Eldorado Reports 2013 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Financial and Operational Results

Adjusted net earnings: $0.01 per share - Q4; $0.27 per share - full year 2013

(all figures in United States dollars unless otherwise noted)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb 21, 2014) - Paul N. Wright, Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO), ("Eldorado" the "Company" or "we") is pleased to report on the Company's financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2013. Eldorado reported record gold production of 721,201 ounces at an average cash operating cost¹ of $494 per ounce, compared to gold production of 656,324 ounces at an average cash operating cost of $483 per ounce for the year ended December 31, 2012. Adjusted net earnings¹ for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $192.9 million, or $0.27 per share compared to adjusted net earnings of $327.4 million, or $0.48 per share for the year ended December 31, 2012, reflecting a 16% decline in gold prices year over year.

"The Company achieved record production of 721,201 ounces of gold in 2013 at $494 cash operating cost per ounce in line with our original guidance of 705,000 to 760,000 ounces of gold at cash operating costs of $515 to $530 per ounce. Steps taken by the Company mid-year, in light of a declining gold price, included rationalizing operating costs and focusing our capital resources on development projects that are expected to deliver near-term cash flows consistent with the Company's strategic plan," said Paul Wright, Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado.

2013 Overview

Key Consolidated Financial Information

• At December 31, 2013 the Company recognized an impairment charge of $808.4 million, or $684.6 million, net of tax ($0.96 per share) related to Jinfeng and Eastern Dragon.
• Loss attributable to shareholders of the Company was $653.3 million ($0.91 per share), compared to net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of $305.3 million ($0.44 per share) in 2012.
• Dividends paid were Cdn$0.12 per share (2012: Cdn$0.15 per share).
• Liquidity was $998.9 million at year end, including $623.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and term deposits, and $375.0 million in lines of credit (2012: $1,191.8 million of liquidity).

Key Performance Measures

• Gold production of 721,201 ounces, including pre-commercial production from Olympias (2012: 656,324 ounces) increased 10% year over year.
• Total cash costs averaged $551 per ounce (2012: $554 per ounce)
• Gross profit from gold mining operations of $481.1 million fell 19% as compared to that of 2012 due to lower prices.
• Adjusted net earnings of $192.9 million ($0.27 per share) were down 41% compared to adjusted net earnings of $327.4 million ($0.48 per share) in 2012.
• Cash generated from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital was $382.0 million (2012: $447.7 million).
• Year end 2013 Proven and Probable gold reserves of 27.7 million ounces and Measured and Indicated gold resources of 36.4 million ounces.

¹ Throughout this release we use cash operating cost per ounce, total cash costs per ounce, gross profit from gold mining operations, adjusted net earnings, and cash flow from operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital as additional measures of Company performance. These are non-IFRS measures. Please see page 11 of our MD&A for an explanation and discussion of these non-IFRS measures.

Impairment Charge

As a result of the impairment testing we performed at the end of December 31, 2013, the Company concluded that the carrying values of Jinfeng and Eastern Dragon were impaired and an impairment loss of $808.4 million was recorded against the property, plant and equipment, and goodwill of these properties ($283.5 million associated with Jinfeng and $524.9 million associated with Eastern Dragon). A deferred income tax recovery of $123.8 million was also recorded related to the impairment charge and reflected as a reduction in tax expense on the income statement.

The Company assumed gold metal prices of $1,200 per ounce for 2014, and $1,300 per ounce long-term. Discounted cash flows were calculated using discount rates between 10% and 12% for Eastern Dragon (3% higher than previous years' impairment calculations) reflecting increased Chinese permitting risk.

Summarized Annual Financial Results

Review of Annual Financial Results

Gold sales volumes increased 16%, while total cash costs per ounce remained steady year over year. Gross profit from gold mining operations of $481.1 million fell 19% year over year as a result of a 16% drop in gold prices. Loss attributable to shareholders of the Company was $653.3 million, or $0.91 per share, compared to net profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of $305.3 million, or $0.44 per share in 2012. Adjusted net earnings were $192.9 million or $0.27 per share as compared with $327.3 million or $0.48 per share for 2012. The major items contributing to the loss attributable to shareholders of the Company were: 1) the $684.6 million impairment loss, net of tax, 2) a $125.2 million deferred income tax charge related to a change in the Greek income tax rate, 3) a $14.1 million impairment loss on investment in associates, and 4) a $13.8 million unrealized loss on foreign exchange translation of deferred income tax balances. Other factors that adversely impacted earnings year over year were an increase in interest and financing costs of $33.4 million related to senior notes issued by the Company in December 2012, and an increase in tax expense of $8.5 million related to withholding taxes on dividends paid by the Company's subsidiaries in China and Turkey to their parent companies.

Summarized Quarterly Financial Results

Review of Quarterly Results

Loss attributable to shareholders of the Company for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 was $687.5 million, or $0.96 per share, compared to profit attributable to shareholders of the Company of $115.0 million, or $0.16 per share for the same period in 2012. The main factors that impacted earnings for the fourth quarter year over year were the impairment charge, net of taxes, of $684.6 million and lower gold revenues due to lower prices and volume.

Operations Review and Outlook

Gold Operations

Annual Review - Operations

Kişladağ

Gold production at Kişladağ in 2013 was 6% higher than in 2012 mainly as a result of an increase in oxide ore placed on the leach pad in 2013 as compared to 2012. Kisladag placed 5% more total tonnes on the leach pad compensating for a lower head grade than 2012. Cash operating costs were slightly higher year over year as a result of the increased volume of material placed on the pad, partly offset by lower Turkish lira denominated operating costs as a result of a decline in the value of the Turkish lira compared with the US dollar. Capital expenditures at Kişladağ in 2013 included costs related to the deferred Phase IV Mine Expansion project, capitalised waste stripping and other construction projects.

Efemçukuru

Gold production at Efemcukuru increased over 2012 as the mine improved both the tailings processing and paste fill systems subsequent to the commencement of commercial production in November 2012. Ounces sold in 2013 included approximately 30,000 ounces from inventory at the end of 2012. Capital spending in 2013 included costs related to capitalized underground development, mobile equipment, surface infrastructure and process improvements.

Tanjianshan

Gold production at Tanjianshan in 2013 was 8% lower than in 2012 mainly as a result of lower average treated head grade and lower additional flotation concentrate feed. Cash operating costs per ounce in 2013 were unchanged from the previous year mainly due to cost savings realised through process plant upgrades. Capital expenditures for the year included lining of tailings dam, process plant upgrades, and capitalized exploration costs as well as other sustaining capital.

Jinfeng

Gold production at Jinfeng in 2013 was 14% higher than in 2012 mainly as a result of the resumption of ore mining in the open pit from May 2013, after the completion of the open pit cutback. A total of 629,996 tonnes of ore was mined from the open pit in 2013 compared to 96,800 tonnes in 2012. Ore tonnes mined from underground increased 25% as two production levels were added to the underground operations. Cash operating costs per ounce were 10% lower in 2013 as compared to 2012 mainly due to an increase in the number of ounces produced. Capital expenditures for the year included capitalized underground development, process plant upgrades, tailings dam uplifts, and tailings thickening projects.

White Mountain

Gold production at White Mountain in 2013 was below that of 2012 with lower average treated head grade partially offset by higher ore throughput. The increase in tonnes milled year over year was due to an increase in underground mining efficiency as a result of increased stope production and mine development. Cash operating costs per ounce were 13% higher in 2013 as a result of the decrease in head grade, and an increase in costs related to increased backfill and secondary development rates. Capital expenditures for the year included capitalized underground development, construction of a mobile maintenance workshop, acquisition of underground mobile equipment, upgrade of underground service facilities, capitalized exploration and construction of a tailing dam lift.

Stratoni

Lead/zinc concentrate production at Stratoni increased year over year as 2012 reflects production only from February 24, 2012, the date of the acquisition of European Goldfields Ltd. ("EGU"). Cash operating costs increased 4% year over year.

Vila Nova

Vila Nova processed 14% more iron ore tonnes than the previous year at approximately the same grade. The higher production year over year was due to mechanical and operational adjustments made in the treatment plant as well as an increase in scheduled operating hours in order to improve plant productivity. Iron ore sales were 22% lower than in 2012 as a result of an incident that closed the Anglo-Ferrous port facility during the second quarter. Shipments of iron ore have been routed through the smaller capacity public port in Santana since the incident.

Annual Review - Development Projects

Kişladağ Phase IV Mine Expansion

The full Kisladag expansion was deferred during 2013 pending improvement in metal prices. The capital programme required to replace the existing mining fleet with larger loading and haulage equipment and electrification of the mine continued during the year. By year end most of the upgraded fleet was delivered and placed into operation.

Olympias

In 2013, the Olympias plant reprocessed 552,557 tonnes of tailings at a grade of 3.32 grams per tonne. Approximately 26,444 payable ounces of gold in concentrate were produced during the year and were treated as pre-commercial production for financial reporting purposes.

New development and underground refurbishment continued during 2013. Underground mining on Phase II is projected to begin in 2016. During 2013, approximately 1,076 metres of underground drifts were rehabilitated and 3,034 metres of new drifts were completed, including approximately 800 metres of advance on the main Stratoni-Olympias decline to the 1.4 kilometre mark, representing 18% completion of the planned 8.0 kilometre decline. Capital costs incurred in 2013 were $94.1 million.

Skouries

During 2013 a total of $51.5 million was spent on Skouries. The primary contractor was mobilized and site preparation commenced. The primary underground portal was completed and 324 metres of the decline was advanced. A review of the planned infrastructure, tailings facilities, and processing facilities was completed, culminating in modifications to support ongoing permitting, and assure adherence to the overall design criteria. An optimization study for the Skouries underground will commence in 2014.

Certej

The year-end updated mineral resource for Certej resulted in an overall increase in Measured and Indicated ounces of 10%. A prefeasibility study was initiated to redefine the scope of the operation as well as address results from ongoing metallurgical test work aimed at maximizing gold recoveries. During 2013 a total of $22.8 million was spent on Certej, mainly on exploration drilling, geotechnical and metallurgical testing, road access work and engineering studies.

Perama Hill

During 2013 a total of $8.3 million was spent on Perama Hill including engineering and exploration drilling. Approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment is expected after the local and European Union elections scheduled for the second quarter of 2014.

Eastern Dragon

Eastern Dragon was placed on care and maintenance during 2013 pending resolution of permitting issues. Site management worked with the local authorities to maintain local permits in good standing. Work continued on preparing the necessary paperwork to submit to the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), as well as determining the timeline for review and approval. Capital costs incurred at Eastern Dragon totalled $1.5 million.

Tocantinzinho

During 2013 a total of $5.5 million was spent on Tocantinzinho mainly on optimization of the capital and operating requirements in the feasibility study as well as on limited exploration activities. Field work was focused on environmental assessments and monitoring at the site, as well as support for the optimization work on the feasibility study.

Annual Review - Exploration

A total of $68.3 million (including capitalized evaluation costs) was spent on grassroots, advanced stage and minesite exploration activities during 2013. The exploration activities included drilling totalling approximately 128,000 metres and were conducted on 18 projects across Turkey, China, Brazil, Greece, and Romania.

Turkey

In Turkey, drilling programs were completed at our Efemcukuru mine site and at the Ardala/Salinbas joint venture project. At Efemcukuru, exploration drilling focussed on down-dip extensions of the Kestane Beleni vein, as well as resource drilling at the nearby Kokarpinar vein. Drilling at Ardala/Salinbas confirmed continuity of mineralization between epithermal (Salinbas) and gold-copper porphyry (Ardala) mineralized systems.

China

Brownfields exploration programs were completed at each of our three operating mines in China. At Tanjianshan, resource drilling focused on the Bridge and West Wall Zones within the Jinlongou pit, and on definition and step-out drilling just beneath the northern end of the Qinlongtan open pit. All of these target areas yielded high-grade intersections outside of existing resources.

At the White Mountain mine, exploration drilling included both underground testing of down-dip extensions of the main orebody, and surface drilling of the newly-recognized West Zone, immediately adjacent to the present deposit.

At Jinfeng, underground resource drilling focused on step-outs along the known major mineralized fault zones (F2, F3, F6), gaps in the existing resource model, and new conceptual targets. The exploration drilling was successful in identifying mineralised splays sub-parallel to existing resources.

Limited drilling was completed on adjacent exploration licenses. The Company divested its interests in the Jingdu and Jinluo Exploration joint ventures, and in the Gaolu exploration license.

Brazil

In Brazil, exploration programs focused on drill-testing the optioned Chapadina project, on advancing our early-stage projects to drill-ready status, and on project generation activities.

Greece

In the Chalkidiki district, 12,000 metres of drilling was completed at the Piavitsa Project, consisting of step-out drilling over a 2.5 km strike length of the mineralized Stratoni Fault zone. At Olympias, an extensive drillcore-relogging and deposit interpretation program culminated in an updated resource model for the deposit. At Perama Hill, exploration activities focused on extending coverage of soil sampling programs, and on sterilization testing of areas of planned infrastructure.

Romania

Exploration activities in the Certej district focused on over 40,000 metres of infill and step-out drilling of the Certej deposit. Drilling programs were also completed on the Certej North prospect, and at the Muncel and Brad exploration license areas.

Reserves and Resources

Reserves at the end of 2013 totalled 27.7 million contained ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.17 g/t, compared with 25.8 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.14 g/t at the end of 2012.

Measured and Indicated resources at the end of 2013 totalled 36.4 million contained ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.04 g/t, compared with 36.3 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.02 g/t at the end of 2012.

A gold price of $1,250 per ounce was utilized for estimating reserves except for the Eastern Dragon, Tocantinzinho and Skouries underground projects which used $1,000 per ounce.

Complete mineral Reserve and Resource information including tonnes, grades and ounces as well as major assumptions and qualified persons responsible are shown in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1: Eldorado Gold Mineral Reserves, as of December 2013

Table 2: Eldorado Gold Mineral Resources as of December 2013

Notes on Mineral Resources and Reserves

Mineral Reserve Notes

Mineral Resource Notes

About Eldorado

Eldorado Gold is a Canadian low cost gold producer with over 20 years of experience building and operating gold mines in Europe, Asia and South America. We are dedicated to responsible operations, the highest safety and environmental standards and working with stakeholders to enhance the communities where we operate.

Eldorado Gold Corp.'s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:EGO).

ON BEHALF OF ELDORADO GOLD CORPORATION

Paul N. Wright, Chief Executive Officer

Conference Call

Eldorado will host a conference call on Friday, February 21, 2014 to discuss the 2013 Year-End Financial and Operating Results at 8:30am PT (11:30am ET). You may participate in the conference call by dialling 416-340-2219 in Toronto or 1-866-225-0198 toll free in North America and asking for the Eldorado Conference Call with Chairperson: Paul Wright, CEO of Eldorado Gold. The call will be available on Eldorado's website. www.eldoradogold.com. A replay of the call will be available until February 28, 2014 by dialling 905-694-9451 in Toronto or 1-800-408-3053 toll free in North America and entering the Passcode: 5235773

Certain of the statements made herein may contain forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements and forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements or information herein include, but are not limited, to statements or information with respect to the Company's 2013 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Financial and Operating Results.

Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. We have made certain assumptions about the forward-looking statements and information, including assumptions about the legal restrictions regarding the payment of dividends by the Company; assumptions about the price of gold; anticipated costs and expenditures; estimated production, mineral reserves and metallurgical recoveries; financial position, reserves and resources and gold production; and the ability to achieve our goals. Although our management believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate. Furthermore, should one or more of the risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements or information. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, the following: gold price volatility; risks of not meeting production and cost targets; discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries; mining operational and development risk; litigation risks; regulatory restrictions, including environmental regulatory restrictions and liability; risks of sovereign investment and operating in foreign countries; currency fluctuations; speculative nature of gold exploration; global economic climate; dilution; share price volatility; competition; loss of key employees; additional funding requirements; and defective title to mineral claims or property, as well as those factors discussed in the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form & Form 40-F dated March 28, 2013.

There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained herein. Except as required by law, we do not expect to update forward- looking statements and information continually as conditions change and you are referred to the full discussion of the Company's business contained in the Company's reports filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the U.S.

Cautionary Note Regarding Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources

The terms "Mineral Reserve", "Proven Mineral Reserve" and "Probable Mineral Reserve" used in this release are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects under the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council on August 20, 2000 as may be amended from time to time by the CIM. These definitions differ from the definitions in the United States Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") Guide 7. In the United States, a mineral reserve is defined as a part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time the mineral reserve determination is made.

The terms "Mineral Resource", "Measured Mineral Resource", "Indicated Mineral Resource", "Inferred Mineral Resource" used in this release are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with National Instruction 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects under the guidelines set out in the CIM Standards. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

For a detailed discussion of resource and reserve estimates and related matters see the Company's reports, including the Annual Information Form and Form 40-F dated March 28, 2013 and technical reports filed under the Company's name at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov respectively.

Cautionary Note to US Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources

Note to U.S. Investors. While the terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource", and "inferred mineral resource" are recognized and required by Canadian regulations, they are not defined terms under standards in the United States and normally are not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. As such, information contained in this report concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under Canadian standards may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S companies in SEC filings. With respect to "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" there is a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and a great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an "indicated mineral resource" or "inferred mineral resource" will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.

There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements or information contained herein. Except as required by law, we do not expect to update forward-looking statements and information continually as conditions change and you are referred to the full discussion of the Company's business contained in the Company's reports filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the U.S.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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