Solara Announces 2009 Financial Results and Filings Under National Instrument 51-101

Solara Exploration Ltd. ("Solara" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SAA.A) (TSX
VENTURE:SAA.B) announces its financial and operating results for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009. The Audited Financial Statements and Management's
Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for 2009 were filed on April 30, 2010 and are
available for viewing on the System for Electronic Disclosure and Analysis
("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com. The Company is also pleased to announce that
pursuant to National Instrument 51-101 ("NI51-101") it has filed its Form
51-101F1 Statement of Reserves Data and Other Oil and Gas Information, Form
51-101F2 Report on Reserves Data by Independent Qualified Reserves Evaluator and
Form 51-101 F3 Report on Management and Directors on Oil and Gas Disclosure. The
NI 51-101 filings of the Company are also available for viewing at
www.SEDAR.com.


About Solara Exploration

Solara Exploration is a publicly traded junior oil and gas company focused on
the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and natural gas in Western
Canada.


READER ADVISORY

This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, including
management's assessment of future plans and operations, and capital expenditures
and the timing thereof, that involve substantial known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. Such risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with oil and gas
exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and
transportation, loss of markets, volatility of commodity prices, currency
fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, competition
from other producers, inability to retain drilling rigs and other services,
delays resulting from or inability to obtain required regulatory approvals and
ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, the
impact of general economic conditions in Canada, the United States and overseas,
industry conditions, changes in laws and regulations (including the adoption of
new environmental laws and regulations) and changes in how they are interpreted
and enforced, increased competition, the lack of availability of qualified
personnel or management, fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates,
stock market volatility and market valuations of companies with respect to
announced transactions and the final valuations thereof, and obtaining required
approvals of regulatory authorities. The Company's actual results, performance
or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by,
these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given
that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will
transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits, including the amount
of proceeds, that the Company will derive therefrom. Readers are cautioned that
the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. All subsequent forward-looking
statements, whether written or oral, attributable to the Company or persons
acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these
cautionary statements. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in
this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company
does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the
included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities
laws.


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