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Criterium Energy Ltd. press release

Softrock Minerals receives final approval for private non-brokered placement

TSXV - TSX Venture Exchange ยท Canada

CALGARY, Feb. 22 /CNW/ - Softrock Minerals Ltd (the Corporation) announces that it has received final approval from the TSX-Venture Exchange for its private non-brokered placement of two million flo-through shares at $0.10, with each share having attached a one-half warrant to purchase a common non flo-thru share for $0.14 before February 22, 2008. Finders fees of $20,000.00 were paid leaving the Softrock treasury with a net of $180,000.00 which will be used in follow-up drilling to an earlier discovery in the Manitou Lake area of Western Saskatchewan. All shares issued are subject to a four month hold period expiring June 22, 2006.

Certain information provided in this press release contains forward- looking statements that by their nature are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned that actual results may vary considerably from those forcasted.

Shares issued 15,179,447

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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