VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/17/16 -- Asanko Gold Inc. ("Asanko" or the "Company") (TSX: AKG)(NYSE MKT: AKG) announced that all the resolutions put to shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting (the "Meeting") held yesterday were duly passed. The results for each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting are set out below:
Election of Directors
The seven nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 23, 2016, were elected at the Meeting as directors of Asanko.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director Votes % Votes Votes % Votes Name For For Withheld Withheld ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Steyn 139,512,674 99.79% 294,323 0.21% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Breese 139,661,074 99.90% 145,923 0.10% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Fretwell 136,960,207 97.96% 2,846,790 2.04% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcel de Groot 137,140,122 98.09% 2,666,875 1.91% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Price 139,619,339 99.87% 187,658 0.13% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Smart 138,641,549 99.17% 1,165,448 0.83% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shawn Wallace 138,246,812 98.88% 1,560,185 1.12% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appointment of Auditor
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Votes % Votes Votes % Votes
Name For For Withheld Withheld
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KPMG LLP 153,004,490 99.82% 273,086 0.18%
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Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan
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Votes % Votes Votes % Votes
For For Against Withheld
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Shareholder Rights Plan 139,000,146 99.42% 806,851 0.58%
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Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Enquiries:
For further information please visit: www.asanko.com, email: info@asanko.com.
Contacts:
Asanko Gold Inc.
Alex Buck
Manager, Investor and Media Relations
Toll-Free (N.America): 1-855-246-7341
+44-7932-740-452
alex.buck@asanko.com
