Archangel Diamond Corporation Negotiating a Private Placement of Common Shares

Archangel Diamond Corporation ("Archangel" or the "Corporation") (TSX
VENTURE:AAD) announces that it has entered into a non-binding term sheet with an
arms' length party in connection with a proposed non-brokered private placement
of common shares in the capital of the Corporation at a price not to exceed
CDN$0.05 per share. The funds made available through the private placement will
be used to settle current debts of the Corporation, provide funds to continue
pursuit of its legal claims in Stockholm and Colorado and provide funds for
necessary working capital.


Completion of this proposed private placement is subject to a decision by the
proposed subscriber on or before June 12 2009 to proceed following due
diligence; the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive agreements; and
applicable regulatory approvals.


CAUTIONARY NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS - This news release contains "forward-looking statements",
within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with
respect to the outcome of future negotiations, completion of the Transaction,
execution of definitive agreements, exercise of future call rights, success of
financing activities, identification or upgrade of mineral resources,
requirements for additional capital, government regulation, results of future
diamond exploration, results of diamond marketing, changes in legal
requirements, changes in the political environment, environmental liabilities
and title disputes. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects"
or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes",
or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be
achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual outcomes, results,
level of activity, performance or achievements of Archangel Diamond Corporation
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks described in the
above news release; those risks set out in Archangel's disclosure documents and
its annual, interim management discussion and analysis and annual reports.
Although Archangel has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as
anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Archangel
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or financial
projections, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.