Eco Oro Minerals Announces Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

VANCOUVER, June 3, 2016 /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 June 2, 2016 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
Anna Stylianides	40,993,925	99.37%	258,945	0.63%
Hubert R Marleau	41,095,520	99.62%	157,350	0.36%
John Hayes	41,020,925	99.44%	231,945	0.56%
Mark Moseley Williams	41,020,925	99.44%	231,945	0.56%
Derrick Weyrauch	41,094,970	99.62%	157,900	0.38%

At a meeting of Eco Oro's Board of Directors held subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, Mark Moseley Williams was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, Anna Stylianides was appointed Executive Chairman and Paul Robertson was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Shareholders also passed ordinary resolutions approving the appointment of Davidson & Company 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.

For more information please visit the Company's website at www.eco-oro.com or contact: Anna Stylianides, Executive Chairman, Tel: [phone] TF: 1 855 682 8212