Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Equinox Gold Shareholders Vote FOR Share Issuance Resolution in Connection with Proposed Business Combination with Orla Mining

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that independent proxy advisory firms, including Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), have issued positive voting recommendations to shareholders of Equinox Gold for the proposed business combination (the “Arrangement”) with Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA, NYSE American: ORLA) (“Orla”).