Mr. Jonathan Awde reports

GOLD STANDARD ANNOUNCES GRANT OF OPTIONS

Gold Standard Ventures Corp., pursuant to its stock option incentive plan, has granted certain employees, directors and consultants incentive stock options to purchase 1,705,000 common shares of the company at today's closing price of 76 cents for a period of five years.

The stock options are subject to the terms of the company's stock option plan and regulatory approval.

We seek Safe Harbor.