Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Esperanza Shareholders Vote in Favour of Proposed Transaction With Alamos 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwired) — 08/16/13 — Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), two leading proxy advisory firms, have recommended that shareholders of Esperanza Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE: EPZ) (OTCQX: ESPZF) vote FOR the plan of arrangement with Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) (NYSE: AGI) to be voted on at a special meeting of the shareholders of Esperanza on August 27, 2013.In both reports, ISS and Glas