VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 -- Pedro Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PED.H) ("Pedro" or the "Company") has closed its $200,000 non-brokered private placement (the "Placement") with Canadian investors that was previously announced on November 16, 2012 and November 20, 2012 consisting of 4,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit comprises one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share of Pedro at a price of $0.10 each until December 5, 2013.

The net proceeds raised from the Placement will be used for general working capital purposes.

Finder's fees equal to 7% of the gross proceeds placed by the efforts of certain finders were paid in cash and finder's warrants ("Finder's Warrants"). Each Finder's Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of Pedro at a price of $0.10 each until December 5, 2013.

All securities issued pursuant to the Placement will be subject to a four month hold period expiring on April 6, 2013.

Pedro Resources Ltd.

John B. McCleery, President & CEO

For further information, please see the Company's website at www.pedroresources.ca and at the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

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