Mr. Brad Peters reports

PACIFIC EMPIRE ANNOUNCES GRANT OF OPTIONS

Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.'s board has approved the grant of incentive stock options, pursuant to its omnibus equity incentive compensation plan, to certain directors to purchase up to an aggregate of one million common shares in the capital of the company. The options are exercisable at a price of 5.5 cents per common share and will expire three years from the date of grant. The options are subject to the terms of the plan, the applicable option agreements and the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.

Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, B.C. The company has a district-scale land position in north-central British Columbia, totalling 22,541 hectares.

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