ASTON HILL ANNOUNCES STOCK OPTION GRANT

CALGARY, Nov. 11 /CNW/ - Aston Hill Financial Inc. (the "Company" or "Aston Hill") (TSXV: AHF) announced that its Board of Directors approved the granting of stock options under its stock option plan to an officer of the Company to acquire up to an aggregate of 200,000 common shares of Aston Hill (the "Stock Options").  The Stock Options are exercisable for a period of five years, commencing August 3, 2010, at a price of $1.27 per share and vest over a three year period.

Aston Hill is an asset management company with offices in Calgary and Toronto.  Aston Hill has diverse expertise in many segments of the financial markets including a wide range of income products, energy investments and direct oil and gas property management.

The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of such statements under applicable securities law. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "continue", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release.  Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

For a detailed description of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and its business and affairs, readers should refer to the Company's annual audited financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2009, both of which are available at www.sedar.com.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change, unless required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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Eric Tremblay	Larry Titley
Chief Executive Officer	Vice President and CFO
Aston Hill Financial Inc.	Aston Hill Financial Inc.
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