TORONTO, May 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE:AUY) herein announces the results of the votes held earlier today at the annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and the advisory resolution on executive compensation.  Detailed results of the votes are presented below.

Voting results for the election of directors are as follows:

Nominee	Outcome of Vote	Votes By Ballot
		Votes For		Votes Withheld
John Begeman	Carried	401,668,260		38,634,930
		(91.23%)		(8.77%)
Christiane Bergevin	Carried	413,212,618		27,090,572
		(93.85%)		(6.15%)
Andrea Bertone	Carried	417,241,484		23,061,706
		(94.76%)		(5.24%)
Alexander Davidson	Carried	388,171,298		52,131,892
		(88.16%)		(11.84%)
Robert Gallagher	Carried	401,128,450		39,174,740
		(91.10%)		(8.90%)
Richard Graff	Carried	406,889,242		33,413,948
		(92.41%)		(7.59%)
Kimberly Keating	Carried	413,527,520		26,775,670
		(93.92%)		(6.08%)
Nigel Lees	Carried	406,675,677		33,627,513
		(92.36%)		(7.64%)
Peter Marrone	Carried	392,026,913		48,276,277
		(89.04%)		(10.96%)
Jane Sadowsky	Carried	416,885,678		23,417,512
		(94.68%)		(5.32%)
Dino Titaro	Carried	407,009,422		33,293,768
		(92.44%)		(7.56%)

 

Voting results for the appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors are as follows:

Outcome of Vote	Votes By Show of Hands
	Votes For		Votes Withheld
Carried	600,285,766		22,794,706
	(96.34%)		(3.66%)

 

Voting results for the advisory resolution on executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2017 Information Circular are as follows:

Outcome of Vote	Votes By Ballot
	Votes For		Votes Against
Carried	405,757,167		34,545,986
	(92.15%)		(7.85%)

 

About Yamana

Yamana is a Canadian-based gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.  Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through existing operating mine expansions and optimization initiatives, development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by targeting other gold consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.

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