Patagonia Gold Regulatory News (PGD)

19April 2011

Patagonia Gold plc

("Patagonia" or the "Company")

Placing and Subscription to raise £19m

Patagonia Gold plc, the South American mining exploration company focussed on the Santa Cruz province of Argentina, is pleased to announce the completion of a placing ("the Placing") of 31,438,190 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Placing Shares") and a subscription ("the Subscription") of 13,799,905 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company (together the "New Ordinary Shares") each at a price of 42 pence per ordinary share to raise £19 million (approximately US$30 million) before expenses. The Placing Shares were placed by the Company's broker, Matrix Corporate Capital LLP ("Matrix"), with new and existing shareholders of the Company.

The net proceeds of the Placing and Subscription will be used to finance an accelerated drill programme on the Company's flagship Cap-Oeste gold and silver project and also in parallel to commence the development and construction works for the high grade COSE gold and silver project.

New Ordinary Shares were subscribed for by Sir John Craven, William Humphries, Carlos Miguens and Gonzalo Tanoira, each a Director of the Company, and their disclosable interests are as set out below.

The New Ordinary Shares will represent 6.27 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company and the Placing and Subscription are conditional on admission of the New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM ("Admission").

The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company. Application will be made for Admission and it is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8:00 a.m on  27 April 2011. Following the Placing and Subscription, the Company will have 721,615,878 ordinary shares in issue. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

Matrix, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as proposed placing agent to the Company in relation to the Placing and is acting for no-one else in connection with the Placing or the Subscription and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Matrix nor for providing advice in connection with the Placing or any other matter referred to herein. Matrix has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this announcement and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Matrix for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Matrix by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Matrix accept no responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company, the New Ordinary Shares, the Placing or the Subscription. Matrix accordingly disclaim all and any liability (whether arising in tort, delict, under contract or otherwise, save as referred to above), which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or such statement.