VANCOUVER, Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - eCobalt Solutions Inc. (TSX:ECS) (the "Company" or "eCobalt", formerly known as Formation Metals Inc.) announces the voting results from its 2016 Annual and Special Meeting (the "Meeting") held Monday, August 8(th), 2016 in Vancouver, B.C.

A total of 40,173,279 common shares of the 105,892,405 common shares outstanding were voted, representing 37.94% of the issued and outstanding common shares of eCobalt. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the Meeting, including the election of all directors as follows:



                 Nominee Votes In Favour         Votes
                                                Withheld
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    Robert J. Quinn                  26,919,340          111,320
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    David Stone                      26,919,340          111,320
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    Robert Metka                     26,919,337          111,323
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    Gregory Hahn                     26,925,123          105,537
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    Scott Hean                       26,873,907          156,753
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    David Christie                   26,999,640           31,020
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    Paul Farquharson                 26,925,337          105,323
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The other resolutions passed at the Meeting were (1) the re-appointment of Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditor of the Company; (2) reconfirmation of the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan; and (3) amendment of the Company's Articles, implementing advance notice procedures relating to the nomination of directors.

Detailed voting results for the 2016 the Meeting are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

At the Board of Directors meeting following the Meeting the following officers were appointed:



    Robert Quinn                        Chairman
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    J. Paul Farquharson                 President and CEO
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    Marcus Tran                          CFO and Corporate
                                         Secretary
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    E.R. (Rick) Honsinger               Senior Vice President
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About eCobalt Solutions Inc.

eCobalt Solutions is well established Toronto Stock Exchange listed company committed to providing a unique opportunity for consumers to acquire an ethically sourced, environmentally sound, transparent supply of battery grade cobalt salts, essential for the rapidly growing rechargeable battery and renewable energy sectors, produced safely and responsibly in the United States.

eCobalt Solutions Inc.

"J. Paul Farquharson"

J. Paul Farquharson
President & CEO

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