News Release

Atocha Resources Inc. To Trade On TSX Venture Exchange

June 30, 2009

ATOCHA RESOURCES INC. ("ATT")
BULLETIN TYPE: New Listing-IPO-Shares
BULLETIN DATE: June 30, 2009
TSX Venture Tier 2 Company

The Company's Initial Public Offering ('IPO') Prospectus dated May 21, 2009, has been filed with and accepted by TSX Venture Exchange Inc., and filed with and receipted by the British Columbia and Alberta Securities Commissions on May 22, 2009 pursuant to the provisions of the applicable Securities Acts.

The gross proceeds received by the Company for the Offering were $750,000 (7,500,000 common shares at $0.10 per share). The Company is classified as a 'Mining' company.

Commence Date: At the opening July 2, 2009, the Common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc.

Corporate Jurisdiction: British Columbia

Capitalization: 100,000,000 common shares with no par value of which 13,627,001 common shares are issued and outstanding.
Escrowed Shares: 3,052,000 common shares are subject to a 36 month staged release escrow

Transfer Agent: Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Trading Symbol: ATT
CUSIP Number: 049571 10 2
Agent: Canaccord Capital Corp.

Agent's Warrants: 750,000 Agent's Warrants. Each Agent's Warrant entitles the Agent to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company at a price of $0.10 per common share for a period of 24 months from the date of listing of the Company.

For further information, please refer to the Company's Prospectus dated May 21, 2009.

Company Contact: Salman Jamal
Company Address: 609 - 475 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2B3
Company Phone Number: (604) 696-1111
Company Fax Number: (604) 694-1995