Marathon Addresses ISS Recommendations for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 2017

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - May 29, 2017) - Marathon Gold Corporation ("Marathon" or the "Company") (TSX: MOZ) acknowledges the voting recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and other proxy advisory firms in connection with its upcoming annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 7, 2017 (the "Meeting") and, in response, Marathon announces it is making the following corporate governance changes and clarifications.