Cornerstone Enters into Lock Up Agreement OTTAWA

OTTAWA, July 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (“Cornerstone”) (TSXV:CGP) (Frankfurt: GWN ) (Berlin: GWN ) (OTC:CTNXF) announces it has entered into a lock up agreement (the “Lock Up”) with a SolGold plc (“SolGold”) shareholder that owns 6.80% of the outstanding ordinary shares of SolGold (the “Lock Up Holder”).

The Lock Up commits both Cornerstone and the Lock Up Holder to not sell their respective shares of SolGold and, in the case of Cornerstone, not to sell Cornerstone, without the consent of the other, unless the applicable purchaser offers to purchase the SolGold shares held by the other or Cornerstone, as applicable.  The 6.80% interest in SolGold owned by the Lock Up Holder, combined with the 11.23% ¹  interest held by Cornerstone, represents a strategic 18.03% stake in SolGold, and together with the 15% carried interest in Cascabel held by Cornerstone, represents an approximate 30% economic interest in the Cascabel concession.

The Lock Up will continue until at least August 28, 2017 and may be extended or terminated with the mutual consent of Cornerstone and the Lock Up Holder.

Exploraciones Novomining S.A. (“ENSA”), an Ecuadorean company owned by SolGold plc and Cornerstone, holds 100% of the Cascabel concession. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including SolGold fully funding the project through to feasibility, SolGold plc will own 85% of the equity of ENSA and Cornerstone will own the remaining 15% of ENSA. SolGold plc is funding 100% of the exploration at Cascabel and is the operator of the project.

About Cornerstone:

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a well-funded mineral exploration company with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ecuador and Chile, and a proven ability to identify, acquire and advance properties of merit.

Further information is available on Cornerstone’s website: www.cornerstoneresources.com  and on Twitter. For investor, corporate or media inquiries, please contact:

Investor Relations: Mario Drolet; Email: Mario@mi3.ca ; Tel. (514) 904-1333

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On Behalf of the Board, Brooke Macdonald President and CEO

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¹  As per the July 12, 2017 press release, upon closing of the balance of the shares to be acquired from Dmyant Sangha following the clearance of his Personal Information Form by the TSX Venture Exchange.