Alto Grants Incentive Stock Options

ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Suite 615 - 800 W. Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2V6 Tel: 604.689.2599 Fax: 604.689.3609 www.altoventures.com [email protected]

NEWS RELEASE

ALTO GRANTS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS

Vancouver, B.C., March 27, 2017. Alto Ventures Ltd. (ATV: TSX-V) announces that, in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan, it has granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants, incentive stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 common shares exercisable on or before March 27, 2022 at a price of $0.10 per share.

About Alto Ventures Ltd

Alto Ventures Ltd. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly prospective Canadian gold properties. The Company is active in the Abitibi greenstone belt on the Destiny project near Val D’Or and the Alcudia gold project adjacent to Osisko’s Windfall project. In Ontario, Alto is evaluating gold properties in the Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt. In Manitoba, the Company is focused on the gold and base metals potential of the highly prospective but relatively under-explored Oxford Lake property. For more details regarding the Company's projects, please visit our website at www.altoventures.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,

Richard J. Mazur, P. Geo., CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information contact:

Mike Koziol, Rick Mazur, President and Director CEO and Director ALTO VENTURES LTD. ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Unit 7 – 1351C Kelly Lake Rd Suite 615-800 W. Pender Street Sudbury, ON., P3E 5P5 Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6 Tel: 705-522-6372 Tel: 604-630-1585 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]