VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - July 4, 2017) - Ascot Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AOT) has now paid the final option payments in respect of the Premier and Dilworth properties on June 30, 2017. The final payment of CDN$4,775,000 in respect of the Premier property option (the "Premier Payment") has been paid and such payment has been placed in escrow and will be released to Boliden Limited ("Boliden"), subject to the Company and Boliden entering into a definitive agreement and the satisfaction of all conditions to closing on the Premier property and the Dilworth property. The Company, Boliden and Rick Kasum have agreed to amend the Dilworth option agreement to allow the Company to make a final payment of CDN$1,037,500 to Mr. Kasum and will now proceed with transferring title to Mr. Kasum's portion of the Dilworth property to the Company. The final payment of CDN$1,037,500 in respect of Boliden's portion of the Dilworth property has also been paid, such payment has been placed in escrow and will be released to Boliden concurrently with the release of the Premier Payment.
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
Ascot Resources Ltd.
"John A Toffan", President and Director
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