VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2012) -HighlandResourcesInc.(TSX VENTURE:HI) ("Highland" or the "Company") announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has approved the grant of an aggregate of 2,000,000 incentive stock options to one director and one executive officer of the Company. The options will vest over a two-year period and are exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $0.10 per share.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Robert Eadie, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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