Coventry Resources Inc.: Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/10/13 -- Coventry Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CYY)(ASX: CYY) ("Coventry" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr Nicholas Day was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as Coventry's Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr Day is the Company Secretary and was recently appointed to the Board.

Mr Day is a CPA with broad international experience in both public accounting and executive level financial management positions across multiple industries. Mr Day has extensive experience in strategic planning, business development, acquisitions and mergers, bankable feasibility studies, and project development general management. Previously Mr Day was CFO and Company Secretary of Antaria and AIM & ASX listed mining company Albidon Ltd.

The Company advises that Ms Doris Meyer has resigned as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Co-Company Secretary of the Company, effective April 29, 2013. The Company would like to thank Ms Meyer for her contribution to the Company and wish her well in the future.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Steven Chadwick
Interim CEO and President



ABOUT COVENTRY RESOURCES INC.

Coventry Resources Inc. is advancing the Cameron Gold Camp Project in Northwestern Ontario, Canada towards production. In addition to currently-defined mineral resources, Coventry has identified a number of priority exploration targets within the project area and at its highly-prospective Rainy River District Properties where the Company believes it can continue to expand the resource base through further discovery. The Company is led by a strong management team with the proven ability to explore, develop, finance and operate mining projects.


Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" and/or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities regulations in Canada and the United States (collectively, forward-looking information"). Any forward-looking information contained in this news release is made as of the date of this news release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Coventry does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as may be required by applicable laws. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the use of the proceeds of the offering, satisfaction of the escrow release conditions, mineral resource estimates, drill plans, planned work programs, future upgrading of mineral resources and expected outcomes. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes", or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.

Any forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on certain assumptions that Coventry believes are reasonable, including, that the escrow release conditions will be satisfied, with respect to any mineral resource estimates, the key assumptions and parameters on which such estimates are based, that the current price of and demand for gold will be sustained or will improve, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed on reasonable terms, that supplies, equipment, personnel, permits and local community approval required to conduct Coventry's planned exploration and development activities will be available on reasonable terms and that Coventry will not experience any material accident, labour dispute, or failure of equipment.

However, forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Coventry to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to the actual results of exploration activities being different than anticipated, cost of labour increasing more than expected, cost of equipment or materials increasing more than expected, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, currency fluctuations, mineral resources not being as estimated, unexpected variations in mineral resources, grade or recovery rates, risk of accidents, labour disputes and other risks generally associated with mineral exploration and unanticipated delays in obtaining or failing to obtain governmental or community approvals or financing. Although Coventry has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to not be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.



Contacts:

Coventry Resources Inc.
Steven Chadwick, Interim President and CEO
+61 8 9324 1266
schadwick@coventryres.com

Coventry Resources Inc.
Don Halliday, Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 (604) 899-1505
dhalliday@coventryres.com