Press Release - May 25, 2006

NORTHERN SHIELD RESOURCES INC.
NRN: TSX-V

NORTHERN SHIELD RESOURCES INC. ADOPTS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

Ottawa (May 25, 2006 - TSX:V-NRN) – – Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:NRN) announced today that it has adopted a shareholder rights plan (the "Plan"). The objectives of the Plan are to ensure, to the extent possible, that all shareholders of the Corporation are treated equally and fairly in connection with any takeover bid for the Corporation's common shares. The Plan discourages discriminatory, coercive or unfair takeover bids for the Corporation's common shares and gives the Corporation's Board of Directors additional time if, in the circumstances, the Board of Directors determines it is appropriate to take such time, to pursue alternatives to maximize shareholder value in the event an unsolicited takeover bid is made for the Corporation's common shares. The Plan is similar to existing shareholder rights plans recently adopted by other Canadian public companies.

In connection with the adoption of the Plan, the Corporation's Board of Directors authorized the issuance of one right in respect of each common share of the Corporation outstanding at the close of business on May 23, 2006 (the "Record Time"), and the issuance of one right in respect of each common share of the Corporation issued after the Record Time. The rights trade with the Corporation's common shares and are represented by the share certificates for the Corporation's common shares, including share certificates issued prior to the Record Time. Once the rights separate from the Corporation's common shares and become exercisable, rights certificates representing the rights will be distributed to shareholders.

If a person, or a group of persons acting jointly or in concert, acquires (other than pursuant to a permitted bid or exemption under the Plan) beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Corporation's common shares (a "Flip-in Event"), rights will separate from the Corporation's common shares and permit the holders thereof (being the Corporation's shareholders other than such acquiring person(s)) to purchase common shares at a 50% discount to their market price. A permitted bid is a bid for the Corporation's common shares which, among other things, is made by way of takeover bid circular to all shareholders, is open for acceptance for not less than 60 days and requires at least 50% of the common shares held by shareholders (other than the offeror, acquiring person(s) and their associates and affiliates) to be tendered to the bid. At any time prior to the rights becoming exercisable, the Corporation's Board of Directors may waive the operation of the Plan with respect to a particular Flip-in Event if it is a takeover bid made by way of a takeover bid circular to all of the Corporation's shareholders (i.e. a negotiated or friendly takeover bid) or occurs through inadvertence of the acquiring person(s) on condition that such acquiring person(s) reduce their beneficial ownership of the Corporation's common shares to less than 20% within a specified time period.

The issuance of the rights will not change the manner in which shareholders currently trade their common shares of the Corporation and is not dilutive to shareholders. Dilution will only occur upon exercise of the rights following separation of the rights from the Corporation's common shares upon occurrence of a non-waived Flip-in Event.

The Plan is subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and requires confirmation by the Corporation's shareholders at the Corporation's annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 22, 2006. If the Plan is not confirmed by the Corporation's shareholders, the Plan and all outstanding rights will terminate and be void and of no further force and effect.

The Plan is not being proposed in response to, or in anticipation of, any pending, threatened or proposed acquisition or takeover bid for the Corporation's common shares. The Corporation's Board of Directors did not adopt the Plan to prevent a takeover of the Corporation, to secure the continuance of management or the directors in their respective offices or to deter fair offers for the Corporation's common shares.

A copy of the Plan is available under the Corporation's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on the Corporation's website (www.northern-shield.com).

Northern Shield is an innovative, results-driven Canadian company focused on diamond and PGE exploration in Ontario. Its mission is to create a successful mineral exploration company through technical excellence and efficient management, where success is measured by the identification and development of high-quality mineral exploration projects, which may ultimately be optioned, sold or developed for optimal benefit. For information on Northern Shield and its properties, please visit Northern Shield's website at www.northern-shield.com.

For further information please contact:

Northern Shield Resources Inc.
Ian Bliss
President and CEO
Tel.: (613) 232-0459
Fax: (613) 232-0760
info@northern-shield.com

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