Smooth ROCK Closes Private Placement

551 Howe St.-Suite 200

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2C2

Tel : 888 909-5548

Fax : 888 909-1033

Trading Symbol: SOCK

SMOOTH ROCK CLOSES PRIVATE PLACEMENT

January 3, 2018 - Smooth Rock Ventures Corp . (“ Smooth Rock ” or the “ Company”)

(TSX.V: “SOCK” ) is pleased to report it has closed its non-brokered private placement previously

announced on December 15, 2017, for gross proceeds of $300,000.00.

The non-brokered private placement consisted of 4,285,714 units (the “Units”, and each a “Unit”) at a

price of $0.07 per Unit for gross proceeds of $300,000 (the “Private Placement”).

Each Unit consists of one common share (the “Share”) and one Share purchase warrant (the “Warrant”),

whereby each Warrant shall be exercisable into one common share of the Company at a price of $0.10 per

common share for a period of 24 months following the date of issuance.

All securities issued above are subject to a hold period expiring on April 28, 2018, being four months and

one day after closing of the private placement.

Proceeds of the private placement will be used for work on the Company’s mineral properties and for

general working capital.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Jeffrey Cocks”

Jeffrey Cocks

Chairman

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Smooth Rock Ventures Corp.

(TEL)- (888) 909-5548, (FAX)-(888) 909-1033

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.smoothrockventures.com

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.