Mr. George Paspalas reports

AURIZON REPORTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULTS

All of the resolutions that shareholders were asked to consider at the annual general meeting held in Vancouver, B.C., on May 10, 2012, were approved, including the adoption of new articles of Aurizon Mines Ltd., the effect of which was to alter the company's existing articles by: (i) eliminating staggered terms of office for directors; and (ii) accommodating changes resulting from the implementation of the Securities Transfer Act (British Columbia) and the related changes to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia); and an amendment to the terms of the company's stock option plan to increase the percentage of outstanding common shares that may be made available for issuance pursuant to stock options granted under the plan (together with all other outstanding securities-based compensation arrangements), from 7 per cent to 10 per cent of the outstanding common shares at the time of grant.

The number of directors was fixed at 10 and all of the incumbent directors, Sargent Berner, George Brack, Louis Dionne, Andre Falzon, Richard Faucher, Diane Francis, David Hall, George Paspalas, Brian Moorhouse and Ian Walton, were re-elected as directors of the company, for a one-year term expiring at the next annual general meeting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, chartered accountants, was reappointed as the auditor of the company.