New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) announced today that the Rainy River milling operations were restarted late afternoon on Friday, May 3. The operations had been temporarily shut down to address excess water in the Tailings Management Area (TMA) (see May 1, 2019 press release). The water level in the TMA has been lowered to a desirable operational level and pumping into the Water Management Pond continues. Mining and crushing operations continued during the temporary shutdown period.

New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) today provides an update on the operation of the mill at the Rainy River Mine, located in northern Ontario.

New Gold Inc. ("New Gold" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE American: NGD) announces that it will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. New Gold has filed its 2018 audited financial statements, management's discussion and analysis (MD&A), management information circular, and annual information form, and these documents are available under New Gold's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and on New Gold's website at www.newgold.com. Shareholders may request a hard copy of the complete audited financial statements and 2019 meeting materials free of charge by calling toll free 1-888-315-9715, or by emailing your request to info@newgold.com.