TORONTO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY; LSE:YAU) today announced its fourth quarter dividend of US$0.01 per share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, December 31, 2009 will be entitled to receive payment of this dividend on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The dividend is an "eligible dividend" for Canadian tax purposes.
About Yamana
Yamana is a Canadian-based gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. The Company plans to continue to build on this base through existing operating mine expansions and throughput increases, the advancement of its exploration properties and by targeting other gold consolidation opportunities in the Americas.
Yamana Gold Inc.
CONTACT: Letitia Wong, Director, Investor Relations, (416) 815-0220,
Email: investor@yamana.com, http://www.yamana.com/
