Premier Gold Announces the Results of its 2013 Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, June 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX:PG) is pleased to announce the results of its 2013 annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held in Toronto, Ontario on June 27, 2013.

At the Meeting, all director nominees listed in the Company's management information circular dated May 22, 2013 were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the management proxy votes received were as follows:

Director             Vote type   Number of Votes   Percentage of Votes
John Begeman               For        71,656,344          84.34%
                      Withheld        13,303,153          15.66%
Jean-Pierre Colin          For        71,572,810          84.24%
                      Withheld        13,386,687          15.76%
Ewan Downie                For        84,519,659          99.48%
                      Withheld           439,838           0.52%
Henry Knowles              For        71,576,749          84.25%
                      Withheld        13,382,748          15.75%
Claude Lemasson            For        84,393,620          99.33%
                      Withheld           565,877           0.67%
Eberhard Scherkus          For        83,996,610          98.87%
                      Withheld           962,887           1.13%
John Seaman                For        69,947,909          82.33%
                      Withheld        15,011,588          17.67%

In addition, at the Meeting, shareholders reappointed Grant Thornton LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company, approved the unallocated rights, options or other entitlements under the share option plan and confirmed the amendment to the Company's By-Law No. 1 to add an advance notice requirement for nominations of directors by shareholders in certain circumstances.

The formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon at the Meeting will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.


Premier Gold Mines Limited is one of North America's leading exploration companies with a high-quality pipeline of projects focused in proven, safe and accessible mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. The Company is fully financed and its property portfolio includes significant assets in world class gold mining districts such as Red Lake and Geraldton in Ontario and the Battle Mountain Trend in Nevada.



For further information:

Premier Gold Mines Limited
Ewan Downie, President & CEO
Phone: 807-346-1390
Fax: 807-346-1381
E-mail: Info@premiergoldmines.com
Web Site: www.premiergoldmines.com