Altius Minerals Corporation announced that in accordance with the terms of its recent financing transaction with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through certain of its subsidiaries, it has appointed Mr. Guy Bentinck to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective May 8, 2017 and Mr. Bentinck will be proposed for re-election by shareholders at Altius' Annual General Meeting tentatively scheduled for September 15, 2017. Mr. Bentinck is currently Chief Financial Officer of Fairfax Africa Holdings Limited. Prior to this role, Mr. Bentinck served as a consultant to Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited that provides global investment management services to the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries of Fairfax.