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NEWS RELEASE June 27, 2014 Shares Issued and Outstanding: 115,144,550 TSX: MPV NYSE MKT: MDM Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Closing of C$45.5M Non-Brokered Private Placement and Election of Directors Toronto and New York, June 27, 2014 - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NYSE MKT: MDM) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced non-brokered private placement ("Placement") of common shares for gross proceeds of C$45.5 million.

The Company has issued 9,105,028 common shares at a price of C$5.00 per share. The shares issued under the Placement are subject to a four month hold period. The Company's major shareholder Bottin (International) Investments Ltd. subscribed for two million shares under the Placement using proceeds from the disposition of an equivalent number of shares to a third party.
Proceeds of the private placement will be used to support the Company's share of capital expenditures at the Gahcho Kué project and for general corporate purposes. A finder's fee in the amount of $755,250 has been paid in relation to the private placement.
Mountain Province is also pleased to announce that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("Meeting") were elected as directors of the Company. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Meeting in Vancouver on June 17, 2014 are set out below.

Nominee

Votes

For

% For

Votes

Withheld

% Withheld

Jonathan Comerford

41,640,782

98.25

741,282

1.75

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Patrick Evans

41,422,969

97.74

959,095

2.26

Bruce Dresner

41,644,349

98.26

737,715

1.74

Peeyush Varshney

44,416,127

97.72

965,937

2.28

Carl Verley

41,642,619

98.26

739,445

1.74

David Whittle

41,640,549

98.25

741,515

1.75


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Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué JV located at Kennady Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. The Gahcho Kué Project consists of a cluster of four diamondiferous kimberlites, three of which have a probable mineral reserve of 35.4 million tonnes grading 1.57 carats per tonne for total diamond content of 55.5 million carats.

Gahcho Kué is the world's largest and richest new diamond development project. A 2014 NI 43-
101 feasibility study report filed by Mountain Province (available on SEDAR) indicates that the
Gahcho Kué project has an IRR of 32.6%.
Overall project development is more than 25 percent complete and scheduled for first production in H2 2016.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the "safe- harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, regarding the Company's business and/or financial condition. Actual results could differ materially from those described in this news release as a result of numerous factors, some of which are outside the control of the Company.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Patrick Evans, President and CEO

161 Bay Street, Suite 2315

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1

Phone: (416)361-3562

E-mail: info@mountainprovince.com www.mountainprovince.com

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