B2Gold Announces that Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend B2Gold Shareholders Vote For All Proposed Items at the Upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting

VANCOUVER, BC, May 28: B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold") is pleased to announce that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have both recommended that shareholders vote FOR the re-approval of the B2Gold stock option plan as well as vote FOR all other proposed items to be considered at the upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting of Shareholders of B2Gold. ISS and Glass Lewis are two leading independent, third party proxy advisory firms who, among other services, provide proxy-voting recommendations to pension funds, investment managers, mutual funds and other institutional shareholders. B2Gold Annual General & Special Meeting: The Annual General & Special Meeting of Shareholders of B2Gold is scheduled for 2pm PDT/5pm EDT on Friday June 11, 2021, in a virtual-only format conducted online via live video webcast at: https://web.lumiagm.com/?fromUrl=431696046 B2Gold shareholders are encouraged to vote their shares today in advance of the proxy submission deadline on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT B2Gold's Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR all proposed resolutions B2Gold encourages shareholders to read the meeting material in detail. Copies of the meeting material, including the management information circular, are available under B2Gold's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on B2Gold's website at www.b2gold.com/investors/agm/. How to Vote: Shareholders are encouraged to vote well in advance of the meeting using one of the three methods below. Beneficial Shareholders (Shares held with a broker, bank or other intermediary) Registered Shareholders (Shares held in own name and represented by a physical certificate) Internet: www.proxyvote.com www.investorvote.com Phone: Call the number(s) listed on the voting instruction form and vote using the control number provided therein Phone: +1 866-732-8683 Mail: Return the voting instruction form in the enclosed postage paid envelope Return the form of proxy in the enclosed postage paid envelope Shareholder Questions: B2Gold shareholders who have questions about the proposed items to be considered at the Annual General & Special Meeting, or require assistance with the virtual-only format or voting their shares, should contact B2Gold's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group. Laurel Hill Advisory Group: North America Toll Free: +1 877-452-7184 Collect Calls Outside North America: +1 416-304-0211 Email: assistance@laurelhill.com About B2Gold: B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Finland and Uzbekistan. B2Gold forecasts total consolidated gold production of between 970,000 and 1,030,000 ounces in 2021. For more information on B2Gold or the 2021 AGM please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com For more information on B2Gold please visit the Company website at www.b2gold.com The Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American LLC neither approve nor disapprove the information contained in this news release. Production results and production guidance presented in this news release reflect total production at the mines B2Gold operates on a 100% project basis. Please see our Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2021 for a discussion of our ownership interest in the mines B2Gold operates.