Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. - 2008 Annual general meeting

VANCOUVER, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (Toronto Stock Exchange: YNG; Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6) Graham Dickson, the President of Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (the "Company"), announces that that shareholders overwhelmingly approved all resolutions brought before them at the Company's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 27, 2008 including:

Election of Directors
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The following board members stood for election and were duly re-elected: Graham C. Dickson, John R.W. Fox, Neil J.F. Steenberg, R.J. (Don) MacDonald, Robert E. Chafee, Peter Holbek, E. Lynn Patterson and Iain Harris. As at the date of the AGM, with the exception of Graham Dickson, the Company's Directors are independent.

Other AGM Results
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KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, and the directors were authorized to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors.

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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

Source: Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.

CONTACT: Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp., Nicole Sanches, Investor Relations
Manager, Tel: (604) 688-9427, Email: nicole@yngc.ca, www.yukon-nevadagold.com;
CHF Investor Relations, Jacqueline Wagenaar, Account Manager, Tel: (416)
868-1079 ext. 289, Email: jacqueline@chfir.com, www.chfir.com

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