Investing in our Community

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

New Gold’s Community Investment Program reflects our belief that communities should benefit from our operations in both the short- and long-term. We invest in sustainable community development and strive to support initiatives and projects that have meaningful and long-lasting positive impacts within the communities where we operate.

We encourage you to consider whether your organization, program or project not only qualifies, but will align with the community’s needs, New Gold’s Community Investment Program strategy and our company values. To learn more about New Gold’s values, click here.

Our approach focuses on strategic long-term investments so that organizations, programs, projects and the community at large can develop and sustain beyond our operation.

STRATEGIC SOCIAL INVESTMENT

1. Arts, Culture & Recreation (includes visual andperforming arts, libraries, museums, cultural centresetc.)

2. Education (includes institutions of higher learningwith particular emphasis on mining at theundergraduate and graduate levels, or programswhich are of relevance to the mining and metalsindustry)

3. Environment (includes support for responsibleand objective environmental organizations as wellas organizations that operate projects supportingwetlands reclamation and habitat conservation)

4. Social and Community (includes support forcommunity development)

HOW APPLICATIONS ARE EVALUATEDApplications are reviewed on a quarterly basis (the first week of March, June, September and December) byour Community Investment Committees . Only complete applications will be considered. Funding decisions are based on New Gold’s Community Investment Program criteria and are made at the discretion of the Community Investment Committees.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe Community Investment Committees may decide to provide full or partial funding of the requested amount within successful applications. All applicants should carefully consider the quarterly application deadlines when submitting their applications in order to ensure timely review.

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AREAS OF INVESTMENT

New Gold will consider applications that focus on our four key areas:

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

WHAT WE WILL FUND We will accept applications for programs, projects or initiatives that:• Are a registered non-profit or charitable organizations (must be registered with Canada Revenue Agency to be able to

provide official tax receipts)• Are within the following geographical areas: within 100km of the New Afton Mine; within the district of the Rainy River

Mine; nationwide initiatives for New Gold Corporate application submissions• Address an identified community need, issue or existing gap• Are aligned with New Gold’s corporate values• Leverage partnerships with other local organizations as much as possible• Set out clear objectives including key performance indicators and targets that are specific, measurable, realistic and

time-bound• Have demonstrable benefits to the broader community and make a net positive contribution to sustainable community

development• Do not replace or duplicate existing programs or services• Are or can become sustainable (i.e. not financially dependent on New Gold as a long-term funding source)• Help strengthen and/or enhance New Gold’s corporate citizenship, social performance and community visibility

WHAT WE WON’T FUNDWe will not accept applications for any programs, projects or initiatives that conflict with our Code of Conduct or ourregulatory, licensing or any other statutory commitment. In addition, we cannot fund any of the following: • Individual pursuits and teams, except in exceptional circumstances• Advocacy or lobby groups• For-profit corporations• Debt-reduction campaigns• Religious organizations• Political organizations and candidates• Projects, programs or activities deemed to be unethical or contentious• Projects or events that have occurred in the past• Organizations or projects that have already received substantial funding within the current fiscal year• Organizations or projects outside of the district or area (exceptions may be made if 100% of proceeds are allocated to

local programs)

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