Aura Minerals Inc. announced at the annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of the company, to be held on May 10, 2016, included a resolution regarding the election of the members of the Board of Directors. Tom Ogryzlo and Bill Murray will not stand for re-election at the Meeting and the company. Each of Messrs. Bannantine, Brito, Keith and Mars will be presented for election at the Meeting as management's nominees and the persons named by management as proxyholders in the form of proxy previously mailed to registered shareholders intend to vote for the election of these nominees.