Asanko GOLD Annual General Meeting Information

PRESS RELEASE

ASANKO GOLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION

Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2, 2019 – Asanko Gold Inc. (“Asanko” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE

American: AKG) advises it will hold its Annual General Meeting of shareholders (“AGM”) on Friday June 7,

2019 at 10am PDT, at Suite 1500 – 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Materials for the AGM, including the Company’s management proxy circular (the “Proxy Circular”), have been

filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and are also

available on the Company’s website at www.asanko.com/Investors/AGM-Materials/.

In the Proxy Circular, the Company provides details of its proposal to re -elect its current slate of eight

directors, reappoint KPMG LLP as auditors and approve the Company’s Amended and Restated Shareholder

Rights Plan for continuation for a further three-year term.

Shareholder Questions:

Shareholders who have any questions or require assistance with voting may contact Asanko’s Proxy

Solicitation Agent:

Laurel Hill Advisory Group

Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184

International: +1 416-304-0211 outside Canada and the US

By Email: [email protected]

Enquiries:

For further information please visit: www.asanko.com, email: [email protected] or contact:

Alex Buck - Manager, Investor and Media Relations

Toll-Free (N. America): 1-855-246-7341

Telephone: +44-7932-740-452

Email: [email protected]

Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.