Marengo Announces Approval of Debenture Financing and Election of Directors

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired - Dec. 19, 2014) - Marengo Mining Limited ("Marengo" or the "Company") (TSX:MRN) (ASX:MMC) (POMSoX:MMC) is pleased to announce the results of its annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on December 18, 2014.

A total of 565,266,909 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") were represented at the Meeting, representing approximately 49.68% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. All matters presented for approval at the Meeting were duly authorized and approved, as follows:

1. Election of all management nominees to the board of directors of the Company;

2. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorization for the directors to fix their remuneration;

3. Approval by disinterested shareholders of the Company of the Debentures Resolution (as defined below);

4. Approval of the share option plan of the Company and the unallocated rights, options and other entitlements thereunder; and

5. Approval of the performance rights plan of the Company and the unallocated performance rights thereunder,

all as more particularly described in the Circular (as defined below), which is available under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.


Debentures Resolution

At the Meeting, the disinterested shareholders of the Company approved an ordinary resolution (the "Debentures Resolution") authorizing the previously announced issuance (the "Transaction") of up to US$7,500,000 principal amount of 9.0% senior unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") to its major shareholder, Sentient Executive GP IV, Limited, as the general partner of Sentient GP IV, L.P., as its general partner of, Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P. (collectively, "Sentient") pursuant to a debenture purchase agreement dated November 14, 2014, between the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Yandera Mining Company Limited and Marengo Mining (PNG) Limited, and Sentient (the "Agreement"), all as more particularly described in the management information circular of the Company dated November 20, 2014 (the "Circular") which is available under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Completion of the Transaction is expected to occur on or about December 19, 2014 and is subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange.


Election of Directors

Detailed voting results for the election of directors were as follows:

                                  Common Shares          Common Shares
Name                        Voted For (by proxy)    Withheld (by proxy)
Pieter Britz                        563,254,324              1,569,084
David Danziger                      360,528,681            204,294,727
John Hick                           355,890,111            208,933,297
Richard William (Keith) Morrison    563,644,274              1,179,134
Sir Rabbie Namaliu                  563,245,209              1,578,199

Further details on the above matters, including the report of voting results thereon, are set forth in the materials filed under the Company's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares within the United States. The ordinary shares have not been offered and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the ordinary shares may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration are granted.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward looking information. Such forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect" and "intend" and statements that an event or result "may", "will", "should", "could", or "might" occur or to be achieved and any other similar expressions. In providing the forward-looking information in this news release, the Company has made numerous assumptions regarding: (i) the accuracy of exploration results received to date; (ii) anticipated costs and expenses; (iii) that the results of the feasibility study continue to be positive; and (iv) that future exploration results are as anticipated. Management believes that these assumptions are reasonable. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information, including a change in the expected timing of the Transaction. Some of these risks, uncertainties and other factors are described under the heading "Risks Factors" in the Company's annual information form available on the SEDAR website. Forward-looking information is based on estimates and opinions of management at the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Marengo does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information even if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the actual results of exploration activities, changes in market conditions, risks relating to international operations, fluctuating metal prices and currency exchange rates, and other risks of the mining industry. Although Marengo has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Marengo undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the extent they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered if the property is developed. Reference is made to the most recent annual information form of Marengo filed with Canadian securities regulators which includes further discussion of the risk factors which may impact the business and operations of Marengo.

Scientific and technical information in this report, including that relating to drilling intercepts and mineralization were prepared by Mr. John Mears. Mr. Mears is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a full-time employee of Marengo Mining Limited. Mr. Mears has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2004 Edition). Mr. Mears consents in writing to the issue of this report, to the extent of matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

Except to the extent not set out herein, for a (i) summary description of rock types, geological controls and dimensions of mineralised zones, and the identification of any significantly higher grade intervals within a lower grade intersection; (ii) a summary of the relevant analytical values, widths and, to the extent known, the true widths of the mineralised zones; (iii) a summary description of the geology, mineral occurrences and nature of the mineralization found; and (iv) a summary description of the type of analytical or testing procedures utilized, sampled, sample size, the name and location of each analytical or testing laboratory used and any relationship of the laboratory to the issuer please refer to the Company's technical report filed on SEDAR and dated November 9, 2007. There is no drilling, sampling, recovery or other factors that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the data referred to herein.

For further information on the Project and the resources contained therein, please refer to the Company's Canadian NI 43-101 and Australian JORC technical report "Yandera Copper Project, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea" (dated April 2012) which is available on the Company's website and at the (Canadian) SEDAR website.

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Contact

Marengo Mining Limited
Pieter Britz, Chief Executive Officer
+61 400 666980
pb@marengomining.com

Marengo Mining Limited
Alex Dann, Chief Financial Officer
+1 416 464 4067
ad@marengomining.com
www.marengomining.com