Sanatana Grants and Cancels Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 22, 2011) - Sanatana Diamonds Inc. ("Sanatana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:STA) has granted incentive stock options to consultants and an employee of the Company to purchase up to 1,400,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.30 per share, exercisable for a period of five years. The options are being granted pursuant to the terms of the Company's stock option plan and are subject to regulatory approval.

Since the number of options that can be granted is limited under the terms of the option plan, certain directors, officers and an employee of the Company agreed to cancel certain of their stock options to facilitate the above option grant. As a result, options to acquire up to 2,250,000 common shares were returned to the option pool. Following the option cancellation and grant, the Company has 6,910,000 stock options outstanding.

About the Company

Sanatana Diamonds Inc. is an exploration stage company that has recently optioned a gold exploration property in Ontario (subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval) that complements its existing properties in the Northwest Territories and Yukon. With an experienced management team and board of directors, Sanatana has the skills required to identify, develop and fund economic mineral properties. Sanatana is based in Vancouver and is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX VENTURE:STA).

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