Fresnillo : Board Change

Fresnillo plc

21 Upper Brook Street

London W1K 7PY

United Kingdom

www.fresnilloplc.com

27 April 2016

Fresnillo plc - Board Change

Further to the announcement made by Fresnillo plc (the 'Company') on 21 April 2016 regarding the appointment of Mr Alberto Tiburcio as a director, the Company announces as follows:

Mr Alberto Tiburcio is a director of Grupo Nacional Provincial, S.A.B. and Petróleos Mexicanos. He is also a former director of Grupo Palacio de Hierro, S.A.B. de C.V.. There is no further information to disclose pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

Mr Tiburcio's appointment will take effect on 4 May 2016.

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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 plc has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos and Noche Buena, two development projects - San Julián and the Pyrites plant, and four advanced exploration prospects - Orisyvo, Juanicipio, Las Casas Rosario & Cluster Cebollitas and Centauro Deep, as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, Fresnillo plc has mining concessions covering approximately 2 million hectares in Mexico.

Fresnillo plc 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 silver.

Fresnillo plc'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.

Operations at Soledad-Dipolos are currently suspended.