George	412,124,940	10,176,323	2,510,325	97.59%	2.41%
Andrew Adams	421,219,841	1,081,422	2,510,325	99.74%	0.26%
Paul Brunner	419,490,583	2,810,680	2,510,325	99.33%	0.67%
Michael Hanley	421,377,741	923,522	2,510,325	99.78%	0.22%
Robert Harding	419,456,033	2,845,230	2,510,325	99.33%	0.67%

On Behalf of the Board of Directors of First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

G. Clive Newall, President

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For further information visit our website at www.first-quantum.com

Contact Information:

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
North American contact: Sharon Loung
Director, Investor Relations
(647) 346-3934 or Toll Free: 1 (888) 688-6577
(604) 688-3818 (FAX)
sharon.loung@fqml.com

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
United Kingdom contact: Clive Newall
President
+44 140 327 3484
+44 140 327 3494 (FAX)
clive.newall@fqml.com

First Quantum Announces Voting Results for Election of Directors