GETTY COPPER INC. Trading Symbol

1000 Austin Ave., Coquitlam, B.C., Canada V3K 3P1

Tel:(604) 931-3231 Fax: (604) 931-2814

www.gettycopper.com TSX Venture Exchange: GTC E-mail: [email protected]

GETTY COPPER INC.

GETTY COPPER INC. Trading Symbol TSX V: GTC

April 21, 2017

NEWS RELEASE

GETTY COPPER INC. ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR

Vancouver, BC, April 21, 2017: Getty Copper Inc. (TSXV: “ GTC”) (“Getty”) is pleased to announce

the appointment of Larry Reaugh to the board of directors . Mr. Reaugh brings with him over 53 years’

experience in the mining industry . For the past thirty -seven years, he has been the CEO & President of

several exploration, development and production companies, including Americ an Manganese Inc. , Rea

Gold Corporation, Midland Gold Corporation and Adanac Molybdenum Corporation . Mr. Reaugh has

been instrumental in raising more than $300 million dollars for exploration, development, production and

technology since 1979. Larry Reaugh is replacing retiring director Joseph H. Montgomery. We thank Dr.

Montgomery for his years of service and wish him well in his retirement.

Larry Reaugh will be granted 500,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $0.05 per share.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Lepinski, Managing Director

For further information please contact:

John Lepinski

GETTY COPPER INC.

Phone: 604-931-3231 Fax: 604-931-2814

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