Highland Copper Announces Grant of Stock Options

Highland Copper Announces Grant of Stock Options

August 28, 2017 – Longueuil, Quebec. Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSXV: HI) (the “Company”)

has approved today the grant of 9,025,000 incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and

consultants of the Company at an exercise price of $0.11. All of the stock options will be vesting over a

period of two years and, if not exercised, will expire five years from the dat e of the grant. The stock

options have been granted pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan and are subject to applicable

securities laws and TSX Venture Exchange policies.

About Highland

Highland Copper Company Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on exploring and developing

copper projects i n the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A . More information about the Company is

available on the Company’s website at www.highlandcopper.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.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.

For further information, please contact:

Denis Miville-Deschênes, President & CEO

David Charles, Investor relations

Tel: +1.450.677.2455

Email: [email protected]