MEDIA RELEASE

16 April 2013

OCEANAGOLD Q1 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL / WEBCAST

OceanaGold Corporation's financial and operational results for the quarter ended 31 March 2013 will be released following the close of the ASX market on Monday 29 April (Melbourne, Australia time) and will be posted on OceanaGold's website at www.oceanagold.com.
The Company will host a conference call / webcast to discuss the Q1 2013 Financial Results at 7:30am on Tuesday 30 April (Melbourne, Australia time) / 5:30pm on Monday 29 April (Toronto, Canada time).

Webcast Participants

To register, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:
http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=606455&s=1&k=96CE670A5EE560AC99644D21274E94E2

Teleconference Participants (required for those who wish to ask questions)

Local (toll free) dial in numbers are: Australia: 1800 148 052
New Zealand: 0800 441 017
Canada & North America: 1 888 390 0546
All other countries (toll): + 1 416 764 8688

Playback of Webcast

If you are unable to attend the call, a recording will be available for viewing on the Company's website from 10:30am on Tuesday 30 April (Melbourne, Australia time) / 8:30pm on Monday 29 April (Toronto, Canada time).
For further information please contact:

OceanaGold Corporation

Investor Relations - Melbourne Nova Young or Darren Klinck Tel: +61(3) 9656 5300
Investor Relations - Toronto
Sam Pazuki
Tel: +1 416 915 3123
info@oceanagold.com| www.oceanagold.com

About OceanaGold

OceanaGold Corporation is a significant multinational gold producer with projects located on the South Island of New Zealand and in the Philippines. The Company's assets encompass New Zealand's largest gold mining operation at the Macraes goldfield in Otago which is made up of the Macraes Open Pit and the Frasers Underground mines. Additionally on the west coast of the South Island, the Company operates the Reefton Open Pit mine. The Company's Didipio Mine in northern Luzon, Philippines is in commissioning and is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 tonnes of copper per year on average over an estimated 16 year mine life. OceanaGold expects to produce 285,000 to
325,000 ounces of gold in FY2013 from the New Zealand and Philippine operations combined.
OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto, Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges under the symbol

OGC.

Cautionary Statement

Statements in this release may be forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements such as production forecasts are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. They include, among others, the accuracy of mineral reserve and resource estimates and related assumptions, inherent operating risks and those risk factors identified in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form prepared and filed with securities regulators which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.comunder the Company's name. There are no assurances the Company can fulfil such forward-looking statements and, subject to applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions based on current information available to management as of the date that such predictions are made; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks facing the Company, some of which are beyond the Company's control. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The information contained in this release is not investment or financial product advice.

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