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

Results of the Meeting

The Company is reporting the voting results of its Meeting held on Friday, May 13, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The summary of the results are as follows:

Total Shares Voted:                   209,810,423
Total Shares Issued and Outstanding:  263,420,166
Total Percentage of Shares Voted:     79.65%

Each of the nominee directors listed in Alamos' management proxy circular dated April 1, 2016 was elected as a director as set forth in the table below:

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Name of Nominee                  Vote For         %  Withhold Vote         %
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Mark Daniel                   182,670,624     94.84      9,935,322      5.16
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Patrick Downey                182,597,775     94.80     10,008,171      5.20
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David Fleck                   192,214,750     99.80        391,196      0.20
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David Gower                   182,633,152     94.82      9,972,794      5.18
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Claire Kennedy                192,196,007     99.79        409,939      0.21
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John A. McCluskey             192,223,353     99.80        382,592      0.20
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Paul J. Murphy                192,260,436     99.82        345,509      0.18
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Ronald Smith                  191,774,509     99.57        831,437      0.43
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Kenneth G. Stowe              182,946,540     94.98      9,659,406      5.02
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Additionally, the following resolutions were passed:

--  The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's auditor with the directors
    authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration;
--  The ordinary resolution approving the Company's Amended Long Term
    Incentive Plan;
--  The ordinary resolution approving the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan;
--  The ordinary resolution approving amendments to the Company's By-Laws;
    and
--  The advisory resolution approving the Company's approach to Executive
    Compensation.

Detailed voting results for all of the above resolutions are available on SEDAR and EDGAR.

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 Mexico, Turkey, Canada 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

The TSX and NYSE have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Contacts:
Alamos Gold Inc.
Scott K. Parsons
Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 368-9932 x 5439

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