Alamos and AuRico Withdraw the AuRico Metals Proposed Employee Share Purchase Plan

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

Alamos Gold Inc. ("Alamos") and AuRico Gold Inc. ("AuRico") today
announced the withdrawal of the proposed AuRico Metals Inc. ("AuRico
Metals") employee share purchase plan (the "Plan") that was to be
presented at their respective Special Meetings of Shareholders (the
"Meetings") to be held on June 24, 2015. The original Plan for AuRico
Metals was based on the approved Plan of AuRico and while the Plan
received a positive recommendation from proxy advisory firm Glass,
Lewis & Co., LLC, Alamos and AuRico have withdrawn the Plan in
response to the recommendation made by proxy advisory firm
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. The long term incentive plan
of AuRico Metals remains unchanged and will be presented to Alamos
and AuRico shareholders at their respective Meetings for approval.
AuRico Metals is a new company that has been created as part of the
previously announced merger of equals between Alamos and AuRico.

In a joint management information circular dated May 22, 2015,
Alamos and AuRico disclosed the proposed Plan for AuRico Metals to be
presented to Alamos and AuRico shareholders for approval at their
respective Meetings. Approval of the plan of arrangement to combine
Alamos and AuRico and completion of the merger is not conditional
upon approval of the Plan.

Attention Alamos and AuRico Shareholders AuRico and Alamos
shareholders are reminded to vote their proxy before 10:00 a.m. and
11:00 a.m. (Eastern time), respectively, on Monday, June 22, 2015.
Alamos and AuRico's Board of Directors unanimously recommend that
their shareholders vote in favour of the proposed transaction. For
more information and assistance in voting your proxy, please contact
Kingsdale Shareholder Services at 1-800-775-5159 or by email at
contactus@kingsdaleshareholder.com.

About Alamos Gold Alamos is an established Canadian-based gold
producer that owns and operates the Mulatos Mine in Mexico, and has
exploration and development activities in Mexico, Turkey and the
United States. The Company employs more than 500 people and is
committed to the highest standards of sustainable development. As of
May 5, 2015, Alamos had 127,357,486 common shares outstanding
(140,164,052 shares fully diluted), which are traded on the TSX and
NYSE under the symbol "AGI".

About AuRico Gold AuRico Gold is a leading Canadian gold producer
with mines and projects in North America that have significant
production growth and exploration potential. The Company is focused
on its core operations including the cornerstone Young-Davidson gold
mine in northern Ontario, and the El Chanate mine in Sonora State,
Mexico. AuRico's project pipeline also includes the advanced
development Kemess Property in northern British Columbia and the Lynn
Lake Gold Camp in northern Manitoba. The Company also has other
exploration opportunities in Canada and Mexico. AuRico's head office
is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The TSX and NYSE have not reviewed and do not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock
exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has
approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Alamos Cautionary Statement No stock exchange, securities
commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved
the information contained herein. This News Release includes certain
"forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in this release are forward-looking
statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements are based on forecasts of future
operational or financial results, estimates of amounts not yet
determinable and reasonable assumptions of management. Although
Alamos has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that
cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Readers are asked to review the "Risk Factors" set out in Alamos'
Annual Information Form and other Alamos filings available on SEDAR
and EDGAR. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.

AuRico Cautionary Statement This press release may contain
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information as defined
under Canadian and U.S. securities laws.

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are
forward-looking statements. The words "expect", "believe",
"anticipate", "will", "intend", "estimate", "forecast", "budget" and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of
factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
management at the time of making such statements, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Readers should refer the section entitled
the Risk Factors in our latest MD&A and other filings available on
SEDAR and EDGAR, which set out the material factors that would cause
results to differ.

please visit the Alamos and AuRico websites at
http://www.alamosgold.com and http://www.auricogold.com or contact:
Scott Parsons, Vice President, Investor Relations, Alamos Gold Inc.,
416-368-9932 x439, sparsons@alamosgold.com; Anne Day, Vice President,
Investor Relations & Communications, AuRico Gold Inc., 647-260-8880,
anne.day@auricogold.com

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