Asanko GOLD Results of Annual General Meeting

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PRESS RELEASE

ASANKO GOLD RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 12, 2017 – Asanko Gold Inc. (“Asanko” or the “Company”) (TSX, 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.

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]