Red Eagle Exploration Announces $20 Million Financing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 19, 2017) -

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Red Eagle Exploration Limited (TSX VENTURE:XR) ("Red Eagle Exploration") is pleased to announce that a preliminary prospectus has been filed in connection with a marketed offering of units (the "Units"), at a price of $0.15 per Unit (the "Issue Price"), for aggregate gross proceeds of a minimum of $10 million and a maximum of $20 million (the "Offering"). The Offering will be co-led by Haywood Securities Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc. on behalf of a syndicate of agents including PI Financial Corp. (collectively, the "Agents"). Kallpa Securities Sociedad Agente de Bolsa S.A. will act as special selling agent solely in connection with the Offering in South America. Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of Red Eagle Exploration (a "Common Share") and one common share purchase warrant in the capital of Red Eagle Exploration (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share (a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.25 per Warrant Share for a period of 18 months following the closing date of the Offering.

In addition, Red Eagle Exploration has granted the Agents an option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Units sold under the Offering at the Issue Price at any time until 30 days following the closing date. In the event that the maximum offering size is sold and the over-allotment option is exercised in its entirety, the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering will be up to $23 million.

The Units will be offered by way of a short form prospectus which has been filed in all of the provinces of Canada (other than Quebec) pursuant to National Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions and in the United States on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Closing of the Offering is anticipated to occur on or about May 12, 2017 and is subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals including approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund property option and acquisition costs, exploration and development programs at the Vetas Gold, California Gold and Santa Ana Silver Projects, and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

The securities offered have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Red Eagle Exploration

Red Eagle Exploration is a precious metals exploration and development corporation majority owned by gold producer Red Eagle Mining Corporation. Red Eagle Exploration has an experienced exploration and mine development team focused on building shareholder value through acquiring and developing high grade gold and silver projects with low costs and low technical risks in Colombia, a jurisdiction with prolific historic production but until recently limited modern exploration. Red Eagle Exploration owns 100% of the Vetas Gold, California Gold and Santa Ana Silver Projects, which consist of numerous historic and existing mines and where exploration is currently underway to delineate high-grade vein resources exploitable by modern underground mining.

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