Shore GOLD Inc. Announces NAME Change to STAR Diamond Corporation and New Trading Symbol

NEWS RELEASE February 8, 2018

Stock Symbol: SGF: TSX Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

SHORE GOLD INC. ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO

STAR DIAMOND CORPORATION AND NEW TRADING SYMBOL

Kenneth E. MacNeill , President and CEO of Shore Gold Inc. (“Shore” or the “C orporation”) is pleased to

announce that Shore has changed its name to S tar Diamond Corporation. Effective at the start of trading on

February 12, 2018, Star Diamond Corporation will also commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under

this new name and a new stock symbol “DIAM”.

This new corporate name is in honour of the Star Kimberlite, located in the Fort à la Corne forest of

Saskatchewan, Canada. It was the exploration and evaluation work completed on the St ar Kimberlite that

demonstrated the significant quality, size and value of the contained diamond populations. These high value

diamonds facilitated the consolidation and advancement of the Corporation’s Fort à la Corne area kimberlites,

including the Star - Orion South Diamond Project.

The name change does not affect the rights of the Corporation’s shareholders. No further action is required by

existing shareholders with respect to the name change, and certificates representing common shares of Shore

Gold Inc. will not need to be surrendered or exchanged unless a transfer is being requested . Shareholders had

previously approved a special resolution to allow an amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to change the

name of the Corporation at the Corporation’s 2017 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders.

Following this name change, Shore’s domain name will change to www.stardiamondcorp.com and visitors to

our current website address and communication to our current electronic mail addresses will be redirected.

On behalf of the Board,

Kenneth E. MacNeill

President and CEO

For further information: [email protected] or (306) 664-2202

www.shoregold.com

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