THE  INFORMATION  CONTAINED  HEREIN  IS  RESTRICTED  AND  IS  NOT  FOR  PUBLICATION,  RELEASE  OR  DISTRIBUTION,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  IN  OR  INTO  THE  UNITED  STATES  OR  ANY  JURISDICTION  IN  WHICH  SUCH  PUBLICATION  RELEASE  OR  DISTRIBUTION  WOULD  BE  UNLAWFUL  Allied  Gold  Mining  PLC    (“Allied  Gold”  or  the  “Company”)  7  October  2011  

Allied  Gold,  a  UK  domiciled  gold  company  with  producing  assets  in  the  Pacific  Rim,  is  pleased  to   announce   that  on   3   October   2011,   the   FTSE   Group   ("FTSE")   approved   the   inclusion   of  the  Company  in  the  FTSE  250  Index.    Allied  Gold  is  also  included  in  the  FTSE  All-­