Mr. Paul John reports

WEST OAK ANNOUNCES GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS

West Oak Gold Corp. has granted a total of 1,965,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants, pursuant to the company's equity incentive plan. The options are exercisable for a term of five years at an exercise price of 6.5 cents and are fully vested.

About West Oak Gold Corp.

West Oak is focused on gold exploration in Canada. It is currently actively exploring the Hedge Hog gold project, located 15 kilometres north of the town of Wells in the Cariboo mining division of central British Columbia. Investors are encouraged to review West Oak's prospectus and the technical report for the Hedge Hog property, available on SEDAR+. Management and the board of directors of West Oak currently consist of Paul John (chief executive officer and director), Morgan Good (director), Adrian Smith (director) and Robert Doyle (chief financial officer).