DENVER, April  29, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vista Gold Corp. (“Vista” or the “Company”) (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) today announced the voting results from its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on Thursday, April 29, 2021 (the “Meeting”).

A total of 52,443,389 common shares in the capital of the Company (“Common Shares”) were represented at the meeting, being 50.52% of the Common Shares. Detailed results for the ballot votes for the election of directors are as follows:

ProposalVotes For %Votes Withheld %Election of John M. Clark as Director97.692.31Election of Frederick H. Earnest as Director98.711.29Election of W. Durand Eppler as Director97.672.33Election of Deborah J. Friedman as Director98.131.87Election of C. Thomas Ogryzlo as Director97.612.39Election of Michael B. Richings as Director96.953.05Election of Tracy A. Stevenson as Director97.752.25

In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders appointed Plante & Moran PLLC as auditors of the Company and passed ordinary resolutions to approve: on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers and all unallocated stock options under the Company’s Stock Option Plan.

About Vista Gold Corp.

The Company is a gold project developer. The Company’s flagship asset is the Mt Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia. Mt Todd is the largest undeveloped gold project in Australia.

For further information, please contact Pamela Solly, Vice President of Investor Relations, at (720) 981-1185 or [email protected]. You may also visit our website at www.vistagold.com.