Ms. Tamara Brown reports

PRIMERO TO RELEASE SECOND QUARTER 2014 RESULTS ON AUGUST 7, 2014

Primero Mining Corp. plans to release its second quarter 2014 operating and financial results on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.

A conference call is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss these results. Participants may join the call by dialling North America toll-free 1-866-229-4144 or 1-416-216-4169 for calls outside Canada and the United States and entering the participant passcode 7403645 followed by the number sign.

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the company's website under the news and events section.

A recorded playback of the call will be available until Friday, Nov. 6, 2014, by dialling North America toll-free 1-888-843-7419 or 1-630-652-3042 for calls outside Canada and the U.S. and entering the call-back pass code 7403645 followed by the number sign.