Sunward Resources Ltd. : David Forest Resigns From the Sunward Board of Directors

Vancouver, British Columbia: Sunward Resources Ltd. ("Sunward" or the "Company") (TSX: SWD; OTCQX: SNWRF) announces that Mr. David Forest has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors. Jay Sujir, Company Chairman, stated: "Dave is a founder of Sunward and was instrumental in the acquisition and exploration of its Titiribi Project in Colombia. He has resigned in order to pursue other business endeavours, but will remain as a Company consultant. On behalf of the Board, I wish to thank Dave for his valuable contributions to Sunward and wish him every success in the future".

ABOUT SUNWARD:

Sunward Resources is a well-capitalized, Canadian-based company focused on the exploration and development of gold/copper porphyry projects in Colombia. The 100%-owned Titiribi Project is located approximately 70 kilometres southwest of the city of Medellin, Colombia, in Antioquia department, within the historical Titiribi mining district (estimated total production to date of 1.5 to 2 million ounces gold equivalent). Access is by paved highway from Medellin.

Titiribi currently hosts an NI 43-101 compliant Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource of 4.6 million ounces gold (within 275.4 million tonnes grading 0.52 grams per tonne gold and 0.17 per cent copper, using a 0.3 grams per tonne gold cut-off), along with an additional Inferred Mineral Resource of 6.4 million ounces gold (within 359.6million tonnes grading 0.56 grams per tonne gold using a 0.3 grams per tonne gold cut-off; see Report dated June 2012 available at www.sunwardresources.com and on SEDAR).

Titiribi thus contains 6.28 million ounces of gold equivalent in the Measured & Indicated Resource categories and a further 7.51 million ounces of gold equivalent in the Inferred Resource category, calculated on the basis of gold price of $1,114 per ounce and copper price of $3.07 per pound (See Report dated September 2011 available at www.sunwardresources.com and on SEDAR.)

Contact Information

Investors & Media:
Brenda Dayton, Director of Corporate Affairs
+1 604 568 7617
info@sunwardresources.com

Corporate:
Colin Andrew, CEO
+353 87 241 2290
colin.andrew@sunwardresources.com

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