New Gold Acquires 86% of Rainy River

New Gold Inc. ("New Gold")

and Rainy River Resources Ltd. ("Rainy River")

today jointly announce that, as of 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on July 24, 2013, 89.2 million common shares of Rainy River had been validly deposited to New Gold's offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rainy River (the "Offer"). New Gold has taken up and accepted for payment all of such shares, representing 86.2% of the outstanding shares. New Gold will pay for the shares on or before July 29, 2013. Rainy River shareholders who elected the cash option will receive $2.47 in cash and 0.178 New Gold shares for each share tendered and those who elected the share option will receive 0.5 New Gold shares, subject in each case to adjustment for fractional shares and to confirmation of the number of Rainy River shares validly tendered pursuant to Notices of Guaranteed Delivery.