Eco Oro Minerals announces results of Annual General Meeting of shareholders

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VANCOUVER, May 11, 2015 /CNW/ - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. ("Eco Oro" or the "Company") (TSX: EOM) announces that all resolutions presented at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2015 were approved by the shareholders, including the election of the directors nominated by management.  The proxy results on the election of directors were as follows:

Name of Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld
	No. of Votes Cast	Percentage of Votes Cast	No. of Votes Cast	Percentage of Votes Cast
Juan Esteban Orduz	34,104,303	99.47%	180,821	0.53%
Anna Stylianides	34,104,503	99.47%	180,621	0.53%
Eduardo Jaramillo	34,000,420	99.17%	284,704	0.83%
Jean-Sebastien Blanchette	34,000,549	99.17%	284,575	0.83%
Hubert Marleau	33,995,870	99.16%	289,254	0.84%
John Hayes	23,346,774	68.10%	10,938,350	31.90%

At a meeting of Eco Oro's Board of Directors held subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, Anna Stylianides was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman, Juan Esteban Orduz was appointed Co-Chairman and Lead Director, Paul Robertson was appointed Chief Financial Officer and James Atherton was appointed Corporate Secretary.

Shareholders also passed ordinary resolutions setting the number of directors at six and approving the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as auditors for the ensuing year.

Company Profile

Eco Oro Minerals Corp. is a publicly-traded precious metals exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects in Colombia. Eco Oro has been focused on its wholly-owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit, located in northeastern Colombia. Eco Oro is committed to further advancing the Angostura Project in a socially and environmentally responsible manner that will be beneficial for all stakeholders.

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SOURCE Eco Oro Minerals Corp.

please visit the Company's website at www.eco-oro.com or contact: Anna Stylianides, President & CEO, Tel: [phone], TF: 1 855 682 8212