VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARG, "Amerigo" or the "Company") announces the results of voting at its 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) held on May 6, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A total of 72,840,077 common shares were voted at the meeting, representing 40.99% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including the election of all director nominees as follows:
| Name | Votes by Proxy For | Votes by Proxy Withheld | Percentage of Votes by Proxy For | Percentage of Votes by Proxy Withheld |
| Klaus Zeitler | 60,637,181 | 209,031 | 99.66 | 0.34 |
| Robert Gayton | 60,692,242 | 153,970 | 99.75 | 0.25 |
| Sidney Robinson | 60,692,212 | 154,000 | 99.75 | 0.25 |
| Alberto Salas | 60,690,184 | 156,028 | 99.74 | 0.26 |
| George Ireland | 60,799,312 | 46,900 | 99.92 | 0.08 |
Detailed voting results for the 2019 Annual General Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
About the Company:
Amerigo Resources Ltd. is an innovative copper producer with a long-term relationship with Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (“Codelco”), the world’s largest copper producer. Amerigo produces copper concentrate at its 100% owned Minera Valle Central (“MVC”) operation in Chile by processing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco’s El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. Tel: (604) 681-2802; Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:TSX.
For further information, please contact:
| Rob Henderson, President and CEO | (604) 697-6203 | |
| Aurora Davidson, Executive Vice-President and CFO | (604) 697-6207 |