TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/07/13 -- Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) (NYSE: AGI) ("Alamos" or the "Company") is providing a summary of the voting results of yesterday's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM").
Results of the AGM
The Company is reporting the voting results of its AGM held on Thursday June 6, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The summary of the results are as follows:
Total shares voted: 106,321,455 Total shares issued and outstanding: 127,527,786 Total percentage of shares voted: 83.37%
1. The Election of Directors
Each of the nominee directors listed in Alamos' management proxy circular dated May 1, 2013 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted. Alamos received proxies with regard to voting on the six directors nominated for election, directing as set forth in the table below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Nominee Vote For % Withhold Vote % ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Wayne 88,043,161 83.88 16,924,234 16.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John A. McCluskey 104,923,813 99.96 43,582 0.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth G. Stowe 104,001,943 99.08 965,452 0.92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Gower 104,083,303 99.16 884,092 0.84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul J. Murphy 104,931,260 99.97 36,135 0.03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Garson 104,491,134 99.55 476,261 0.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Appointment of Auditors
According to proxies received and vote by show of hands, Ernst & Young LLP was appointed as the Company's auditor and the directors were authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote For % Withhold Vote % ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 105,782,556 99.49 538,899 0.51 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
About Alamos
Alamos is an established Canadian-based gold producer that owns and operates the Mulatos Mine in Mexico, and has exploration and development activities in Mexico and Turkey. The Company employs more than 600 people and is committed to the highest standards of environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities. Alamos has approximately $490 million in cash and equity investments, is debt-free, and unhedged to the price of gold. As of May 31, 2013, Alamos had 127,557,786 common shares outstanding (132,205,786 shares fully diluted), which are traded on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol "AGI".
The TSX and NYSE have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
Contacts:
Alamos Gold Inc.
Scott K. Parsons
Manager, Investor Relations
(416) 368-9932 x 439
