AAA Releases Strong Drill Results

MARC ROBINSON, Cormark Securities Inc. (01/11/2011)
"Allana Releases Strong Drill Results: Yesterday afternoon, Allana released results from drill hole DK-10-07, which intersected two major potash zones with grades of 23.4% and 22.0% KCL, respectively, both of which are greater than the historical resource grade of 20.8%. These results are a positive indicator leading into exploration of the recently acquired Haro property, expected to recommence next week.

Maintaining Buy (S) Rating and $0.95 Target Price: Since BHP's failed bid for PotashCorp in mid-August, the potash junior universe has had a very impressive run, appreciating by greater than 150%. While Allana has put up strong absolute returns, relative to the universe it has meaningfully underperformed, appreciating by ~60%. We believe that the relative underperformance of the company has largely been driven by the ongoing exploration risk associated with the stock. With yesterday's drill results, exploration risk is further mitigated, serving as a catalyst to shrink Allana's discount to its peers. Positive details on holes 8 through 10 should continue to help in this regard over the short term. While we await details on these results, we reiterate our Buy (S) recommendation and $0.95 target."

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