Alamos Gold Announces Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 12, 2017) -

All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX:AGI)(NYSE:AGI) ("Alamos" or the "Company") is providing a summary of the voting results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting").

Results of the Meeting

The Company is reporting the voting results of its Meeting held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The summary of the results are as follows:

Total Shares Voted:

247,411,294

Total Shares Issued and Outstanding:

298,996,780

Total Percentage of Shares Voted:

82.75%

1. Election of Directors

Each of the nominee directors listed in Alamos' management proxy circular dated March 29, 2017 was elected as a director as set forth in the table below:

Name of Nominee

Vote For

%

Withhold Vote

%

Mark J. Daniel

231,753,016

99.71

665,230

0.29

Patrick D. Downey

231,459,943

99.59

958,303

0.41

David Fleck

231,859,040

99.76

559,206

0.24

David Gower

231,262,435

99.50

1,155,811

0.50

Claire M. Kennedy

224,162,271

96.45

8,255,975

3.55

John A. McCluskey

232,051,830

99.84

366,416

0.16

Paul J. Murphy

231,965,383

99.81

452,863

0.19

Ronald E. Smith

229,386,384

98.70

3,031,862

1.30

Kenneth Stowe

231,874,774

99.77

543,472

0.23

2. Appointment and Compensation of Auditors

KPMG LLP was appointed as the Company's auditor and the directors were authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration.

Vote For

%

Withheld Vote

%

KPMG LLP

244,349,833

98.76

3,061,461

1.24

3. Approval of Approach to Executive Compensation

The non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's approach to Executive Compensation was passed.

Vote For

%

Vote Against

%

Executive Compensation

228,545,676

98.33

3,872,567

1.67

About Alamos

Alamos is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer with diversified production from three operating mines in North America. This includes the Young-Davidson mine in northern Ontario, Canada and the Mulatos and El Chanate mines in Sonora State, Mexico. Additionally, the Company has a significant portfolio of development stage projects in Canada, Mexico, Turkey, and the United States. Alamos employs more than 1,300 people and is committed to the highest standards of sustainable development. The Company's shares are traded on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol "AGI".

Cautionary Note

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