/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - June 07, 2016) - Continental Gold Inc. (TSX: CNL) (OTCQX: CGOOF) ("Continental" or the "Company") announces the voting results of its 2016 annual general meeting (the "Meeting") held earlier today.

Election of Directors

At the Meeting, all nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated April 28, 2016 were elected as directors of the Company. Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting voted as follows:

                                                                            
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                           Number of Shares        Percentage of Votes Cast 
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Nominee                 For     Against   Abstain   For   Against   Abstain 
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Leon Teicher        87,293,653     0      457,141  99.48    0.00     0.52   
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Ari Sussman         87,307,489     0      443,305  99.49    0.00     0.51   
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Martín Carrizosa    87,295,832     0      454,962  99.48    0.00     0.52   
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Claudia Jiménez     87,287,974     0      462,820  99.47    0.00     0.53   
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René Marion         87,290,832     0      459,962  99.48    0.00     0.52   
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Paul Murphy         87,705,034     0      45,760   99.95    0.00     0.05   
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Kenneth Thomas      87,310,194     0      440,600  99.50    0.00     0.50   
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Timothy Warman      87,305,194     0      445,600  99.49    0.00     0.51   
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Reappointment of Auditors

At the Meeting, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were reappointed as auditors of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting of the Company, and the Board was authorized to fix their remuneration.

The formal report of voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About Continental Gold

Continental Gold Inc. is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with an extensive portfolio of 100%-owned gold projects in Colombia. Formed in April 2007, the Company-led by an international management team with a successful track record of discovering and developing large high-grade gold deposits in Latin America-is focused on advancing its high-grade Buriticá gold project to production.

For further information, please contact:
Paul Begin
Chief Financial Officer
Continental Gold Inc.
+1.416.583.5610
info@continentalgold.com
www.continentalgold.com

Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Barry Mire
Vice President
+1.416.644.2020 or +1.514.939.3989
bmire@renmarkfinancial.com
www.renmarkfinancial.com

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