Dakar Announces Change in Year End

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan. 10, 2013) - Mr. Allen Wilson, President and CEO of Dakar Resource Corp. (“Dakar” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:DKR) announces that the Company’s board of directors has resolved to change the financial year end of the Company from September 30 to December 31. The change in the financial year end from September 30 to December 31 will align the Company’s year end with those of its U.S. operating subsidiary and joint venture partner as Dakar begins oil and gas operations in Kansas.

The Company’s annual financial filing package, including audited financial statements and MDA, for the fifteen month fiscal period ending December 31, 2013 will be filed on SEDAR by April 30, 2014.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Allen Wilson, President, C.E.O. and Director

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from Dakar’s expectations include risks related to the exploration stage of Dakar’s project; market fluctuations in prices for securities of exploration stage companies; and uncertainties about the availability of additional financing.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.