Bell Closes $0.05 Financing

July 5, 2016 News Release NEX Symbol: BCU.H

BELL CLOSES $0.05 FINANCING

Vancouver, British Columbia – Bell Copper Corporation (“Bell” or the “Company”) (NEX: BCU.H) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval from the NEX Board of the TSX Venture Exchange it has closed its non-brokered private placement, previously announced January 28, 2016 and May 13, 2016.

Upon closing, the Company will issue 770,000 units at a price of five cents ($0.05) per unit for total gross proceeds of $174,054.00 ($135,554 from the first tranche closing). Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (the “Unit Warrants”) with each Unit Warrant entitling the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of 8 cents ($0.08) per share for 12 months from closing.

There will be a statutory hold period on the shares and warrants issued pursuant to this private placement expiring four months and one day from the date of issuance.

There are no finder’s fees payable on this financing. The proceeds of the private placement will be allocated toward the drilling program at the Company’s Kabba, Arizona porphyry project as well as for general working capital purposes.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bell Copper Corporation

"Timothy Marsh"

Timothy Marsh, President, CEO & Director

For further information please contact the Company Tel: 480.570.7077

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.