Statement re Irrevocable Undertakings

AIM Release 8 June 2009 Minerva Resources plc (AIM : MVA) ("Minerva Resources" or "the Company") Irrevocable undertaking to vote in favour of the resolutions at the General Meeting and Warrantholders Meeting Further to the announcement made by the Company on 1 June 2009, Minerva Resources is pleased to announce that it has now received an additional irrevocable commitment to vote in favour of the resolutions at the Company's upcoming general meeting from Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited[1] ("Golden Prospect") in respect of 3,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company (approximately 2.3% of the total issued share capital). Following this, the Company now has irrevocable undertakings from shareholders representing approximately 44.85 per cent. of the total issued share capital of the Company to vote in favour of the resolutions at the General Meeting. The Company has also received an irrevocable commitment from Golden Prospect to vote in favour of the resolutions at the Company's upcoming Warrantholders Meeting in respect of 4,000,000 warrants (approximately 10.1 per cent of the total number of warrants in issue). Following this, the Company now has irrevocable undertakings from warrantholders representing approximately 56.4 per cent. of the total number of warrants in issue to vote in favour of the resolutions at the Warrantholders Meeting. [1.]Nortrust Nominees Ltd holds the shares and warrants as nominee on behalf of Golden Prospect. For further information please contact: Terry Ward Minerva Resources plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7629 4800 E-mail: terry.ward@minervaresources.com James Joyce / Sarang Shah W. H. Ireland Tel: +44 (0)20 72201666 E-mail: james.joyce@wh-ireland.co.uk Nick Rome Bishopsgate Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 75623350 E-mail: nick@bishopsgatecommunications.com ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.