AuRico Gold Receives Overwhelming Shareholder Approval For Corporate Name Change from Gammon Gold

TORONTO, June 13, 2011 -

AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX:AUQ) (NYSE: AUQ), (”AuRico”)
announced today that it has received overwhelming shareholder
approval to change its corporate name from Gammon Gold Inc. to
AuRico Gold Inc. (pronounced oh-REE-koh). The name change
was approved at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders held on June 9, 2011. The new name will be effective
on June 14, 2011.

The Company’s Toronto Stock Exchange and its New York Stock
Exchange ticker symbol have both changed to “AUQ” to reflect the
new name, representing gold equivalent. Trading under the new
ticker symbol will become effective at the opening of trading on
June 14th. The Company will also launch a new website, href="www.auricogold.com/">www.auricogold.com and
a new logo.

“We are gratified that our shareholders have overwhelmingly
approved the name change as this provides entré into the next stage
of our growth profile,” said René Marion, President and CEO of
AuRico. “We are strongly positioned for continued operational
excellence, growth and success. Our new name underscores our focus
on increasing shareholder value as a leading intermediate gold and
silver producer with three operating mines and a diversified
portfolio of high quality projects.”

About AuRico Gold
AuRico Gold is a leading intermediate Canadian gold and silver
producer with a diversified portfolio of high quality mines and
projects in Mexico. The Company’s three wholly-owned operating
properties include the Ocampo mine in Chihuahua State, the El
Chanate mine in Sonora State and the El Cubo mine in Guanajuato
State. Its strong pipeline of development and exploration stage
projects include the Guadalupe y Calvo advanced exploration
property in Chihuahua State and the Orion Project in Nayarit State,
along with six exploration properties throughout Mexico. AuRico’s
head office is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For further information please visit the AuRico
Gold  website at  href="www.auricogold.com/">www.auricogold.com or
contact:

René Marion
President & Chief Executive Officer
AuRico Gold Inc.
+1-647-260-8880

Anne Day
Director of Investor Relations
AuRico Gold Inc.
+1-647-260-8880

 (GAM. GRS AUQ. AUQ)

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