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ARCTIC STAR EXPLORATION CORP. 
1400 - 1111 West Georgia Street,  Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E-4M3 Tel: (604) 689 - 1799 Fax: (604) 689 - 8199

Arctic Star Announces Granting of Stock Options
March 4th 2016 - Arctic Star Exploration Corp. (TSXV:ADD) (the "Company" or "Arctic Star") is pleased to announce that
---> it has granted an aggregate of 1,000,000 stock options to its directors, officers, employees and consultants for the 
--->purchase of up to 1,000,000 common shares of the Company pursuant to its Stock Option Plan.  Each option is exercisabl
--->e for a period of 5 years at a price of $0.05 per common share. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF  ARCTIC STAR EXPLORATION CORP.

/s/ Patrick Power   Patrick Power, President



Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the 
--->TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.