Fortbridge Media Release

Barker Minerals Ltd. [BML:V] - Barker Minerals Reports Outstanding Settlement Failures

Prince George, B.C., August 8, 2011 � Barker Minerals Ltd. (�BML� on TSX/V) (the �Company�) reports that in follow up to its news releases on March 21, 2011 BM-11-173; April 18, 2011, BM-11-177; May 24, 2011 BM-11-180 and July 26, 2011 BM-11-181 where an ongoing review and analysis of trading and settlement data indicates that between November 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011 approximately 4,213,406 �settlement failures� or �delayed settlements� occurred in Barker�s public market. Of those 4,213,406 settlement failures, as of July 31, 2011 approximately 1,805,139 shares still remain unsettled.