Teranga Gold Corporation Provides Notice of 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - July 15, 2013) - Teranga Gold Corporation ("Teranga") (TSX:TGZ)(ASX:TGZ) will hold its 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 9:30AM EST, at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, Main Board Room, 53^rd Floor, 199 Bay Street, Toronto, ON.

Via Webcast:

A live webcast of the Meeting will be available on the Company's website: http://www.terangagold.com/English/Investors/Presentations-and-Webcasts/default.aspx

The webcast can be directly accessed using the following link: http://www.gowebcasting.com/4450

Via Telephone:

For those preferring to listen by telephone, North American callers please dial Toll-free 1-866-696-5894 or Toronto callers 416-641-6104. International callers please dial +1-416-641-6104. Pass code: 7637977

Replay archive:

Please dial +1-905-694-9451 or Toll-free +1-800-408-3053 pass code 9115716. The conference call replay will expire 2 weeks from the AGM date.

Attention Teranga shareholders:

Regardless of how many shares you own, it is imperative you vote your BLUEproxy.

Shareholders are urged to vote before the deadline of

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 9:30am (Toronto and Perth Time).

If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your BLUE proxy or BLUE Voting Instruction Form, please call Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc. at 1-866-229-8651 (toll free within North America) or 1-416-867-2272 (collect calls accepted), or by email at contactus@kingsdaleshareholder.com.

Teranga shareholders who hold their shares in the form of CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) can contact Radar Shareholder Engagement either by mail at Radar Shareholder Engagement, Level 7, 107 Pitt Street, SYDNEY, NSW, Australia, 2000, by toll-free telephone in Australia at 1-800-850-191 or collect call outside Australia at +61-2-8256-3365,or by e-mail at teranga@shareholderupdate.com.au.

About TERANGA

Teranga is a Canadian-based gold company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:TGZ) and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:TGZ). Teranga is principally engaged in the production and sale of gold, as well as related activities such as exploration and mine development.

Teranga's mission is to create value for all of its stakeholders through responsible mining. Its vision is to explore, discover and develop gold mines in West Africa, in accordance with the highest international standards, and to be a catalyst for sustainable economic, environmental and community development. All of its actions from exploration, through development, operations and closure will be based on the best available techniques.