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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – June 15, 2016) – B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(NYSE MKT:BTG)(NAMIBIAN:B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from the election of its Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on Friday, June 10, 2016.
The director nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated Wednesday, May 4, 2016 were elected as directors of B2Gold at the Meeting. Detailed results of the vote are set out below:
| Name | Total Votes in Favour (%) | Total Votes | Outcome | ||
| Withheld/Abstained (%) | of Vote | ||||
| Clive Johnson | 687,696,539 | (96.18%) | 27,334,407 | (3.82%) | Approved |
| Robert Cross | 670,998,065 | (93.84%) | 44,032,881 | (6.16%) | Approved |
| Robert Gayton | 528,384,309 | (73.90%) | 186,646,637 | (26.10%) | Approved |
| Barry Rayment | 706,021,989 | (98.74%) | 9,008,957 | (1.26%) | Approved |
| Jerry Korpan | 691,901,192 | (96.77%) | 23,129,754 | (3.23%) | Approved |
| Bongani Mtshisi | 713,820,836 | (99.83%) | 1,210,110 | (0.17%) | Approved |
| Kevin Bullock | 448,545,158 | (62.73%) | 266,485,788 | (37.27%) | Approved |
| George Johnson | 684,154,844 | (95.68%) | 30,876,102 | (4.32%) | Approved |
The resolutions with respect to the Appointment of Auditors was also approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting.
About B2Gold
B2Gold is a Vancouver-based, international gold mining company with four operating mines, one mine under construction and numerous exploration projects across four continents in various countries, including Nicaragua, the Philippines, Namibia, Mali and Burkina Faso. Construction of B2Gold’s Fekola mine in southwest Mali is on schedule and on budget, and is projected to commence production at the end of 2017. As a result, B2Gold is well positioned to maintain its low-cost structure and growth profile, with production increasing to approximately 800,000 to 850,000 ounces annually by 2018.
ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.
Clive T. Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer
For more information on B2Gold please visit our website at www.b2gold.com.
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B2Gold Corp.
Ian MacLean
Vice President, Investor Relations
604-681-8371
imaclean@b2gold.com
B2Gold Corp.
Katie Bromley
Manager, Investor Relations & Public Relations
604-681-8371
kbromley@b2gold.com
www.b2gold.com
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