Formal Notice

FOR: YAMANA GOLD INC.

TSX SYMBOL: YRI
LSE SYMBOL: YAU
NYSE SYMBOL: AUY

October 14, 2008

Yamana Gold Annual Analyst and Investor Day Notification

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 14, 2008) - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI)(NYSE:AUY)(LSE:YAU) will be hosting
its annual analyst and investor day on October 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. E.T.

Presentations will be available by audio webcast and for download on Yamana's website at www.yamana.com.

About Yamana

Yamana is a Canadian-based gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties,
exploration properties, and land positions in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Central America and the United
States. Yamana is producing gold and other precious metals at intermediate company production levels in
addition to significant copper production. The company continues to build on this base through existing
operating mine expansions and throughput increases, the advancement of its exploration properties and by
targeting other gold consolidation opportunities in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and elsewhere in the Americas.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Yamana Gold Inc.
Jodi Peake
Vice President, Public and Investor Relations
(416) 815-0220
Email: investor@yamana.com

Yamana Gold Inc.
Letitia Wong
Director, Investor Relations
(416) 815-0220
Email: investor@yamana.com
Website: www.yamana.com.

Yamana Gold Inc.

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