Mr. Nav Dhaliwal reports

GATLING APPOINTS GOLD EXPLORER AND GEOLOGIST TO THE BOARD

Gatling Exploration Inc. has appointed Jody Dahrouge, PGeo, to the company's board of directors.

Mr. Dahrouge is a senior geologist and president of Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., a geological services company established in 1998 that provides consulting services to a broad range of exploration and mining companies worldwide. He is a professional geologist (Alberta) and holds bachelor of science degrees in geology and computing science, both from the University of Alberta. Mr. Dahrouge is also the president of DG Resource Management Ltd., a project generator which has identified, acquired and advanced a number of gold projects throughout North America. He has also been a director of several public companies exploring for and advancing gold projects throughout the Americas.

Nav Dhaliwal, president and chief executive officer of Gatling, commented: "Gatling's first drill program at the Larder gold project was a tremendous success -- growing and connecting zones, as well as opening up an entirely new area six kilometres north of the main trend. We are planning an aggressive follow-up and are delighted that Jody Dahrouge has joined the board. His experience and insight will be of great value to the company as we advance, and we look forward to working with him over the coming months."

The company also announces that it has granted incentive stock options under its stock option plan to directors, officers and consultants for the purchase of up to 1.9 million common shares at a price of 34 cents per share for a period of three years, subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Gatling Exploration Inc.

Gatling Exploration is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on advancing the Larder gold project, located in the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario. The Larder property hosts three high-grade gold deposits along the Cadillac-Larder lake break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake. The project is 100 per cent controlled by Gatling and is comprises patented and unpatented claims, leases, and mining licenses of occupation within the McVittie and McGarry townships.

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