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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

September 11, 2013

The Board of Shanta Gold, the East African focused gold mining company, announces that it has sent to shareholders a Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") which contains a Resolution to amend the current Memorandum and Articles of the Company to reflect changes brought about by the introduction of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended).

The EGM will be held at Suite A, St Peter Port House, Sausmarez Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY2 2PU on 30th September 2013 at 11.00am.

The Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting will shortly be available on the Company's website: www.shantagold.com.

Enquiries:

Shanta Gold Limited
Tel: +255 (0) 22 2601 829
Mike Houston, CEO
Patrick Shayawabaya, CFO

Nominated Adviser and Broker
Liberum Capital Limited
Tel: + 44 (0)20 3100 2000
Tom Fyson / Ryan De Frank

Financial Public Relations
FTI Consulting
Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 7100
Oliver Winters

About Shanta Gold Limited

Shanta Gold is an East African focused gold mining company. It currently has defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania and holds exploration licences over a number of additional properties. The Company's flagship New Luika Gold Mine commenced production and achieved first gold pour in August 2012. The Company is admitted to trading on AIM and has approximately 462 million shares in issue.

For further information visit the Company's website: www.shantagold.com.