South American Silver Corp. Shareholders Approve Plan of Arrangement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec. 9, 2013) -

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South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC)(OTCQX:SOHAF) is pleased to announce that its shareholders today approved the previously announced continuance of SASC under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA") and the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") pursuant to which SASC will exchange each of its SASC common shares for one SASC Class A Share and one SASC Class B Non-Voting Share and acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDGC") that it does not already own in an all-share transaction. The resolution approving the continuance was approved by over 99% of the votes cast by SASC shareholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting. The resolution approving the Arrangement was approved by over 99% of the votes cast by SASC shareholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting.

At a separate meeting also held today, the shareholders of HDGC also approved the Arrangement and the continuance of HDGC under the BCBCA.

Under the Arrangement, each SASC shareholder will exchange each of its SASC common shares for one SASC Class A Share and one SASC Class B Non-Voting Share. The Class A Shares (to be redesignated as "common shares") will carry voting, dividend and liquidation rights similar to SASC's current common shares, while the Class B Non-Voting Shares will be non-voting and non-participating in regards to dividend and liquidation rights but will entitle the holders collectively to 85% of the net cash proceeds received from any award or settlement in connection with the ongoing dispute with Bolivia related to its expropriation of the Malku Khota Project. The remaining 15% of the net cash proceeds received from any award or settlement will be retained by the combined company.

Also under the Arrangement, SASC will acquire each issued and outstanding shares of HDGC that it does not already own in exchange for 0.275 of a SASC Class A Share (to be re-designated as part of the Arrangement as "common shares"). HDGC shareholders (other than SASC) will receive 0.275 of a SASC Class A Share for each HDGC share they hold. SASC currently owns 16,077,000 common shares of HDGC (18.5% on an undiluted basis). Upon completion of the Arrangement, SASC shareholders and HDGC shareholders will own approximately 85.7% and 14.3%, respectively, of the Class A Shares of the post-Arrangement entity.