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            Percentage        Percentage
                                  Withheld            of Votes          of Votes
                                                         For            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.