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Executive Summary

Equinox Gold shareholders approved the share issuance resolution (99.83% in favor) for the acquisition of Orla Mining Ltd. Orla securityholders also approved the deal, and all required Canadian and Mexican competition authorizations have been received. The transaction is expected to close on July 31, 2026, pending a final court order and listing approvals, marking a major step toward combining the two gold miners. Historical performance on this ticker shows a 0% win rate at T+20 across 6 settled reports, with an average T+20 loss of -22.14%, indicating the market has consistently punished prior bullish reads on EQX — this approval is a procedural milestone, not a fundamental catalyst, and the stock may continue to underperform given the pattern of negative drift on deal-related filings for this issuer. Score calibration data shows that for score-8 filings in this segment, observedP is only 37% with a mean loss of -13.2% conditional on loss, further supporting a conservative score despite the positive vote outcome. The cross-filing actuarial verdicts identify this as an AMPLIFIER combo (press-8k-context + press-offering-context), but given the historical calibration and the fact that the deal was already announced and priced, the approval vote is a near-certain procedural step with limited incremental upside for the stock. Score is set at 6 (notable) rather than 7+ because the deal was already fully disclosed and the vote was overwhelmingly expected — the approval removes a condition precedent but does not change the fundamental economics of the combination. Sentiment is set to neutral because the vote outcome was fully anticipated and the stock has already priced in the merger terms; the filing confirms a procedural step rather than providing new financial information. The 0.17% opposition vote is negligible and does not indicate any material shareholder dissent.

Key Facts

• Equinox Gold shareholders approved the share issuance resolution with 99.83% in favor (507,548,903 votes for, 866,815 against) at a Special Meeting on July 22, 2026
• Orla Mining securityholders also approved the Arrangement at their meeting on the same day
• All required Canadian and Mexican competition authorizations have been received
• Orla will seek a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia at a hearing expected on or about July 28, 2026
• The Arrangement is expected to close on July 31, 2026, subject to court approval, listing approvals, and other customary conditions
• Up to 421,770,377 Equinox Gold common shares will be issued in connection with the acquisition of Orla
• 508,415,718 Equinox Gold shares (64.43% of outstanding) were represented at the meeting

Financial Impact

Up to 421,770,377 Equinox Gold shares to be issued for Orla acquisition; deal value not restated in this filing

Risk Factors

• Failure to obtain final court order or listing approvals could delay or prevent closing
• Post-merger integration risks and potential dilution from the 421.8M share issuance
• Historical pattern shows EQX stock has underperformed significantly on prior deal-related filings (avg -22.14% at T+20)

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This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

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