TORONTO, June 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “Torex”) (TSX:TXG) announces the results of its 2018 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held in Toronto, Ontario on June 21, 2018.

Item 1. Election of Directors

At the Meeting, all director nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular (the “Circular”) dated May 10, 2018, were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the vote by ballot are as follows:

Director	Vote Type	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
A. Terrance MacGibbon	For	61,758,567	96.23
	Withheld	2,422,829	3.77
Andrew Adams	For	63,572,214	99.05
	Withheld	609,182	0.95
James Crombie	For	45,461,318	70.83
	Withheld	18,720,078	29.17
Frank Davis	For	63,854,699	99.49
	Withheld	326,697	0.51
David Fennell	For	60,838,471	94.79
	Withheld	3,342,925	5.21
Michael Murphy	For	61,550,375	95.90
	Withheld	2,631,021	4.10
William M. Shaver	For	63,511,770	98.96
	Withheld	669,626	1.04
Elizabeth A. Wademan	For	61,891,033	96.43
	Withheld	2,290,363	3.57
Fred Stanford	For	64,132,379	99.92
	Withheld	49,017	0.08

Item 2. Appointment of Auditor

By a vote by way of show of hands, KPMG LLP, Chartered Public Accountants, was re-appointed as auditors of the Company.

Item 3. Executive Compensation

On a vote by ballot, a non-binding advisory resolution was passed accepting the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Circular and delivered in advance of the Meeting.

Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Against	% Votes Against
61,691,363	96.12	2,489,558	3.88

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. A copy of the presentation given at the Meeting will be available on the Company’s website at www.torexgold.com.

Torex is an intermediate gold producer based in Canada, engaged in the exploration, development and operation of its 100% owned Morelos Gold Property, an area of 29,000 hectares in the highly prospective Guerrero Gold Belt located 180 kilometers southwest of Mexico City. The Company’s principal assets are the El Limón Guajes mining complex, comprised of the El Limón, Guajes and El Limón Sur open pits, the El Limón Guajes underground mine, and the Media Luna deposit, which is an early stage development project, and for which the Company issued a preliminary economic assessment in 2015.  The property remains 75% unexplored.

For further information, please contact:

TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC.
Fred Stanford
President and CEO  
Tel.: (647) 260-1502
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Gabriela Sanchez
Vice President Investor Relations
Tel.: (647) 260-1503 
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