Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX.V: ASM) (“Avino” or the “Company”) announces it has entered into an underwriting agreement dated November 21, 2016 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, as sole bookrunner, and Rodman & Renshaw, a unit of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as lead manager, and certain co-managers (collectively, the “Underwriters”), to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 6,370,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at the price of US$1.57 per Unit (the “Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$10 million (the “Offering”) in Canada and the United States of America. Each Unit will consist of one (1) common share of the Company (the “Common Shares”) and one-half (1/2) of one common share purchase warrant (the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable for a period of 36 months after the closing of the Offering and will entitle the holder to purchase one (1) additional Common Share at an exercise price of US$2.00, subject to adjustment.