Leo Resources Oversubscribes and Closes First Tranche Financing

VANCOUVER, June 21, 2017 - Leo Resources Inc. (CSE:LEO; FSE: L001) ("Leo" or the "Company") Further to the news release dated May 9^th, 2017 and June 16, 2017 with respect to the Company's previously announced $10M private placement, Leo is pleased to report that is has oversubscribed and closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement for 21,266,900 units for gross proceeds $10,633,450 at a price of $0.50 per unit.

Each unit will consist of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each full warrant will entitle the holder to purchase an additional common share at the price of 85 cents per share for a period of 12 months from the closing of the transaction. In the event that company's share prices closes at a price of $1.40 per share for a period of 10 consecutive trading dates, the company will have the option to provide notice to the warrant holders in writing or through press release to accelerate the term of the warrants to a period of 30 days following such notice.

In connection with the private placement, the company has paid finders fees (the "Finder") in the amount of 7 per cent of gross proceeds raised and common share purchase warrants entitling the Finder to purchase common shares of the Company up to 7 per cent of the number of units sold in the private placement, having the same terms as the warrants issued in the financing.

The Company will proceed with the over-allotment option of the Financing and is expecting to close a second tranche of the financing of up to $2.5 million.

The net proceeds from the Financing will be used for the development of the business, potential acquisitions, and general working capital purposes.


Leo Resources Inc.

"Sam Chaudhry"
Sam Chaudhry, CEO



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Leo Resources Inc.
800 - 1199 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3T5
Tel.: 604.376.1429 / Fax: 1.888.241.5996