Pershimco Announces Resignation of Senior Officer

ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 03/14/13 -- Pershimco Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Pershimco") (TSX VENTURE: PRO)(FRANKFURT: BIZ) announces the resignation of Mr. Pierre Lacombe as Vice-President, Project Development of the Company, effective April 22, 2013. Mr. Lacombe has accepted an executive position as head of an established and growing precious and base metals producer. In the interim, Mr. Lacombe will work closely with the Company's management and technical team to ensure the smooth hand-over to his successor.

"On behalf of the Company, I congratulate Pierre for having earned this new challenge and responsibility, and wish him success in his transition to running a mining company" said Alain Bureau, Pershimco's President and CEO. "We would also like to thank him for his contribution over the course of the past year."

About Pershimco Resources Inc.

Pershimco Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based resources and exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Frankfurt Exchange. The Company holds several mining properties in Canada and South America, including the extraction permitted Cerro Quema advanced project in Panama and the Courville Gold Project, in the Val-d'Or Gold Mining Camp, being explored in partnership with Osisko Mining Corporation. The Company is managed by skilled and reputable people with extensive mining, exploration and development experience. The Pershimco Team and its investors are the keys to its success.

The Company's documents are available on www.sedar.com.

Please visit the Company's website at www.pershimco.ca.

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Contacts:

Alain Bureau, P. Eng.

President and Chief Executive Officer

+1 (819) 797-2180
ressources@pershimco.ca


Richard Leroux

Investor Relations

+1 (514) 993-4510
info@pershimco.ca