Arian Silver Issue of Shares

LONDON, ENGLAND--(Marketwired - Aug 30, 2013) - Arian Silver Corp. ("Arian" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AGQ)(AIM:AGQ)(FRANKFURT:I3A), a silver exploration, development and production company with a focus on projects in the silver belt of Mexico, today announced the Company has drawn down GBP 389,967 of its GBP 5 million Standby Equity Distribution Agreement ("SEDA") with YA Global Master SPV Ltd ("YA"), as announced by the Company on 27 September 2012.

Under the terms of the SEDA, the Company has allotted, conditional on admission, 5,570,630 Common Shares of no par value to YA at a price of GBP 0.070004 per share. This price is calculated under the terms of the SEDA.

Following the Company's General Meeting on 29 August 2013 at which shareholders approved the consolidation of the Company's Common Shares, the Company will issue 557,063 post-consolidation shares at a price of GBP 0.70004. For clarification of the Company's Share Consolidation Timetable please see the announcement dated 9 August 2013.

The proceeds will contribute to working capital and other costs in the short-term, facilitating the acquisition of the El Bote mill, as announced on 15 March 2013.

An application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for 557,063 post-consolidation Common Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will occur at 8.00 a.m. on 5 September 2013. The new Common Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Common Shares. GBP 2,234,578 remains available to the Company under this SEDA.

Following this share issue the Company will have in issue 33,366,005 Common Shares on a post-consolidation basis, with voting rights.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) and no stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release nor approved or disapproved of the information contained herein.