Allied Gold Corporation ("Allied" or the "Company") (TSX:AAUC) (NYSE:AAUC) is pleased to announce that shareholders of the Company approved the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Transaction") with Zijin Gold International Company Limited ("Zijin Gold") at the Company's special meeting of shareholders held earlier today.

At the Meeting, a total of 76,556,033 votes were cast by holders of Common Shares, representing 61.14% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares. Of those votes cast, (i) 76,206,335 Common Shares, representing 99.54% of the votes cast, were voted in favour of the Transaction in connection with the special vote of shareholders, and (ii) 59,621,291 Common Shares, representing 99.42% of the votes cast excluding votes cast by interested persons in accordance with applicable securities laws, were voted in favour of the Transaction.