Atikwa Management Confirms Intent to Step Aside on Successful Outcome of Shareholder Meeting

Atikwa Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ATK) ("Atikwa" or the "Company") confirms to
all shareholders that, with the successful election of management's proposed
slate of directors at the Company's shareholder meeting on August 30th, Atikwa's
current management team, including Sean Kehoe, President & CEO, will be stepping
aside for the current management team of Hansar Energy Corp.
(www.hansarenergy.net). The new management team will continue the focus on the
development of the Company's assets, including the Spearfish play. The new
management team has also made progress on a combination of debt and equity
financing which would provide the funding for a 12 well drilling program in the
new team's first year of managing Atikwa. Once the Hansar management team is in
place, it will work with all of the current unsecured payables on a go forward
strategy as the Hansar team wishes to continue working with the service
providers Atikwa has worked with previously. Hansar is working with Atikwa's
secured lender with a view to keeping its loan in place for a short period while
the new debt and equity funding is completed.


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term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Atikwa Resources Inc.
Sean Kehoe
President and CEO
403-233-6092