Sanatana Closes Tranche 1 of Private Placement

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanatana Resources Inc. ("Sanatana" or the "Company": TSX-V: STA) has, further to its news releases of February 7,  2019, closed tranche 1 of a non-brokered private placement of 34,493,500 units (the “Units”) at $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,724,675 (the “Tranche 1 Closing”).

Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.10 per Warrant Share on or before March 20, 2022.

In connection with the Tranche 1 Closing, the Company paid eligible finders aggregate commissions of $103,577.25 (the “Finder’s Fees”). The Company also issued a total of 2,029,545 non-transferable finder’s warrants (individually a “Finder Warrant”). Each Finder Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase an additional common share at a price of $0.10 per common share for a period expiring on March 20, 2022.

All securities issued in connection with the Tranche 1 Closing are subject to a statutory hold period expiring on July 21, 2019 in accordance with applicable securities legislation.

About the Company

Sanatana Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration and development company with an experienced management team and board of directors. Sanatana is based in Vancouver and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V: STA). Sanatana's present focus is the 282km2 Tirua project in the Solomon Islands, South West Pacific.

SANATANA RESOURCES INC.

(signed) "Peter Miles"

Peter Miles
President and Chief Executive Officer

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For additional information on the Company, please contact:

Mr. Peter Miles, President and Chief Executive Officer at (604) 408-6680 or email investor@sanatanaresources.com.