Primero to Delist From the NYSE; Shares Continue to Trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Primero Mining Corp.

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - August 14, 2017) - Primero Mining Corp. ("Primero" or the "Company") (TSX: P) (NYSE: PPP) today announces that it has received formal notification from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") of its intention to initiate delisting procedures of the Company's common shares.