TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC) has announced the detailed voting results for the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company's Annual General Meeting held in Toronto on May 8, 2013. The nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated March 26, 2013, were elected as directors of Kinross at the meeting. Detailed results of the vote are set out below:
| Nominee | Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld |
| John A. Brough | 695,931,559 | 98.42 | 11,186,672 | 1.58 |
| John K. Carrington | 698,022,698 | 98.71 | 9,095,533 | 1.29 |
| John M.H. Huxley | 696,112,584 | 98.44 | 11,005,647 | 1.56 |
| Kenneth C. Irving | 692,329,303 | 97.91 | 14,788,928 | 2.09 |
| John A. Keyes | 698,013,855 | 98.71 | 9,104,376 | 1.29 |
| John A. Macken | 697,921,115 | 98.70 | 9,197,116 | 1.30 |
| Catherine McLeod-Seltzer | 683,306,172 | 96.63 | 23,812,059 | 3.37 |
| John E. Oliver | 694,832,374 | 98.26 | 12,285,857 | 1.74 |
| Una M. Power | 697,819,075 | 98.68 | 9,299,156 | 1.32 |
| Terence C.W. Reid | 697,939,528 | 98.70 | 9,178,703 | 1.30 |
| J. Paul Rollinson | 698,038,761 | 98.72 | 9,079,470 | 1.28 |
| Ruth G. Woods | 697,871,930 | 98.69 | 9,246,301 | 1.31 |
About Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Mauritania, Russia and the United States, employing approximately 9,000 people worldwide. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).
Contact Information:
Kinross Gold Corporation
Steve Mitchell
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
416-365-2726
steve.mitchell@kinross.com
Investor Relations Contact
Kinross Gold Corporation
Tom Elliott
Vice-President, Investor Relations
416-365-3390
tom.elliott@kinross.com