Tanzanian Royalty Chairman to Provide $1 Million Private Placement

Tanzanian Royalty Chairman to Provide $1 Million Private Placement

South Surrey, British Columbia CANADA, October 12, 2009 /FSC/ - Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp (TNX - TSX, TRE - American), announces that Mr. James E. Sinclair has agreed to provide $1,000,000 by way of a private placement with the proceeds being applied to general working capital. Mr. Sinclair has agreed to purchase 310,559 shares at a price of $3.22 per share for net proceeds totaling $1,000,000.  The price reflects the greater of the closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange of the Corporation's shares on October 9, 2009 of $3.22 and the 5-day weighted average trading price for the five consecutive trading days ended October 9, 2009 of $3.131. If the closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange of the Corporation's shares on the date of closing is greater than the above, the share price and number of shares to be issued will be adjusted to reflect the higher price. Upon completion of the $1 million private placement, the $3 million private placement agreement between the Company and Mr. Sinclair announced February 3, 2009 will be complete. Mr. Sinclair has confirmed his intention to continue providing funding to the company as and when required.

The private placement common shares are subject to certain mandated hold periods and the certificates representing such shares are legended accordingly. No warrants, options or other rights have been issued or granted in connection with this placement. The private placement is subject to regulatory approval.

Respectfully Submitted,
"James Sinclair"
James E. Sinclair
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact Investor Relations at 1-800-811-3855
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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission limits disclosure for U.S. reporting purposes to mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms on this news release, such as "reserves", "resources", "geologic resources", "proven", "probable", "measured", "indicated", or "inferred" which may not be consistent with the reserve definitions established by the SEC.  U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No. 001-32500.  You can review and obtain copies of these filings from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

Certain information presented in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks inherent in mineral exploration and development, which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any projected future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Investors are referred to our description of the risk factors affecting the Company, as contained in our Form 20-F, File No. 001-32500, for a more information concerning these risks, uncertainties, and other factors.



Source: Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp (TNX - TSX) (TRE - AMEX)  http://www.tanzanianroyaltyexploration.com
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