Stroud Provides Update on Private Placement

TORONTO, ONTARIO ("Stroud") announced today it has extended the final date for completion of further tranches of its previously announced non-brokered private placement to February 19, 2008. Stroud announced on December 17, 2007 that it had completed a first tranche of 6,550,000 units at a price of $0.105 per unit raising gross proceeds of $687,750. Stroud is continuing to market the balance of the offering with a view to raising up to $2 million in the aggregate, inclusive of the first tranche already closed. Each unit consists 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.

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