Roxgold Graduates to the Toronto Stock Exchange and Changes Stock Symbol to ROXG

TORONTO, March 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Roxgold Inc. ("Roxgold" or the "Company") (TSX.V: ROG) is pleased to announce the Company has received final approval to graduate to the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). The Company's common shares are expected to commence trading on the TSX at the market open on March 30, 2017 under the new symbol "ROXG". Concurrently, the Company's shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.

"Graduating to the TSX represents an opportunity for improved liquidity and access to a diverse shareholder base globally," commented John Dorward, Roxgold President and CEO. "The TSX is the premier stock exchange for Mining Companies, and we are pleased to have reached this milestone."

About Roxgold

Roxgold is a gold mining company with its key asset, the high grade Yaramoko Gold Mine, located in the Houndé greenstone region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Roxgold trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ROG and as part of the Nasdaq International Designation program with the symbol OTC: ROGFF.

"Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."

SOURCE Roxgold Inc.