Issue of Equity

13 Sep 2006 11:48

Ariana Resources PLC13 September 2006 13 September 2006AIM: AAU ISSUE OF EQUITY Ariana Resources plc ("Ariana" or "the Company"), the gold exploration companyfocused exclusively on Turkey, announces the issue of 105,880 shares insatisfaction of fees due to consultant geologist Dr. Christopher Wilson fortechnical services provide at the Company's Sindirgi gold project. The shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares in issue Theissue of new shares will bring the total number of Ordinary shares in issue to46,957,362. Application will be made for the new shares to be admitted totrading on AIM. Contacts:Ariana Resources plcSteven Poulton, Chief Executive Tel: 01235 511 767s.j.poulton@arianaresources.com Mobile: 0797 408 6712 Bankside ConsultantsMichael Padley / Susan Scott Tel: 020 7367 8888 About Ariana Resources Ariana is a well funded technology-driven exploration company focused on thediscovery of epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits withmulti-million ounce potential within the Tethyan metallogenic belt of Turkey.The Company has a portfolio of prospective licences covering approximately1,000km2, selected on the basis of its advanced in-house remote sensingdatabase. Ariana's broker is Ambrian Partners Limited and Beaumont CornishLimited is the Company's nominated adviser. For further information on Arianayou 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