Mr. Hazelton has served on Primero’s Board of Directors since August 2010, upon the acquisition of the San Dimas mine from Goldcorp Inc.

Wade Nesmith, Chairman of Primero, stated: "We would like to sincerely thank Rohan for his dedicated service to Primero. Rohan has made a substantial contribution towards building Primero into the emerging mid-tier gold producer that it is today. We wish him every success in his future endeavors."