Renaissance Gold Inc. TSX.V:REN (“RenGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that due to  strong demand it has increased its planned non-brokered private placement announced on April 18, 2018  from $2,500,800 to up to $3,117,200. On closing the placement, the Company will issue up to 12,988,322 units at a price of $0.24 per unit (a “Unit”). Each Unit will consist of one common share and one non transferable common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof  to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.48 until expiry five years from  the date of closing the private placement. If the daily volume weighted average trading price of the  common shares of the Company is at least $0.72 per share for 20 consecutive trading days in the period  commencing four months and a day after the closing date, the Company will have the right, exercisable  within three trading days thereof, to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants to the date which is 30  days after notice is given to the holders of the warrants of the accelerated expiry date and a news release  to that effect is given. The Company reserves the right to further increase the size of the private  placement or to modify the type, nature and/or price of the Units for any reason.  

The private placement is subject to receipt of regulatory approval. The Company will pay finders’ fees of  5% in cash or Units.  

Proceeds of this private placement will be used primarily for continued generative exploration,  advancement and marketing of the Company’s projects in the United States and general corporate  purposes. 

About Renaissance Gold Inc. 

Renaissance Gold Inc. is a western US focused prospect generator utilizing a joint venture business  model. RenGold applies the extensive exploration experience and high-end technical skills of its founders  and team members to search for and acquire high quality precious metal exploration projects that are then  offered for joint venture to industry partners who provide exploration funding. RenGold maintains a large  portfolio of gold and silver exploration properties and has entered into over 60 exploration agreements  including those as AuEx. On May 29, 2017, the Company acquired Kinetic Gold Corp. and its  subsidiaries which hold various exploration properties located in Nevada. RenGold’s objective is to  consistently place its projects into exploration agreements, testing as many drill targets as possible and  providing maximum exposure to success through discovery. 

THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A  SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF ANY OF  THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR  SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL, INCLUDING ANY OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED  STATES OF AMERICA. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE  REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “1933 ACT”)  OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE  UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS  DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT) UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE  1933 ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM  SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE. 

By: Robert Felder, President & CEO 

For further information, contact: 

Robert Felder 775-337-1545 or moc.dlogner@redlefb 

Ronald Parratt 775-337-1545 or moc.dlogner@ttarrapr 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the  policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 

This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking” statements.  Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always,  identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”,  “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”,  “could” or “should” occur. Although Renaissance Gold Inc. believes the expectations expressed in such  

forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of  future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements.  Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of Renaissance Gold Inc’s  management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Renaissance Gold Inc.  undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s  beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.