Stroud Completes First Tranche of Private Placement

TORONTO, ONTARIO ("Stroud") is pleased to announce that it has completed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement to raise up to $2.0 million. Stroud has issued and sold today 6,550,000 units at a price of $0.105 per unit raising gross proceeds of $687,750. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to acquire one common share at a price of $0.15 until December 17, 2009. In connection with the placement, the Company has paid finder's fees of $26,880 in cash and issued 280,000 finder's warrants exercisable at $0.15 for a 12 month period to registered dealers who have arranged for purchasers of units. All securities issued pursuant to the private placement are subject to a 4-month hold period.

Proceeds from the private placement will be used to fund Stroud's ongoing diamond drilling program on its 100% owned Santo Domingo silver project in Jalisco, Mexico and for general corporate purposes.

Stroud is continuing to market the balance of the private placement with a view to raising additional funds up to the $2 million aggregate maximum in one or more closings to be completed on or prior to January 17, 2008.

Stroud is a debt-free exploration company focused on the discovery and exploration of silver and gold deposits in Mexico and Ontario. Stroud owns a 100% interest in the Santo Domingo epithermal silver-gold project in central Mexico. In addition to the Santo Domingo project, Stroud's assets include 100% interests in the Hislop gold property, near Timmins, Ontario and the Leckie gold property, near North Bay, Ontario. Stroud also generates cash flow from a 3.75% interest in six natural gas, and natural gas condensate wells in central Alberta.

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Contacts: Stroud Resources Ltd. Mr. George Coburn President and CEO [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.stroudresourcesltd.com