TORONTO, ON -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/15

Primero Mining Corp. ("Primero" or the "Company") (TSX: P) (NYSE: PPP) announces that yesterday, at its annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"), all directors nominated as listed in the management information circular dated March 24, 2015 were re-elected. The detailed results are as follows:

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Director                         Votes For     %      Withheld Votes     %  
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Wade Nesmith                   100,580,267   88.25        13,396,186   11.75
Joseph Conway                  108,166,282   94.90         5,810,171    5.10
David Demers                    78,009,582   68.44        35,966,871   31.56
Grant Edey                      77,088,812   67.64        36,887,641   32.36
Rohan Hazelton                  79,948,868   70.15        34,027,585   29.85
Eduardo Luna                   111,471,544   97.80         2,504,909    2.20
Robert Quartermain             106,479,069   93.42         7,497,384    6.58
Michael Riley                   84,446,214   74.09        29,530,239   25.91
Brad Marchant                  113,835,530   99.88           140,923    0.12
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In addition, Primero reports that shareholders voted in favour of the Company's "Say on Pay" advisory, advance notice policy and for the adoption of the Deferred Unit Plan for Key Officers of the Company. Shareholders voted against the continuation of the Director's Phantom Share Unit Plan.

Also, the shareholders voted in favour of three of the four shareholder proposals, concerning the implementation of a clawback policy, a minimum share ownership policy, and an anti-hedging policy. The other shareholder proposal, as described in the information circular, was defeated by a majority of the votes represented at the Meeting.

Full details of all policies and proposals are more fully described in the Company's management information circular as filed on www.sedar.com. The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.

About Primero

Primero Mining Corp. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer that owns 100% of the San Dimas gold-silver mine and the Cerro del Gallo gold-silver-copper development project in Mexico and 100% of the Black Fox mine and adjoining properties in the Township of Black River‐Matheson near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Primero offers immediate exposure to un-hedged, below average cash cost gold production with a substantial resource base in politically stable jurisdictions. The Company is focused on becoming a leading intermediate gold producer by building a portfolio of high quality, low cost precious metals assets in the Americas. 

Primero's website is www.primeromining.com. 

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For further information, please contact:
Tamara Brown
VP, Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 814 3168
tbrown@primeromining.com