Clarification

Norseman Gold plc / Epic: NGL / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration

28 June 2012

AIM:NGL

ASX:NGX

NORSEMAN GOLD PLC

("Norseman Gold" or "the Company")

Clarification

Further to the announcement made on 27 June 2012, Norseman Gold ("Norseman" or "Company") wishes to clarify that the 64,000,000 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") and 32,000,000 warrants to subscribe for Ordinary Shares issued to Tulla Resources Group Pty Ltd and Rosebery Nominees Pty Ltd were those authorised by shareholders pursuant to resolution 1 at the general meeting of the Company held on 8 June 2012 entitled "Approval to issue share and warrants to Tulla Group". In order to provide working capital for the ongoing restructuring the consideration for these Ordinary Shares was advanced in the form of a loan prior to the receipt of shareholder approval on 8 June 2012.

Application has been made for the 64,000,000 new Ordinary Shares issued to be admitted to trading on AIM with effect from 29 June 2012.

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For further information visit www.norsemangoldplc.com, email [email protected] or contact:

David Steinepreis Norseman Gold Plc. Tel: +44 (0) 7913402727

William Vandyk / Rod Venables Northland Capital Partners Ltd Tel: 020 7796 8800

Guy Wilkes Ocean Equities Ltd Tel: 020 7786 4370

Susie Geliher / Hugo de Salis St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: 020 7236 1177

Notes

Norseman Gold plc is an AIM and ASX listed Australian gold production company, which operates the 2,360 sq km Norseman Gold Project, Australia's longest continually running gold operation. Located in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia in the highly prospective Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt, the project currently has a total resource inventory of 3.4 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 4.7 g/t.