8 December 2009

                              Kryso Resources plc                              

                          (`Kryso' or `the Company')                           

                            Appointment of Director                            

Kryso Resources plc (AIM: KYS) the gold exploration and development company
that is advancing its Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan through a bankable
feasibility study (BFS), is pleased to announce that pursuant to the
subscription for shares in Kryso by ALTUS Resource Capital Limited (`ALTUS')
announced on September 14 2009, Steven James Poulton has been appointed a
Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 7 December 2009.

Steven, aged 34, is a founder director and CEO of Altus Strategies Limited and
a director of ALTUS Asset Management Limited, the investment manager of ALTUS.
He holds an honours degree in geology from Southampton University and a
master's degree in mining geology from the Camborne School of Mines. He is a
fellow of the Geological Society of London, a fellow of the Institute of
Materials, Minerals and Mining and a member of the Association of Mining
Analysts.

In 2002 Steven co-founded Ariana Resources plc, a gold mining and exploration
company listed on AIM, and served as its Chief Executive between 2004 and 2007.
In 2004 he founded African Aura Resources Limited, which listed on the TSX-V in
2008. In 2009 African Aura Resources Limited merged with Mano River Resources
Inc. to create African Aura Mining Inc., which is listed on AIM and the TSX-V
and of which Steven is a director. He is also a director of Stellar Diamonds
Limited, a subsidiary of African Aura Mining Inc.

Steven has been nominated to serve as a Non-Executive Director of Kryso by
ALTUS. He will not be remunerated by Kryso and will be subject to retirement in
accordance with the Company's articles of association. ALTUS may, at its cost,
require Kryso to nominate a director in place of Steven, subject always to the
Company's articles of association and so long as ALTUS holds 3 per cent or more
of the Company's issued share capital.

ALTUS currently holds 10 million ordinary shares in Kryso, equivalent to 6.42
per cent of the Company's issued share capital. ALTUS also holds warrants over
20 million ordinary shares in Kryso, exercisable at a price of £0.08 per share
for 60 months from the date of the subscription announced on 14 September 2009.
Steven does not hold any direct interest in the Company's shares.

Trevor Davenport, Non-Executive Chairman and acting Managing Director of Kryso,
comments:

`We are pleased to welcome Steven to the board following the investment in
Kryso made by ALTUS earlier this year. I have no doubt that he has an important
contribution to make as we progress the Pakrut gold project towards
production.'

Steven James Poulton - Current Directorships

African Aura Mining Inc.

African Aura Resources (CAM) Limited

African Aura Resources (CAR) Limited

African Aura Resources (LIB) Limited

African Aura Resources (Liberia) Limited

African Aura Resources (ZIM) SARL

ALTUS Asset Management Limited

ALTUS Strategies Limited

Asterion AV Limited

Arabian Gold Corporation plc

Arabian Resource Holdings Limited

Asian Gold Corporation plc

Asian Gold Ventures Limited

Avance African Group Limited

Avance Gold plc

Avanex Sarl

Avanor Sarl

Exploration Capital Limited

Fermont Mining Limited

Ridgeway Energy Limited

Ridgeway Energy SARL

Stellar Diamonds Limited

Steven James Poulton - Directorships Held in Previous Five Years

African Aura Resources Limited

Ariana Resources plc

Ariana Exploration & Development Limited

Artemis Diamonds Inc.

Etoile Diamonds Inc.

Himalaya Metals Limited

KSPM Associates Limited

Mano River Resources Inc.

Portswood Resources Limited

Sierra Diamonds Limited

About the Pakrut Gold Project

The Pakrut gold project, of which Kryso has 100% ownership, is situated in
Tajikistan approximately 112km northeast of the capital city Dushanbe.

Pakrut has total JORC Code-compliant gold resources of 2,830,104 oz Au
(assuming a cut-off grade of 0.5g/t Au) and is located within the Tien Shan
gold belt, which extends from Uzbekistan into Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and
western China, and which hosts a number of multi-million ounce gold deposits.

Drilling at Pakrut has previously returned numerous exciting intersections,
including 123.7m at 6.14g/t Au, 42m at 11.17g/t Au and 50m at 5.67g/t Au.

A bankable feasibility study for the Pakrut project is currently being
undertaken by the Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy.
The bankable feasibility study is targeted for completion before the end of
2009.

An internal prefeasibility study completed in 2008 envisaged a mining operation
at Pakrut producing in excess of 100,000oz Au per annum with cash costs of
approximately US$300/oz Au.

About Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a secular republic located in Central Asia. The country is a
member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation. Tajikistan hosts numerous operating precious metal
mines as well as the largest aluminium smelter in Central Asia. Kryso's
management team has extensive experience in the mining industry in Tajikistan.

About ALTUS Resource Capital Limited

ALTUS Resource Capital Limited (LSE: ARCL) is a Guernsey incorporated
closed-ended investment company that listed on the Specialist Fund Market of
the London Stock Exchange on 30 June 2009, raising total monies of £26 million.
ALTUS, which is managed by a team with significant expertise in the fields of
mineral exploration, development and production, aims to realize capital growth
from investing in a concentrated portfolio of junior resource equities.

For further information please visit the Company's website (www.kryso.com) or
contact:

Dr. Trevor Davenport/Craig Brown, Kryso Resources plc

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7371 0600

Katy Mitchell, WH Ireland Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 161 832 2174

Christian Dennis, Orbis Equity Partners Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3137 1902

Jason Bahnsen, Fox-Davies Capital Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7936 5200