VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/01/12 -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(BGLPF)(BGLPF)(NAMIBIAN: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") will host its 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time with a conference call and webcast. For details please see below:

2011 Annual General Meeting, Conference Call and Webcast

The meeting will be held at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Star Sapphire C room, located at 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, Canada on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm Pacific Time. Following the adjournment of the Annual General Meeting, Clive Johnson, President and CEO, and other executives will provide a review of 2011 and a general corporate update.

If you are unable to attend in person you may access the call by dialing the operator at 416-695-6617 or toll free 1-800-766-6630 prior to the scheduled start time or you may listen to the call via webcast by following the link on the Company's website at www.b2gold.com.

A playback version of the call will be available for one week after the call by dialing 905-694-9451 or toll free 1-800-408-3053 (pass code: 8310538).

B2Gold is a Vancouver based gold producer with two mines in Nicaragua and a strong portfolio of development and exploration properties in Nicaragua, Colombia, Namibia and Uruguay.

ON BEHALF OF B2GOLD CORP.

Clive T. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer