TORONTO, May
9, 2014 /CNW/ – AuRico Gold
Inc. (TSX: AUQ) (NYSE: AUQ), (“AuRico” or the
“Company”) announced the results of the vote for the election of
Directors held at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on May
9, 2014. Detailed results are presented below.

The
formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the
Meeting will also be filed on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and
Retrieval (“SEDAR”) website at www.sedar.com and
on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”)
website at www.sec.gov.

About
AuRico Gold
AuRico Gold is a leading
Canadian gold producer with mines and projects in North
America that have solid production growth and exploration potential.
The Company is focused on its core operations including the Young–Davidson
gold mine in northern Ontario
and the El Chanate mine in Sonora State, Mexico.
AuRico’s project pipeline also includes development opportunities in Canada
and Mexico.
AuRico’s head office is located in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. 

SOURCE AuRico
Gold Inc.

please visit the AuRico
Gold website at www.auricogold.com
or contact:

Rob
Chausse
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
AuRico Gold Inc.
1-647-260-8880 

Anne Day
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
AuRico Gold Inc.
1-647-260-8880