TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/17/14

Nighthawk Gold Corp. ("Nighthawk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NHK) announces that the Board of Directors has amended the Company's Stock Option Plan to increase the aggregate number of common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") which may be issued and sold under the Stock Option Plan from 3,719,903 to 5,845,369, representing 10% of the Company's current issued and outstanding Common Shares. The Company also announces that it has granted an aggregate of 3,150,000 stock options to certain officers, directors and consultants of Nighthawk. The options were granted under Nighthawk's Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.34 per Common Share. Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share for a period of five years and vests immediately.

Nighthawk Gold Corp.

Nighthawk is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on acquiring and developing gold mineral properties in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Its land position covers 229,791 acres or 930 square kilometres in the Indin Lake Gold Camp, located approximately 220 kilometres north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

For more information about the Company, please visit www.nighthawkgold.com.

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Contacts:
Nighthawk Gold Corp.
David Wiley
President & CEO
(647) 260-1247
(416) 363-4567 (FAX)
dwiley@nighthawkgold.com