30th March 2009 

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO US PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED)

Cluff Gold plc

("Cluff Gold" or the "Company")

Completion of Placing

Further to the announcement made on 27 March 2009 the Company is pleased to announce that all outstanding conditions in relation to the fundraising by which the Company is raising approximately ?8.1 million before expenses, by way of a placing of 20,285,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each ('Placing Shares') at 40p per share (the 'Placing') have now been met, subject only to admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM ('Admission').

As announced on 27 March 2009 application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealing in the Placing Shares is expected to commence on 31 March 2009. Subject to Admission, the Company will receive the net proceeds of the Placing no later than 1 April 2009.

The total number of shares in the Company in issue on Admission will be 117,136,331 ordinary shares.

The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1993, as amended, (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any U.S. state.   

For further information, please contact:

Cluff Gold plc 

J.G. Cluff     

Chairman

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7340 9790

Nominated Adviser

WH Ireland Limited

David Youngman / Katy Mitchell

Tel: +44 161 832 2174

About Cluff Gold

Cluff Gold is focused on the identification, acquisition and development of gold deposits in West Africa that are amenable to open-pit mining and low cost production techniques. The Company has assembled a portfolio of mineral interests at various stages of development in C?te d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Mali and Ghana. Cluff Gold progressed from being an explorer to a producer in Q1 2008 and is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold on an annualised basis from 2009 from its Angovia Gold Mine in Cote d'Ivoire and from its Kalsaka Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. Cluff Gold is actively evaluating known satellite deposits to expand the resource base at both mines.

This News Release includes certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, the positioning of the Company for future success, statements regarding potential future production at Angovia and Kalsaka, exploration and drilling results at Baomahun, and future capital plans and objectives of Cluff Gold, are forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Cluff Gold's expectations include, among others, risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration and drilling activities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined as well as future price of gold. Although Cluff Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  Cluff Gold does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE CONTENT OF THIS PRESS RELEASE.

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