Lithium Americas Announces Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/15/17 -- Lithium Americas Corp. (the "Company" or "Lithium Americas") (TSX: LAC) (OTCQX: LACDF) is pleased to announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") that was held on August 14, 2017.

All of the following business items were approved at the AGM by the requisite majority of shareholder votes cast at the meeting:

--  setting the size of the Board of Directors at nine;
--  electing each management-nominated director; and
--  appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Lithium Americas' auditor.

The nine directors of Lithium Americas elected at the AGM are: W. Thomas Hodgson, George Ireland, John Kanellitsas, Franco Mignacco, Gabriel Rubacha, Wang Xiaoshen, Jonathan Evans, Gary Cohn and Chaiwat Kovavisarach. Votes for these nine directors were cast as follows:

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      Director         Votes For  Votes Withheld  Percent For    Withheld
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W. Thomas Hodgson     173,469,769    6,040,380      96.64%         3.36%
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George Ireland        177,844,679    1,665,470      99.07%         0.93%
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John Kanellitsas      174,395,918    5,114,231      97.15%         2.85%
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Franco Mignacco       174,383,548    5,126,601      97.14%         2.86%
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Gabriel Rubacha       165,218,467   14,291,682      92.04%         7.96%
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Wang Xiaoshen         173,024,986    6,485,163      96.39%         3.61%
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Jonathan Evans        179,159,858     350,291       99.80%         0.20%
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Gary Cohn             179,152,388     357,761       99.80%         0.20%
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Chaiwat Kovavisarach  172,848,832    6,661,317      96.29%         3.71%
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Following the AGM, Lithium Americas' Board of Directors appointed George Ireland, a director of Lithium Americas since November 2015, as Chairman of the Board.

About the Company

Lithium Americas, together with SQM, is developing the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project, located in Jujuy, Argentina, through its 50% interest in Minera Exar. In addition, Lithium Americas owns 100% of the Lithium Nevada project (formerly Kings Valley project), and RheoMinerals Inc., a supplier of rheology modifiers for oil-based drilling fluids, coatings, and specialty chemicals.

Contacts:
Lithium Americas Corp.
Investor Relations
Suite 1100 - 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2G8
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Website: www.lithiumamericas.com