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PRESSRELEASE
ASANKO GOLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION
Vancouver,BritishColumbia,May23,2016–AsankoGoldInc.(“Asanko”orthe“Company”)(TSX,NYSEMKT:AKG)advisesitwillholditsAnnualGeneralMeeting(“AGM”)onThursdayJune16,2016.
Materials for theAGM, including its shareholdersproxycircular,havenowbeen filedatwww.sedar.comandatwww.sec.govandareavailableontheCompany’swebsiteatwww.asanko.com.
In the proxy circular, the Company provides details of its proposal to re-elect its current slate of sevendirectors, reappointKPMGLLPasauditorsandcertainmandateddisclosureabout corporategovernancematters.Includedinthisyear’sagendaisalsoaproposaltore-adoptashareholdersrightsplantoreplaceasimilaronethatexpiredin2015.TheRightsPlanwasnotadoptedinresponsetoanyspecifictake-overbidandisintendedtoensurethat,inthecontextofabidforcontroloftheCompanythroughanacquisitionofshares,allshareholdershaveanequalopportunitytoparticipatein,andadequatetimetoassess,anybidthatmaybemade.TheRightsPlanisdescribedindetailintheproxycircularandafullcopyoftheRightsPlanisseparatelyavailableundertheCompany’sSEDARprofileatwww.sedar.comandatwww.sec.gov.
Enquiries:
Forfurtherinformationpleasevisit:www.asanko.com,email:[email protected]:
AlexBuck-Manager,InvestorandMediaRelationsToll-Free(N.America):1-855-246-7341Telephone:+44-7932-740-452Email:[email protected]
WayneDrier-Executive,CorporateDevelopmentTelephone:+1-778-729-0614Email:[email protected]
Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry RegulatoryOrganization of Canada acceptsresponsibilityfortheadequacyoraccuracyofthisrelease.
