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Wildcat Exploration Ltd. - First Close on Non-Brokered Private Placements

WINNIPEG, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - Wildcat Exploration Ltd. ("Wildcat") (TSX-V:
WEL) is pleased to announce, on December 14, 2005, the first closing on    
non-brokered private placements totaling $520,000 which was first announced
November 30, 2005.
The placements comprise flow-through and non-flow through units. The flow
through component consists of 1,125,000 units at $0.40 per unit, each unit
comprised of one flow-through share and one half warrant, each full warrant
entitling the holder to acquire one common share on the payment of the
exercise price of $0.70 per full warrant for a period of twelve months from
the closing date.
The non-flow through component consists of 200,000 units at $0.35 per
unit, each unit comprised of one common share and one warrant, each warrant
entitling the holder to acquire one common share on the payment of the
exercise price of $0.45 per warrant for a period of twelve months from the
closing date.
All of the securities issued are subject to a four-month hold period
pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Proceeds from this offering will be used to advance the Company's      
on-going projects in the Bissett gold mining camp of Manitoba and the Foster
River base metal project in Saskatchewan. Wildcat continues to pursue further
financing this year.

About Wildcat Exploration

Wildcat is a Winnipeg-based mineral exploration company actively
exploring for gold and base metals in Canada. The company has six properties
in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Currently exploration is being conducted
aggressively in the Bissett gold mining camp, southeast Manitoba. Wildcat has
consolidated the largest under-explored land holdings (230 square kilometers)
in the Bissett camp. For further information on the company please visit our
website at www.wildcat.ca or contact us at info(at)wildcat.ca.

                       On behalf of the Board

                          "Edward Sawitzky"

                          President and COO

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.