South Pacific Metals Corp. announced the appointment of Scott Kelly as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Kelly's qualifications and experience make him a valuable addition to SPMC's senior management team.

Mr. Kelly is a management, accounting, and finance professional with over 20 years of experience providing senior level management, accounting, and financial services to various public and private companies with large scale resource assets throughout North and South America. Mr. Kelly has assisted and managed companies through all stages from IPOs through to successful acquisitions by major multi-national corporations. He has acted as CFO of Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. and Mako Mining Corp., V.P. Finance for Pediment Gold Corp., CFO of Ely Gold Royalties, and serves as CFO for Dryden Gold Corp.

Mr. Kelly obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Royal Roads University in 2001. The Company also takes this opportunity to thank the outgoing CFO, Martin Cooper, for his services and commitment to a seamless handover to Mr. Kelly.