Orezone Grants Stock Options

Orezone Grants Stock Options

January 12, 2018 - Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE: TSX.V) announces that in accordance

with its Stock Option Plan and its annual compensation review, the Company has granted

employees, executives and directors stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of

1,353,500 common shares, exercisable on or b efore January 11, 2028 at a strike price of

$0.81 per share.

About Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone is a Canadian company with a successful gold discovery track record and recent

mine development experience in Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Company owns a 90%

interest in Bomboré, a fully permitted, undeveloped oxide gold deposit in West Africa,

which is situated 85 km east of the capital city, adjacent to an international highway.

For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (613) 241-3699 or visit the

Company’s website at www.orezone.com.

Orezone Gold Corporation

Patrick Downey,

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tel: 1 613 241 3699 / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663

[email protected] / www.orezone.com

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