TSX Venture Exchange - Trading Halt - Southpoint Resources Ltd. - SPR

VANCOUVER, July 18 /CNW/ -

SOUTHPOINT RESOURCES LTD. ("SPR")
BULLETIN TYPE: Halt
BULLETIN DATE: July 18, 2005
TSX Venture Tier 1 Company

Effective at 9:50 a.m. PST, July 18, 2005, trading in the shares of the
Company was halted at the request of the Company, pending an announcement;
this regulatory halt is imposed by Market Regulation Services, the Market
Regulator of the Exchange pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.9(1) of the
Universal Market Integrity Rules.