Turquoise Hill Announces Results of Voting for the Election of Directors


VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - Turquoise Hill Resources today announced that the nominees set forth in the company's management proxy circular dated March 20, 2015 were elected as directors of Turquoise Hill Resources. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which took place on May 8, 2015 in Vancouver, are set out below.

Election of Directors

According to votes received, each of the following seven nominees proposed by management were elected as a director of Turquoise Hill Resources until the next annual shareholder meeting, or until such person's successor is elected or appointed, with the following results:

         
Name of Nominee  Votes For  % For  Votes Withheld  % Withheld
Rowena Albones  1,840,670,462  98.68%  24,590,084  1.32%
Jill Gardiner  1,855,892,608  99.50%  9,367,938  0.50%
James W. Gill  1,863,536,557  99.91%  1,723,989  0.09%
R. Peter Gillin  1,859,011,029  99.66%  6,249,517  0.34%
Russel C. Robertson  1,858,208,426  99.62%  7,052,120  0.38%
Craig Stegman  1,855,820,399  99.49%  9,440,147  0.51%
Jeffery Tygesen  1,856,309,500  99.52%  8,951,046  0.48%
         

Final results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of shareholders will be filed on SEDAR.

About Turquoise Hill Resources
Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRQ) (NASDAQ: TRQ) (TSX: TRQ) is an international mining company focused on copper- gold and coal mines in Mongolia. The Company's primary operation is its 66% interest in the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in southern Mongolia. Turquoise Hill also holds a 23.3% interest in Mongolian coal miner SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ) (HKSE: 1878).

Contact Information:

Contacts

Investors
Jessica Largent
Office: +1 604 648 3957
Email: jessica.largent@turquoisehill.com

Media
Tony Shaffer
Office: +1 604 648 3934
Email: tony.shaffer@turquoisehill.com