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VANCOUVER, BC, May 18, 2023 /CNW/ - Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") (TSX: GAU) (NYSE American: GAU) is pleased to announce that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass Lewis and Co., LLC ("Glass Lewis") have both recommended that Galiano's shareholders vote FOR all the proposed resolutions that will be considered at the Company's annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") which will held virtually on Wednesday June 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time).