Mr. Clive Johnson reports

B2GOLD CORP. ANNOUNCES FILING OF PRELIMINARY BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS

B2Gold Corp. has filed a preliminary short-form base-shelf prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec, and a corresponding shelf registration statement on Form F-10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System.

The shelf prospectus and registration statement, when made final or effective, will allow the company to offer up to $300-million (U.S.) of debt securities, warrants, subscription receipts, units or common shares, or any combination thereof, from time to time during the 25-month period that the shelf prospectus is effective. The company filed this shelf prospectus in order to maintain financial strength and flexibility going forward. The specific terms of any future offering will be established in a prospectus supplement to the shelf prospectus, which supplement will be filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the SEC.

The registration statement filed today with the SEC has not yet become effective. No securities may be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted under the base-shelf prospectus prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

A copy of the preliminary short-form base-shelf prospectus can be found on SEDAR, and a copy of the registration statement can be found on EDGAR.

We seek Safe Harbor.