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SPINOUT DIVIDEND

Vancouver, B.C., March 20, 2020. Alto Ventures Ltd. (ATV: TSX-V) (“Alto” or the “Company”) announces that ,

further to its news release of March 19, 2020 (the “March 6 Release”), the Company has been advised by the

TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) that it will not allow a record date to be set for a dividend when the

payment of the dividend remains dependent upon certain conditions.

Thus, as the dividend of shares of Empress Royalty Corp. proposed by Alto (the “Dividend”) remains subject to

conditions, including completion of the merger of Alto and Empress Resources Corp., the record date for

determining shareholders entitled to receive the Dividend will not be March 27, 2020 . Instead the record date

will be set in accordance with Exchange policies once the conditions to paying the dividend have been satisfied.

About Alto Ventures Ltd

Alto Ventures Ltd. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly pro spective Canadian

gold properties. The Company is active in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec on the Destiny gold property

and is exploring in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold belt in Ontario. 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,

President and Director

ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Unit 7 – 1351C Kelly Lake Rd

Sudbury, ON., P3E 5P5

Tel: 705-522-6372

Rick Mazur,

CEO and Director

ALTO VENTURES LTD.

Suite 615-800 W. Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6

Tel: 604-689-2599

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]

Fax: 705-522-8856

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 604-689-3609

Email: [email protected]