Issue of Equity

REGENCY MINES PLC

Issue of Equity

Dated: 14 December 2010

Regency Mines plc ("Regency Mines" or the "Company") announces that it has placed 5,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Shares") in the Company to a single institutional investor at a price of 6.0 pence per Share (the "Placing"). The proceeds of the subscription are £300,000 before expenses, conditional on the Shares being admitted to trading on AIM.

Following the Placing, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will be 539,192,891 ordinary shares of 0.1p. Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Shares, which rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM. Dealings are expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. on 20 December 2010.

For further information contact:

Regency Mines PLC Andrew Bell, Chairman 0207 402 4580

Sandra Spencer, Public and

Investor Relations 0207 402 4580

Nominated Adviser

Religare Capital Markets Peter Trevelyan-Clark/Ben Jeynes 020 7444 0800

Broker

Simple Investments Ltd Nick Emerson 01483 413500

Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website, www.regency-mines.com.