Timmins Gold Corp. Announces Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - Jan. 22, 2014) - Timmins Gold Corp. ("Timmins Gold" or the "Company") (TSX:TMM) (NYSE MKT:TGD) (NYSE Amex:TGD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with RBC Capital Markets and a syndicate of underwriters, pursuant to which they have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 16,670,000 common shares of Timmins Gold at a price of C$1.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to Timmins Gold of approximately C$25.0 million. In addition, Timmins Gold has agreed to grant to the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2,500,500 common shares on the same terms and conditions as the offering, exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, until the date that is 30 days following the closing of the offering. In the event that the option is exercised in its entirety, the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering to Timmins Gold will be approximately C$28.8 million.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt and working capital needs.

The common shares to be issued under this offering will be offered by way of a short form prospectus in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.

The offering is scheduled to close on or about February 11, 2014 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT and the securities regulatory authorities.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.


On behalf of the Board:

Bruce Bragagnolo, LLB, Chief Executive Officer


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While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law, Timmins Gold does not intend to update any forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Timmins Gold Corp.
Bruce Bragagnolo, LLB, Chief Executive Officer
604-638-8980
bruce@timminsgold.com