TORONTO, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI, NYSE:AUY, LSE:AUY))) ("Yamana" or the "Company") declares a third quarter dividend of $0.03 per share (annual $0.12 per share). Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022, will be entitled to receive payment of this dividend on October 14, 2022. The dividend is an "eligible dividend" for Canadian tax purposes.

About Yamana

Yamana Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer with significant gold and silver production, development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through expansion and optimization initiatives at existing operating mines, development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by targeting other consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.

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(All amounts are expressed in United States Dollars unless otherwise indicated.)

Yamana Gold Declares Third Quarter Dividend