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Lakewood, Colorado, December 19, 2012 - Taranis Resources Inc. ("Taranis") [TSX.V: TRO] announces the closing of the $50,050 private placement announced December 17, 2012. This private placement consisted of the sale of 455,000 units at a price of $0.11 per unit, each unit consisting of one common share and one share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.15 until December 19, 2014. All of the securities issued pursuant to this private placement are subject to a hold period in Canada until April 20, 2013.

Taranis currently has 35,874,989 shares issued and outstanding (42,803,324 shares on a fully-diluted basis).

TARANIS RESOURCES INC.

Per:John J. Gardiner (P. Geol.),

President and CEO

For further information contact:

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 |John Gardiner 14247 West   |George Kent Suite 1406, 130    |
 |Iliff Avenue Lakewood,     |Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario|
 |Colorado  Phone: (303)     |Phone: (416) 323-0783 Cell:    |
 |716-5922 Cell: (720)       |(416) 697-0783                 |
 |209-3049                   |georgerkent@sympatico.ca       |
 |johnjgardiner@earthlink.net|                               |
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