SSR MINING AND ALACER GOLD ANNOUNCE AT-MARKET MERGER OF EQUALS TO CREATE A FREE CASH FLOW FOCUSED, DIVERSIFIED GOLD PRODUCER

VANCOUVER, BC & TORONTO, ON – SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRM and TSX: SSRM) (“SSR Mining”) and Alacer Gold Corp. (TSX: ASR and ASX: AQG) (“Alacer”) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to combine in an at-market merger of equals pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Yukon) (the “Transaction”). The combined entity will continue as SSR Mining Inc. and will be headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a corporate office in Vancouver, B.C. and will be led by Rod Antal as President & CEO and Michael Anglin as Chairman. Following the completion of the Transaction, the new board of directors will be comprised of five directors from each of the current SSR Mining and Alacer boards of directors for a total of 10 directors, including the CEO. Pursuant to the Transaction, Alacer shareholders will receive 0.3246 SSR Mining shares for each Alacer share held (the “Exchange Ratio”). The Exchange Ratio, together with closing prices for both SSR Mining and Alacer common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on May 8, 2020, implies consideration of C$8.19 per Alacer common share and a combined market capitalization of approximately $4.0 billion. At closing, SSR Mining and Alacer shareholders will collectively own approximately 57% and 43% of SSR Mining, respectively, on an issued and outstanding share basis.