ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 23, 2008 -- PERSHIMCO RESOURCES INC. (CDNX:PRO.V - News) (Frankfurt:BIZ.F - News) (the "Corporation" or "Pershimco") is proud to announce that about a third of its shareholders, who represent near of 13 millions common class "A" shares of the Corporation, were present to its annual meeting held on September 20, 2008. At this event, Pershimco's shareholders re-elected the following directors: Claude Arcand, Alain Bureau, Roger Bureau, Jacques Fortin and Jean Lafleur as well as newly elected Luc Fortin as director. Following this annual meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Alain Bureau as President and Chief Executive Officer and Roger Bureau as Chairman of the Board. The shareholders also renewed the mandate of Samson Belair/Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation.

About Pershimco Resources Inc.

Pershimco is a Canadian-based resource exploration company which holds strategic properties located in State of Chihuahua, Mexico and in Quebec, Canada. Pershimco's strategy is to advance its mid-stage exploration properties towards NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resources.

The Company holds a 50% interest in the highly prospective La Bamba and San Miguel Silver properties located in the Cusi Silver Mining District. Pershimco has the option to increase its interest in the project to 70% based on a new agreement signed with its partner Dia Bras. Pershimco also holds 100% of the polymetallic (copper-gold-silver-zinc) Skarn Magistral Project, also located in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

The Company holds a 100% interest in the highly prospective Courville Gold Project, located in the Val-d'Or/Malartic Gold Mining Camp in Quebec which has historically produced 25 million ounces of gold. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "PRO".

For further information on Pershimco, visit www.pershimco.ca.

The public documents are available on www.sedar.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

     Contacts:
     PERSHIMCO RESOURCES INC.
     Mr. Alain Bureau
     President and Chief Executive Officer
     819-797-2180
     http://www.pershimco.ca