Extorre Gold Mines Ltd. Joins OTCQX

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May 19, 2010, 08:00 ET

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that Extorre Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCQX: EXGMF, TSX: XG), a Canadian mineral exploration company, began trading today on OTCQX®.

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Extorre Gold Mines Ltd. began trading today on the OTC market's prestigious tier, OTCQX International. Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcqx.com and www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome Extorre Gold Mines to OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of Pink OTC Markets. "OTCQX provides services to companies, like Extorre Gold, which enable them to communicate with and engage their U.S. investors, while providing them with transparent trading and easy access to company information."

Dorsey & Whitney LLP will serve as Extorre Gold's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on listing requirements.

About Extorre Gold Mines Ltd.

Extorre Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCQX: EXGMF, TSX: XG) is a Canadian mineral exploration company which holds the Cerro Moro and Don Sixto properties located in Argentina and is currently focused on the development of the Cerro Moro Project gold project.

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About Pink OTC Markets Inc.

Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK) operates the leading electronic interdealer quotation and trading system and facilitates trading in over 9,000 securities not listed on a U.S. stock exchange. Pink OTC Markets segments these securities into three tiers: the quality-controlled OTCQX marketplace, the U.S. registered and reporting OTCQB marketplace, and the speculative trading Pink Sheets marketplace. These three tiers constitute the third largest U.S. liquidity pool for trading public company shares, after The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and The New York Stock Exchange. Our products and services promote market transparency, improve price discovery, facilitate regulatory compliance, and increase the quality of issuer disclosure, to the benefit of all OTC market participants. To learn more about how Pink OTC Markets' products and services make OTC markets more transparent, informed, and efficient, please visit our websites at www.otcmarkets.com, www.pinkotc.com and www.otcqx.com or contact us at [email protected].

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