/EINPresswire.com/ -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/09/16 -- Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE MKT: AXU)(TSX: AXR) announces the results of matters voted upon at its Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of shareholders held earlier today.

A total of 46,141,904 votes were cast, representing 59.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of the record date for the Meeting. All nominated directors were elected with voting results tabulated as follows:

                                                          Votes
Nominee                     Votes For   Percentage     Withheld   Percentage
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Clynton R. Nauman          23,349,055        98.6%      341,481         1.4%
Michael D. Winn            22,996,455        97.1%      694,081         2.9%
Terry Krepiakevich         23,333,455        98.5%      357,081         1.5%
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse      23,013,655        97.1%      676,881         2.9%
Richard N. Zimmer          23,345,055        98.5%      345,481         1.5%

Shareholders also voted 94.8% in favour of the New Equity Incentive Plan and 98.5% in favour to set the number of directors at five. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, were re-appointed as auditors with 99.0% voting support.

About Alexco

Alexco Resource Corp. holds the historical high grade Keno Hill Silver District located in Canada's Yukon Territory. Employing a unique business model, Alexco also provides mine-related environmental services, remediation technologies and reclamation and mine closure services to both government and industry clients through the Alexco Environmental Group, its wholly-owned environmental services division.

Contacts:
Alexco Resource Corp.
Clynton R. Nauman
President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael Clark
Chief Financial Officer
(604) 633-4888
info@alexcoresource.com

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