Handa Copper Corporation Confirms Effective Date of Share Consolidation

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 15, 2014) - Handa Copper Corporation ("Handa Copper" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HEC) is pleased to announce that it has received the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to the consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of one new common share for every five common shares currently issued and outstanding. The Company's shares commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on a consolidated basis today. On a post-consolidation basis, there are approximately 8,469,180 common shares issued and outstanding. The Company's name and trading symbol will remain the same.

About Handa Copper Corporation

Handa Copper is focused on the review of copper opportunities in Africa. Our field geologists are regularly engaged in field evaluation of project submissions and testing in-house exploration concepts. Our goal is to build a portfolio of significant copper projects in Africa.

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