On December 22, 2017, East Asia Minerals Corporation announced that it has received advance notice from Vishal Gupta and Patrick Cronin stating that they were shareholders of the Company and intended to put forward 5 director nominees: Vishal Gupta, Kim Oishi, Michael Hawkins, Patrick Cronin and Yucai Huang for election at the upcoming meeting to replace the incumbent board. Further, the Company urged the shareholders to vote on the Company’s proxy card for the election of its nominees: Terry Filbert, R. Scott Chaykin, Alan McMillan, and Garry Kielenstyn as directors of the Company at the Company’s shareholder meeting scheduled to be held on January 26, 2018.