RENO, NEVADA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/14 -- Allied Nevada Gold Corp. ("Allied Nevada", "us", "we", "our" or the "Company") (TSX:ANV) (NYSE MKT:ANV) provides the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 1, 2014. Over 69% of the total outstanding shares were voted.

Shareholders voted on the following proposals: (1) the election of Directors; (2) the advisory vote on Executive Compensation; (3) the ratification of the appointment of EKS&H LLLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2014; and (4) approval of the Performance and Incentive Pay Plan. The voting results for the election of directors are as follows:

                                                          Broker 
          Directors                   For    Withheld   Non-Votes
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          Robert M. Buchan     42,816,512   1,283,656  27,758,222
          Randy E. Buffington  43,200,432     899,736  27,758,222
          John W. Ivany        41,468,127   2,632,041  27,758,222
          Stephen A. Lang      43,121,454     978,714  27,758,222
          Cameron A. Mingay    38,124,682   5,975,486  27,758,222
          Terry M. Palmer      43,039,038   1,061,130  27,758,222
          Carl A. Pescio       43,102,754     997,414  27,758,222
          A. Murray Sinclair   41,396,376   2,703,792  27,758,222
          Robert G. Wardell    41,439,432   2,660,736  27,758,222

Proposals 2, 3 and 4 received approval ratings of 72%, 98% and 94% of the shares voted at the meeting, respectively. Detailed voting results were reported by the Company on Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 5, 2014, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.