Highbank Resources Ltd.


TSX - "HBK"
12g3-2(b): 82-1508

May 11, 2005

"NEWS RELEASE"

HIGHBANK GRADUATES TO TIER 2

Further to the TSX bulletin of May 9/05 Highbank Resources Ltd. (“HBK”) is pleased to announce that it has met the requirements to be listed as a TSX Venture Exchange Tier 2 Company. Effective at the opening, May 10, 2005 the trading symbol for the Company changed from HBK.H to HBK.

PROPERTY-ASSET AGREEMENT

In conjunction with the Company’s graduation from NEX, the TSX has accepted for filing an Earn-In Agreement between HBK and Portland Canal Aggregates Corporation (“PCAC”).

In consideration of the acquisition the Company has issued the first tranche of 500,000 common shares to PCAC and paid a finders fee of 37,500 shares. The vendor and finders fee shares are subject to a four-month hold period expiring September 10, 2005.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Gary Musil, Secretary/Director

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