Ascot Announces $5.0 Million Private Placement

SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 24, 2015) -

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Ascot Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AOT) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it will undertake a non-brokered private placement to accredited investors of up to 5 million units (the "Units") at a price of $1.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $5.0 million. Each Unit will consist of one share and one a non-transferable, share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will be exercisable for an additional common share for a period of eighteen months from the closing of the private placement at an exercise price of $1.05 per share. All securities issued pursuant to the private placement will be subject to a four month hold period.

In connection with the private placement the Company will pay, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval, a cash fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds raised by finders and issue non-transferable warrants ("Finder's Warrants") equal to 7.0% of the Units sold pursuant to the efforts of finders. The Finder's Warrants will be exercisable at $1.05 per Finder's Warrant into common shares of the Company for a period of eighteen months from the closing of the private placement.

The proceeds from the private placement together with funds on hand will be used to make the December 30, 2015 option payment on the Company's Premier / Dilworth property.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASCOT RESOURCES LTD.

John A. Toffan, President

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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

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