Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA)(OTCQX:ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") announces
its slate of nominees to the Board of Directors (the "Board") for election at
the annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of its shareholders to be
held on January 16, 2014. The current four Board members, Mr. Farhad Abasov, Mr.
Lewis MacKenzie, Mr. Richard Lacroix and Dr. Mark Stauffer will seek re-election
and Ms. Betty-Ann Heggie will be nominated. Ms. Heggie is independent with
credentials and experience that match the growth, evolution, and potential of
the Company. 


Dr. Mark Stauffer, Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to nominate Betty-Ann
to join our Board of Directors. The board considers that her extensive potash
industry expertise will provide both valuable insight and guidance as we execute
Allana's development strategy; becoming an efficient and low cost potash
producer looking to serve world markets and the emerging African market."


Betty-Ann Heggie is the former Senior Vice-President, Corporate Relations of
PotashCorp of Saskatchewan. She retired in 2007 after 26 years with the company.
During her tenure with PotashCorp, Ms. Heggie was responsible for all areas that
affected the company's public presence, especially relations with shareholders
and key stakeholders. She advised the board on corporate governance issues and
initiated the corporate sustainability program. Under her leadership, PotashCorp
received the Award of Excellence from the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants in three consecutive years. Ms. Heggie has served as a director of
the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, where she chaired both the International
Strategic Advisory committee and the audit committee. She was also a member of
the board of the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority Inc., the
Canadian Wheat Board and MITACS, a Network of Centres of Excellence for the
mathematical sciences. Ms. Heggie was the founding chair of the Saskatchewan
Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Heggie is a graduate of the
University of Saskatchewan and the Senior Executive Program, Columbia Business
School in New York.


Adoption of Advance Notice By-law

The Company also announces that the Directors are proposing that the By-laws of
the Company be altered to include an advance notice provision (the "Advance
Notice Provision"). The purpose of the Advance Notice Provision is to establish
the procedure for shareholder nomination of directors. The Advance Notice
Provision creates a deadline by which holders of record of common shares of the
Company must submit director nominations to the Company prior to any annual or
special meeting of shareholders and sets forth the information that a
shareholder must include in a notice to the Company for the director nominations
to be valid. The Advance Notice Provision is intended to: (i) facilitate an
orderly and efficient process for conducting annual general or special meetings;
(ii) ensure that all shareholders receive adequate notice of the director
nominations and sufficient information regarding all director nominees; and
(iii) allow shareholders to register an informed vote after having been afforded
reasonable time for appropriate deliberation. 


The full text of the proposed alteration of the By-laws to include the Advance
Notice Provision is set out in the Company's Management Information Circular of
the Company prepared in connection with the January 16, 2014 Annual General &
Special Meeting, which will be mailed to each shareholder of the Company and
filed on the sedar profile of the Company at www.sedar.com.


Admission on the AIM Market

Further to the Company's November 5, 2013 press release, due to the pursuit of
other more urgent corporate initiatives at this time, Allana has elected to
postpone its AIM listing. It is expected that admission will occur in the first
quarter of 2014. 


About Allana Potash Corp.

Allana is a publicly traded corporation with a focus on the acquisition and
development of potash assets internationally with its major focus on a
previously explored potash property in Ethiopia. Allana has secured financial
support from two significant strategic investors: IFC, a member of World Bank
Group, and Liberty Metals and Mining, a member of Liberty Mutual Group. Allana
has estimated measured and indicated Sylvinitemineral resources of 327.4 million
tonnes of 28.3% KCl; and an estimated inferred Sylvinite mineral resource of
90.8 million tonnes grading 27.8% KCl, In addition, the Danakhil Project hosts
estimated measured and indicated Kainitite mineral resources of 1,150.5 million
tonnes at 19.4% KCl, an estimated inferred Kainitite mineral resource of 481.8
million tonnes of 19.8%KCl; estimated measured and indicated Upper Carnallitite
mineral resources of 411.3 million tonnes grading 17.3% KCl, estimated inferred
Upper Carnallitite mineral resources of 175.5 million tonnes of 16.5% KCl;
estimated measured and indicated Lower Carnallitite mineral resources of 557.2
million tonnes of 9.2%KCl, and estimated inferred Lower Carnallitite mineral
resources of 369.3 million tonnes grading 7.7% KCl. The foregoing mineral
resource estimates are as at April 17, 2013. For more information with respect
to the data verification procedures undertaken and the key assumptions,
parameters and risks associated with the foregoing estimates, refer to Allana's
Technical Report entitled "Resource Update for the Danakhil Potash Deposit,
Danakhil Depression, Afar State, Ethiopia" dated effective April 17, 2013 filed
under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com on August 7, 2013. Allana has
approximately 270.3 million shares outstanding. Allana trades on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol "AAA".


Dr. Peter J. MacLean, Ph.D., P. Geo., Allana's Senior VP Exploration, is the
Company's designated Qualified Person and has reviewed and approved the
technical information presented in this release.


Forward-Looking Statement

Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain
information contained herein constitutes "forward-looking information" under
Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects"
or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes",
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". Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and
estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and they are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Although management
of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are
incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Allana Potash Corp.
Richard Kelertas
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
514 717 6256
rkelertas@allanapotash.com