Director Shareholding

Shanta Gold Limited
                        ("Shanta Gold" or "the Company")
                             Director Shareholding

Shanta Gold was informed on 25 October 2010 that David Scott, Executive Director
of the Company, had sold 250,000 ordinary shares of 0.01p each in the Company.
The shares were sold on 25 October 2010 at a price of 28p per share. Mr Scott,
under the terms of a salary substitute agreement with the Company (details of
which were announced on 30 June 2009), receives ordinary shares in part payment
of his earnings.

Following the above transaction, Mr Scott is now interested in a total of
367,341 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.21% of the issued share
capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:


 Shanta Gold Limited
 Walter Vorwerk        Tel: [phone]



 Fairfax I.S. PLC
 Ewan Leggat / Laura Littley   Tel: [phone]





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