Selwyn Resources Announces Results of Special Meeting

#700 – 509 Richards Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6B 2Z6 Telephone: (604) 801-7240 Toll-free: 1-888-989-9188 Fax: (604) 689-8355 Trading Symbol: SWN.TSX-V [email protected] News Release – 2013-08 www.selwynresources.com

News Release

Selwyn Resources Announces Results of Special Meeting

Vancouver, April 22, 2013 – Selwyn Resources Ltd. (SWN.TSX-V) (“Selwyn” or the “Company”) announces that at a special meeting held today, the Company’s shareholders approved by special resolution the previously announced sale of its remaining 50% interest in the Selwyn Project (the “Transaction”) to its joint venture partner, Chihong Canada Mining Ltd.

Dr. Harlan Meade, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, stated: “We are very pleased that our shareholders approved this transaction. At the meeting, a number of shareholders expressed support for the recently announced position of Samara Capital Inc. regarding the payment of a dividend. The Company will be updating the market on its views of the dividend and the timetable for the meeting to consider the annual meeting matters.”

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For more information contact:

Dr. Harlan Meade, President and CEO Carlos Gonzalez, Manager of Investor Communications Telephone: (604) 801-7240 Toll-free: 1-888-989-9188 International toll-free: 800-7581-2133 Facsimile: (604) 689-8355 [email protected] www.selwynresources.com

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