TORONTO, ON -- (Marketwired) -- 05/03/17 -- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K) (NYSE: KGC) has announced the detailed voting results of the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in Toronto on May 3, 2017.

The nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 16, 2017 were elected as directors of Kinross at the meeting. Voting results were as follows:

Board of Directors elected

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          Nominee             Votes for     % for  Votes withheld % withheld
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        Ian Atkinson         706,716,208    99.09    6,479,958       0.91   
       John A. Brough        672,001,056    94.22    41,195,110      5.78   
      John M.H. Huxley       672,096,570    94.24    41,099,596      5.76   
     Ave G. Lethbridge       702,170,590    98.45    11,025,575      1.55   
  Catherine McLeod-Seltzer   686,939,700    96.32    26,256,466      3.68   
       John E. Oliver        674,258,649    94.54    38,937,516      5.46   
      Kelly J. Osborne       705,760,110    98.96    7,436,056       1.04   
        Una M. Power         705,005,940    98.85    8,190,226       1.15   
     J. Paul Rollinson       701,725,983    98.39    11,470,182      1.61   
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Voting results at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders approving "Say on Pay", an advisory resolution on executive compensation, and the appointment of the auditors, were as follows:

"Say on Pay" advisory resolution

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       Votes for            % for          Votes against        % against   
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      671,073,007           93.93           43,359,461            6.07      
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Appointment of auditors

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       Votes for            % for         Votes withheld       % withheld   
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      787,831,302           99.04            7,670,502            0.96      
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A report on all matters voted on at the meeting has been filed on SEDAR.

About Kinross Gold Corporation

Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining company with mines and projects in the United States, Brazil, Russia, Mauritania, Chile and Ghana. Our focus is on delivering value based on the core principles of operational excellence, balance sheet strength, disciplined growth and responsible mining. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KGC).

   Media Contact Louie DiazDirector, Corporate Communicationsphone: 416-369-6469 [email protected] Investor Relations ContactTom Elliott Senior Vice-President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development phone: 416-365-3390 [email protected]

Source: Kinross Gold Corporation