Aurora Gold Corp Announces Engagement of Haywood Securities Inc as Sponsoring Broker

ZUG, 03/27/13 - Aurora Gold Corporation (the "Company," or "Aurora") (OTCQB: ARXG) (FRANKFURT: A4G) (XETRA: A4G) (BERLIN: A4G) (STUTTGART: A4G), is a mineral exploration company focusing on exploration and development in the Tapajos Gold Province, State of Para, Brazil.

The Board of Aurora Gold Corp is pleased to announce the Company has engaged Haywood Securities Inc as the sponsoring broker to Aurora for the Company's proposed listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture, TSX-V.


About Haywood Securities:

Founded in 1981, Haywood is a 100 per cent employee-owned investment dealer with more than 300 employees in its Canadian offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto as well as in London, England. Haywood Securities Inc. is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian National Stock Exchange, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. In addition, Haywood Securities (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary is a broker-dealer registered to transact securities business in the United States and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Similarly, Haywood Securities (UK) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary with offices in London, UK. Haywood Securities (UK) Limited is a member of the London Stock Exchange and registered with the Financial Services Authority to service institutional customers in the UK.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Lars Pearl
CEO and Director



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For further information, please contact Lars Pearl.

CUSIP No. 051642106
WKN: (Germany) 904846



Contacts:

Aurora Gold Corporation
Lars Pearl, President, CEO & Director
(+41) 7887 96966

Aurora Gold Corporation
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Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20
6304 Zug, Switzerland
www.aurora-gold.com