Premier Gold Announces the Results of its 2016 Meeting of Shareholders

THUNDER BAY, ON, June 24, 2016 /CNW/ - PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED (TSX:PG) is pleased to announce the results of its 2016 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Toronto, Ontario on June 23, 2016.

At the Meeting, all director nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 17, 2016 were elected as directors of the Company on a vote held by ballot. The results of the ballot were as follows: 

Director	Vote type	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
John Begeman	For	108,717,308	99.28%
	Withheld	791,605	0.72%
Ewan Downie	For	109,267,247	99.78%
	Withheld	241,666	0.22%
Claude Lemasson	For	109,187,447	99.71%
	Withheld	321,466	0.29%
Ronald Little	For	108,817,072	99.37%
	Withheld	691,841	0.63%
Anthony Makuch	For Withheld	109,269,275 239,638	99.78% 0.22%
John Seaman	For	87,011,631	79.45%
	Withheld	22,497,282	20.55%
Michael Vitton	For	109,176,826	99.70%
	Withheld	332,087	0.30%

In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders reappointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company, approved the unallocated options under the Company's share option plan and approved certain amendments to the Company's share incentive plan.

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

Premier Gold Mines Limited is one of North America's leading exploration and development companies with a high-quality pipeline of projects focused in proven, safe and accessible mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States that includes world class gold mining districts such as Red Lake and Geraldton in Ontario and the Carlin and Eureka-Battle Mountain Trends in Nevada.  The Company is on track for initial gold production from its South Arturo joint venture in Nevada Q3 2016 and expects to end the year with approximately $100M.

The statements made in this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations and projections.

SOURCE Premier Gold Mines Limited

Ewan Downie, President & CEO, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], e-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: www.premiergoldmines.com