Declan Resources Appoints New Director and New CFO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired - May 3, 2013) - Declan Resources Inc. ("Declan" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LAN) is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), Jamie Newall has been appointed to the board of directors of the Company.

Jamie Newall is Investments Director of Intrepid Financial an incubator of natural resource companies. Mr. Newall currently sits on the board of American Bonanza Gold Corp., Suparna Gold Corp., Opal Energy Corp. and eShippers Management Ltd., all TSX Venture Exchange listed public companies. From 2007 to 2009 he was a founding director of GPN Capital, a FSA authorised fund advisor specialising in junior resource companies. Before 2007 he was board director of BPL Global, the award winning broker in trade credit and political risk with particular focus on commodities and emerging markets. Mr. Newall is a graduate of Cambridge University and holds a Masters Degree in Law.

The board of directors of Declan is now comprised of Wayne Tisdale, Michelle Gahagan, Garry Clark, Michael Curtis, Craig McLean, Gordon King and Jamie Newall.

The Company is also pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the Exchange, John Parker has been appointed to succeed John Jardine as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 1, 2013. Declan would like to thank Mr. Jardine for his services to the Company and wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

John Parker is a Chartered Accountant and a senior partner with Buckley Dodds Parker LPP, a full service professional accounting firm that specializes in tax planning, advisory and compliance matters. Mr. Parker brings to the Company a wide breadth of expertise gained from 25 years in public and private practice, holding various positions with companies as a Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President, Finance, Controller, Senior Manager and Operations Director. Mr. Parker has served on the board of directors of Island Savings Credit Union for 15 years, most recently chairing both the Audit and Nominations Committees. Mr. Parker is also a past Trustee of the Credit Union Foundation of British Columbia and a current member of the Practice Review and Licensing Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.


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Declan Resources Inc.
Wayne Tisdale, President and CEO
(604) 639-4455