Voting Results of BlackPearl Annual Meeting

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 5, 2016) - BlackPearl Resources Inc. ("BlackPearl" or the "Company") (PXX.TO)(OMX:PXXS) announces that at its Annual Meeting of shareholders held in Calgary, Alberta on May 5, 2016, all of the nominees proposed as directors and listed in its notice of meeting and information circular dated March 24, 2016, were elected as directors of BlackPearl, the results being as follows:

Name of Nominee		Votes For		Percent		Votes Withheld		Percent
John H. Craig		196,082,118		100		59,050		0.0
Brian D. Edgar		195,884,718		99.9		256,450		0.1
John L. Festival		196,083,127		100		58,041		0.0
Keith C. Hill		195,333,927		99.6		807,241		0.4
Victor M. Luhowy		196,095,212		100		45,956		0.0

Following are the results of the other items of business voted on at the Annual Meeting of the shareholders of the Company:

Appointment of Auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, was appointed as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year at a remuneration to be determined by the board of directors of the Corporation. Results of the vote were as follows:

Votes For		Percent		Votes Withheld		Percent
196,134,335		100		6,833		0.0

The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of BlackPearl Resources Inc. under the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. This information was publicly communicated on May 5, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time.