Premier Gold Announces the Results of its 2013 Meeting of Shareholders

Shares Issued: 149,372,712

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

SOURCE: Premier Gold Mines Limited

Ewan Downie, President & CEO                           
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