Grant of share options

Solomon Gold PLC
12 September 2006


12 September 2006
                                        
                                Solomon Gold plc
                                ('The Company')
                                        
                             Grant of share options

On 12 September 2006 the Company granted 650,000 share options, for nil
consideration,  to persons currently employed  by the Company, all of whom have
not previously been granted share options, over the Company's ordinary shares of
1  pence each ('Ordinary Shares').  These share options were granted at exercise
prices between 50 pence and 100 pence per  Ordinary Share.  The period during
which these share options can be exercised is between 1 January 2007 and 1
January  2011.  Included within this amount were the following:

Directors         Title                      Number of share     Number of share
                                             options granted        options as a
                                                                   percentage of
                                                                  current issued
                                                                   share capital
Cameron Wenck     Non-Executive Chairman            75,000                 0.28%
Brian Moller      Non-Executive Director            75,000                 0.28%
Robert Weinberg   Non-Executive Director            75,000                 0.28%
Duncan Cornish    Company Secretary                 75,000                 0.28%
Jason Ward        Exploration Manager              350,000                 1.3%

Enquiries:

Solomon Gold plc
Duncan Cornish, Company Secretary
Tel:   [phone]
Email: [e-mail]




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