On January 27, 2018, Vishal Gupta and Patrick Cronin, as concerned shareholders of the Company have issued a proxy circular dated January 12, 2018, and a supplement to the Circular dated January 23, 2018 urging shareholders to create positive change for the Company by voting for Vishal Gupta, Kim Oishi, Michael Hawkins, and Rick Huang at the annual meeting of shareholders of East Asia Minerals Corporation to be held on February 1, 2018.