Stakeholder grants 3,050,000 incentive stock options

Val d’Or, Quebec, January 26, 2012   Shares Issued 40,871,641 

Stakeholder grants 3,050,000 incentive stock options

Stakeholder Gold Corp. ("Stakeholder") (TSX Venture: SRC) announces that it has granted 3,050,000 incentive stock options (the "Options') to certain officers, directors and consultants. The Options are subject to Stakeholder’s stock option plan (the "Plan"). The Plan is a "rolling" plan whereby a maximum of 10% of the issued shares at the time of the grant are reserved for issuance under the Plan. The Options are exercisable at a price of $0.12 per share until January 25, 2017.

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For more information please contact:

Mark Fekete, President and CEO Toll Free: 1‐877‐874‐8182

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