UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC   20549


Form 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the month of June 2015


Commission File No. 001-33580


ASANKO GOLD INC.


(Translation of registrant’s name into English)


Suite 680, 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3X2


(Address of principal executive office)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under the cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

Form 20-F o

 Form 40-F  x


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   o


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):   o


SUBMITTED HEREWITH


Exhibit No.

Document


99.1

News Release dated June 19, 2015


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


ASANKO GOLD INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

By:

/s/ Greg McCunn

 

Greg McCunn

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:

June 19, 2015

 











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TSX, NYSE: AKG


RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS



Vancouver, British Columbia, June 19, 2015 – Asanko Gold Inc. (“Asanko” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE MKT: AKG) today announced that all the resolutions put to shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) held yesterday were duly passed. The results for each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting are set out below:


Election of Directors


The six nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular dated May 22, 2015, were elected at the Meeting as directors of Asanko.


Director Name

Votes For

% Votes For

Votes Withheld

% Votes Withheld

Colin Steyn

112,816,501

99.81%

214,140

0.19%

Peter Breese

112,866,701

99.85%

163,940

0.15%

Gordon Fretwell

92,114,343

81.50%

20,916,298

18.50%

Marcel de Groot

112,795,024

99.79%

235,617

0.21%

Shawn Wallace

111,450,601

98.60%

1,580,040

1.40%

Michael Price

112,803,923

99.80%

226,718

0.20%


Appointment of Auditor


Name

Votes For

% Votes For

Votes Withheld

% Votes Withheld

KPMG LLP

128,553,201

99.81%

249,465

0.19%



Enquiries:

For further information please visit: www.asanko.com, email: info@asanko.com or contact:


Alex Buck, Manager – Investor Relations

Toll-Free (N.America): 1-855-246-7341

Telephone: +44-7932-740-452

Email: alex.buck@asanko.com

Wayne Drier - Executive, Corporate Development

Telephone: +1-778-729-0614

Email: wayne.drier@asanko.com


About Asanko Gold Inc.

Asanko’s vision is to become a mid-tier gold mining company that maximizes value for all its stakeholders. The Company’s flagship project is the multi-million ounce Asanko Gold Mine located in Ghana, West Africa.  The mine is being developed in phases. Phase 1 is fully financed, permitted and under construction.  First gold is expected in Q1 2016, with steady state production of 190,000 ounces per annum in Q2 2016.




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Asanko is managed by highly skilled and successful technical, operational and financial professionals. The Company is strongly committed to the highest standards for environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities.



Forward-Looking and other Cautionary Information

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address estimated resource quantities, grades and contained metals, possible future mining, exploration and development activities, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements should not be in any way construed as guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices for metals, the conclusions of detailed feasibility and technical analyses, lower than expected grades and quantities of resources, mining rates and recovery rates and the lack of availability of necessary capital, which may not be available to the Company on terms acceptable to it or at all. The Company is subject to the specific risks inherent in the mining business as well as general economic and business conditions. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities Commission and its home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com.


Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.





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