Golden Star Announces Election of Directors
2016-May-05

TORONTO, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE MKT: GSS; TSX: GSC; GSE: GSR) ("Golden Star" or the "Company") today announced that all of the nominee directors listed in the Company's management information circular dated March 14, 2016, were elected as directors of the Company. The vote was conducted at the Company's annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on May 5, 2016. The results of the vote are set out below:

Nominee

 

Votes For

Votes
Withheld

Percentage
of Votes
For

Percentage
of Votes
Withheld

Timothy C. Baker

 

66,628,575

1,238,471

98.18%

1.82%

Samuel T. Coetzer

 

66,794,260

1,072,786

98.42%

1.58%

Anu Dhir

 

66,916,265

950,781

98.60%

1.40%

Robert E. Doyle

 

66,819,074

1,047,972

98.46%

1.54%

Tony Alan Jensen

 

65,869,833

1,997,213

97.06%

2.94%

Daniel Owiredu

 

66,842,752

1,024,294

98.49%

1.51%

Craig J. Nelsen

 

67,063,850

803,196

98.82%

1.18%

William L. Yeates

 

66,866,732

1,000,314

98.53%

1.47%

 

Company Profile
Golden Star is an established gold mining company that owns and operates the Wassa and Prestea mines situated on the prolific Ashanti Gold Belt in western Ghana, Africa.

SOURCE Golden Star Resources Ltd.

Lisa Doddridge, Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs, 416-583-3800, investor@gsr.com