CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 15, 2012) - Manson Creek Resources Ltd. (News - Market indicators) ('Manson Creek') is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $200,000. Proceeds of the financing will fund the Company's Up Town Gold project fall exploration program and be used for general working capital purposes. The Up Town Gold project exploration plans include small diameter Diamond drilling and detailed channel sampling on the high grade gold and silver zones discovered in the spring.

The private placement will consist of a combination of Common Units ("Common Units") at a price of $0.05 per Common Unit and Flow Through Units ("Flow Through Units") at a price of $0.05 per Flow Through Unit. Each Common Unit will consist of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.10 per share for a period of five years following closing. Each Flow Through Unit will consist of one Flow Through common share and one half of a common share purchase warrant with each whole common share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.10 per share for a period of two years following closing.

The Common Units and Flow Through Units are to be offered on a non-brokered basis by way of private placement to accredited investors and any securities issued will be subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of closing. This financing is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

Regan Chernish, P. Geol., President and Director

Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "expects", "projects", "plans", "anticipates" and similar expressions, are forward-looking information that represents management of Manson Creek's internal projections, expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results and various components thereof or the economic performance of Manson Creek. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Manson Creek's actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those described in Manson Creek's filings with the Canadian securities authorities. Accordingly, holders of Manson Creek shares and potential investors are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted. Manson Creek disclaims any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements.