Issue of Equity

Ariana Resources PLC 13 September 2006 13 September 2006 AIM: AAU ISSUE OF EQUITY Ariana Resources plc ('Ariana' or 'the Company'), the gold exploration company focused exclusively on Turkey, announces the issue of 105,880 shares in satisfaction of fees due to consultant geologist Dr. Christopher Wilson for technical services provide at the Company's Sindirgi gold project. The shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares in issue The issue of new shares will bring the total number of Ordinary shares in issue to 46,957,362. Application will be made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Contacts: Ariana Resources plc Steven Poulton, Chief Executive Tel: 01235 511 767 s.j.poulton@arianaresources.com Mobile: 0797 408 6712 Bankside Consultants Michael Padley / Susan Scott Tel: 020 7367 8888 About Ariana Resources Ariana is a well funded technology-driven exploration company focused on the discovery of epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits with multi-million ounce potential within the Tethyan metallogenic belt of Turkey. The Company has a portfolio of prospective licences covering approximately 1,000km2, selected on the basis of its advanced in-house remote sensing database. Ariana's broker is Ambrian Partners Limited and Beaumont Cornish Limited is the Company's nominated adviser. For further information on Ariana you are invited to visit the Company's website at www.arianaresources.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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