/EINPresswire.com/ -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/23/16 -- Entree Gold Inc. (TSX: ETG)(NYSE MKT: EGI)(FRANKFURT: EKA) ("Entree" or the "Company") provides the results of the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on June 23, 2016.

All of the matters submitted to the shareholders for approval as set out in the Company's Notice of Meeting and Information Circular, both dated May 19, 2016, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the AGM.

The details of the voting results for the election of directors are set out below:

                                         Votes For          Withheld Votes
Director                                #            %         #        %
Rt. Hon. Lord Howard of Lympne      72,580,945     99.09    668,018   0.91
James Harris                        72,496,924     98.97    752,039   1.03
Stephen Scott                       73,028,744     99.70    220,219   0.30
Mark Bailey                         72,554,924     99.05    694,039   0.95
Alan Edwards                        73,029,044     99.70    219,919   0.30
Anna Stylianides                    72,511,390     98.99    737,573   1.01
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A total of 97,470,677 common shares, representing 63.86% of the votes attached to all outstanding shares as at the record date for the meeting, were represented at the AGM.

Gorden Glenn did not stand for re-election at the AGM. The Company thanks Mr. Glenn for his years of service on Entree's Board of Directors and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

Shareholders also approved the re-appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year at the remuneration to be fixed by the directors.

Final results for all matters voted on at the AGM will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, and on the Company's website.

ABOUT ENTREE GOLD INC.

Entree Gold Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company balancing opportunity and risk with key assets in Mongolia and Nevada. As a joint venture partner with a carried interest on a portion of the Oyu Tolgoi mining project in Mongolia, Entree has a unique opportunity to participate in one of the world's largest copper-gold projects managed by one of the premier mining companies - Rio Tinto. Oyu Tolgoi, with its series of deposits containing copper, gold and molybdenum, has been under exploration and development since the late 1990s. Additionally, Entree has also been advancing its Ann Mason Project in one of the world's most favourable mining jurisdictions, Nevada. The Ann Mason Project hosts the Ann Mason copper-molybdenum deposit as well as the Blue Hill copper deposit within the rejuvenated Yerington copper camp.

Sandstorm Gold, Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hill Resources are major shareholders of Entree, holding approximately 15%, 11% and 9% of issued and outstanding shares, respectively.

Contacts:
Entree Gold Inc.
Monica Hamm
Manager Investor Relations
604-687-4777
604-687-4770 (FAX)
Toll Free: 866-368-7330
mhamm@entreegold.com