ORE Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company” or “Orezone”) reports that all resolutions at the Company’s annual general and special meetings of shareholders were approved by shareholders.

The results of voting are noted below. For additional details on the resolutions, please see the Management Information Circular of the Company dated May 13, 2022.   

1.  To fix the number of directors at eight:

For	% For	Against	% Against
146,174,622	99.85%	217,826	0.15%

2.  To elect directors of the Company:

Nominee	For	% For	Withhold	% Withhold
Stephen Axcell	146,185,340	99.86%	207,108	0.14%
Joseph Conway	145,095,652	99.11%	1,296,796	0.89%
Patrick Downey	139,618,954	95.37%	6,773,494	4.63%
Robert Doyle	146,197,507	99.87%	194,941	0.13%
Michael Halvorson	142,109,200	97.07%	4,283,248	2.93%
Kate Harcourt	146,159,107	99.84%	233,341	0.16%
Marco LoCascio	145,187,658	99.18%	1,204,790	0.82%
Charles Oliver	144,999,608	99.05%	1,392,840	0.95%

3.  To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration:

For	% For	Withhold	% Withold
152,494,863	99.99%	11,881	0.01%

4.  To reapprove the Company’s 10% rolling Stock Option Plan:

For	% For	Against	% Against
137,502,437	93.93%	8,890,011	6.07%

5.  To reapprove the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan:

For	% For	Against	% Against
137,451,137	93.89%	8,941,311	6.11%

6.  To reapprove the Company’s Deferred Share Unit Plan:

For	% For	Against	% Against
145,865,556	99.64%	526,892	0.36%

About Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE OTCQX: ORZCF) is a Canadian development company which owns a 90% interest in Bomboré, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Burkina Faso.

The 2019 feasibility study highlights Bomboré as an attractive shovel-ready gold project with forecasted annual gold production of 118,000 ounces over a 13+ year mine life at an All-In Sustaining Cost of US$730/ounce with an after-tax payback period of 2.5 years at an assumed gold price of US$1,300/ounce. Bomboré is underpinned by a mineral resource base in excess of 5 million gold ounces and possesses significant expansion potential. Orezone is fully funded to bring Bomboré into production with the first gold pour scheduled for Q3-2022.

Patrick DowneyPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Vanessa PickeringManager, Investor Relations

Tel: 1 778 945 8977 / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663info@orezone.com / www.orezone.com

For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945-8977 or visit the Company’s website at www.orezone.com.

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