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: [phone]
[e-mail]                 Mobile: [phone]

Bankside Consultants
Michael Padley / Susan Scott                    Tel: [phone]


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.




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