London, England, May 5, 2006 – Yamana Gold Inc. ("Yamana") (TSX:YRI; AMEX:AUY; LSE (AIM):YAU) announces that it has applied to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc ("AIM") for the admission to AIM of a total of 5,000,000 common shares of Yamana that have been issued in connection with the early exercise by Amulet Limited of 5,000,000 previously issued common share purchase warrants of Yamana for gross proceeds of C$21,875,000, in connection with Yamana’s previously announced early repayment of its US$100 million senior secured note facility.

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