VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/12/17 -- 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 and special meeting (the "Meeting") held on June 9, 2017 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 April 28 2017, were elected at the Meeting as directors of Asanko.

Director Name Votes For % Votes
For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
Colin Steyn 138,065,951 99.89% 148,900 0.11%
Peter Breese 135,590,112 98.10% 2,624,739 1.90%
Gordon Fretwell 134,868,925 97.58% 3,345,926 2.42%
Marcel de Groot 135,244,864 97.85% 2,969,987 2.15%
Michael Price 138,062,306 99.89% 152,545 0.11%
William Smart 135,259,540 97.86% 2,955,311 2.14%
Shawn Wallace 134,965,847 97.65% 3,249,004 2.35%


Appointment of Auditor
Name Votes For % Votes
For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld
KPMG LLP 151,649,125 99.89% 168,790 0.11%

Share Option Plan ("SOP")
Votes For % Votes
For Votes Against % Votes Withheld
Amendment of SOP 130,740,257 94.59% 7,474,594 0.00%
Continuation of SOP 130,615,719 94.50% 7,599,132 0.00%

Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Alex Buck
Manager, Investor and Media Relations