Fresnillo : Shareholder Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Fresnillo plc

28 Grosvenor Street

London W1K 4QR

United Kingdom

www.fresnilloplc.com

12 September 2014

Fresnillo plc

Shareholder Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Further to the announcement made by Fresnillo plc (the "Company") earlier today relating to the proposed acquisition by the Company of Newmont's 44 per cent. interest in the Penmont JV (the "Transaction"), the Company announces that the Shareholder Circular including Notice of General Meeting regarding the Transaction is being posted to shareholders shortly.

The General Meeting will be held at the offices of Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ, United Kingdom at 10.00 a.m. (London time) on 6 October 2014.

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, the Company has submitted a copy of each of the following documents to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm/do:

* Shareholder Circular including the Notice of General Meeting

* Form of Proxy for the General Meeting

For further information, please visit our website: www.fresnilloplc.comor contact:

Fresnillo plc        

London Office Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 2470

Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations

Floriana Michalowska

Mexico City Office                                                              Tel: +52 55 52 79 3206

Ana Belem Zárate                                                                     

Bell Pottinger                                                                      T el: +44 (0) 203 772 2500

Daniel Thöle

Marianna Bowes

About Fresnillo plc

Fresnillo plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican Stock Exchanges under the symbol FRES. 

Fresnillo has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos1 and Noche Buena; two development projects - Saucito II and San Julián; and four advanced exploration prospects - Centauro Deep, Juanicipio, Orisyvo and Las Casas Rosario as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, Fresnillo plc has mining concessions covering approximately 2.1 million hectares in Mexico.

1 Operations at Soledad and Dipolos are currently suspended .

Fresnillo has a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for both silver and gold.

Fresnillo's goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and 750,000 ounces of gold by 2018.