Directorate Change

Shanta Gold Limited
22 December 2005

                              Shanta Gold Limited
                                ("the Company")



Further to the announcement on 16 December 2005, the Company is pleased to
confirm that Mr Maheshkumar Raojibhai Patel (aged 50) has been appointed as
Alternate Director to Mr Ketankumar Vinubhai Patel. Mr Maurice Paul Alain Emery,
who had been appointed as Alternate Director to Mr Walton Norman Brian Imrie,
has today resigned from his position.


Mr Maheshkumar Patel is a beneficiary of a trust that owns 50% of Export
Holdings Limited, which in turn owns 20,812,500 ordinary shares of 0.01p each in
the Company.  Mr Maheshkumar Patel, as beneficiary of the trust, therefore has
an interest in 16.72% of the Company's issued share capital.


Mr Maheshkumar Patel is also a director of the following companies:-

Export Trading Company Limited
Cielmac Limited
Technobrain Limited
POA Rice Mills Limited
Kizota Agro Products Limited
Hotel Sea Cliff Limited



There are no additional disclosures required to be made under Schedule 2(g) of
the AIM Rules.




For further information:
Shanta Gold
George Bennett                                        Walter Vorwerk

Mobile: [phone]                            Mobile: [phone]
WH Ireland
David Youngman

Tel: [phone]








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