VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/23/11 — AM Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE: AMG)(FRANKFURT: AMX) ("AM Gold" or the "Company") announces that its Board of Directors has approved in principle the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement (the "Rights Plan"). The Rights Plan is being adopted to ensure the fair treatment of all AM Gold shareholders in connection with any possible future take-over bids for the outstanding common shares of the Company. T
