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For Immediate Release December 21, 2011

Trading Symbol: GBK - TSX-V

NEWS RELEASE Goldbrook Announces Arbitration Award Vancouver, British Columbia - Goldbrook Ventures Inc. ("Goldbrook" or the "Company") announces that on December 20, 2011 it received a Final Award in respect of the Arbitration proceeding it commenced on March 30, 2011 against Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. ("JJ"), Jien International Investments Ltd. ("JIIL"), and Jien Canada Mining Ltd. ("JCML") in respect of JCML's purported approval of a loan of up to $357,497,576 from JJ's affiliate JHG Capital Inc. ("JHG").

The unanimous Final Award of the Arbitral Panel declared that JCML breached the Shareholder's Agreement by purporting to approve the JHG loan facility without the unanimous consent of the JCML board. The Tribunal further declared that JCML breached the Agreement by failing to provide information, including the executed commitment letter for the JHG loan facility to the Goldbrook nominee directors. In addition, the Tribunal has made an award of costs in favor of Goldbrook whereby JCML will pay to Goldbrook 75% of Goldbrook's actual reasonable legal fees and expenses related to this Arbitration, including Goldbrook's share of the Arbitrator's remuneration and expenses.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

(signed) "David Baker," Chairman and Director

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