Directorate Change

Announcement

Arakan Resources Limited Board Changes

The Board of Arakan is pleased to announced that Mr George Edwards will join
the board of Arakan.

Mr George Edwards has over 40 years experience in the coal industry in both
mine production and marketing. He has a rich knowledge of the region and of the
markets that will be the buyers of coal off take from the project. George has
sat on the board of a number of coal companies and will bring to the Arakan
business a great depth expertise in how to maximise both the potential of the
operations, and the growth of the business going forward. George was also a co
chair of the standards committee in Australia and was responsible in part for
the establishment of the rules around JORC compliance.

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The current board of Arakan welcomes the additions to the Board and believes
that the experience acquired will complement and enhance the management
structure.