Mr. Richard O'Brien reports

NEW GOLD ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR DEPARTURE

Christian Milau has resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities.

"On behalf of the board and the team at New Gold, I would like to thank Christian for his contributions over the past year," said Richard O'Brien, chair of the board. "New Gold was active during Christian's tenure, with many corporate development activities and other operational achievements, and we remain well positioned to achieve our goal of being a leading intermediate gold producer. We wish Christian all the best on his future endeavours."

About New Gold Inc.

New Gold is a Canadian-focused intermediate mining Company with a portfolio of two core producing assets in Canada, the New Afton copper-gold mine and the Rainy River gold mine. New Gold's vision is to be the most valued intermediate gold and copper producer through profitable and responsible mining for our shareholders and stakeholders.