IAMGOLD Shareholders Re-elect Board of Directors

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2019) -IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) ("IAMGOLD" or the "Company") today announced that shareholder voting at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders on May 7, 2019, has resulted in the election of all the directors listed as nominees in management's information circular dated March 26, 2019.

Results of the shareholder voting were as follows:

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
John E. Caldwell	237,968,523	90.98	23,591,270	9.02
Donald K. Charter	223,401,980	85.41	38,157,813	14.59
Ronald P. Gagel	260,000,595	99.40	1,559,198	0.60
Richard J. Hall	260,271,873	99.51	1,287,920	0.49
Stephen J. J. Letwin	249,264,092	95.30	12,295,701	4.70
Mahendra Naik	241,971,843	92.51	19,587,950	7.49
Timothy R. Snider	259,850,875	99.35	1,708,918	0.65
Sybil E. Veenman	248,750,831	95.10	12,808,962	4.90

About IAMGOLD

IAMGOLD (www.iamgold.com) is a mid-tier mining company with four operating gold mines on three continents. A solid base of strategic assets in North and South America and West Africa is complemented by development and exploration projects and continued assessment of accretive acquisition opportunities. IAMGOLD is in a strong financial position with extensive management and operational expertise.

For further information please contact:

Indi Gopinathan, Investor Relations Lead, IAMGOLD Corporation
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Martin Dumont, Senior Analyst Investor Relations, IAMGOLD Corporation
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Toll-free: 1-888-464-9999 [e-mail]

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