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Pelangio Exploration Agrees to Acquire 5SD Capital

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Pelangio Exploration Inc.

Pelangio Exploration Inc. News Release – October 29, 2018 1

82 Richmond Street East,

Toronto, ON M5C 1P1

Tel: 905-336-3828

Fax: 905-336-3899

NEWS RELEASE

PELANGIO EXPLORATION AGREES TO ACQUIRE 5SD CAPITAL

TORONTO, Ontario ( OCTOBER 29, 2018) – Pelangio Exploration Inc. (PX:TSX -V; OTC PINK:PGXPF) (“Pelangio” or

the “Company”) is pleased to announc e that it has entered into a binding letter Agreement (the “Agreement”) to

acquire 2522962 Ontario Inc. (“ 5SD Capital”), a private company incorporated under the laws of Ontario with its

head office located in Timmins, Ontario.

Highlights of the Agreement Include:

1. Pelangio will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of 5SD Capital in an all-share deal pursuant

to which Pelangio will issue one new Pelangio common share for every five 5SD Capital common shares that

are outstanding;

2. 5SD Capital currently has 22,985,488 common shares outstanding. Accordingly, Pelangio would issue a total

of 4,597,098 common shares to acquire 5SD Capital;

3. 5SD Capital’s assets as of October 26, 2018 consist of approximately $545,000, a securities portfolio with a

market value of approximately $140,000 and mineral exploration properties located in Ontario as well as

royalty interests.

The Most Noteworthy of 5SD Capital’s Mineral Property Interests Are:

• the Keigat Lake Area Claims currently under option to Pelangio and which surround Pelangio’s Birch Lake

property, as further described in the Pelangio press release dated May 24, 2018;

• the 10% interest the Dalton property, currently under option to Pelangio, as outlined in the press releases

dated September 10, 2018;

• the 50% interest in the Montcalm and Nova nickel, copper, cobalt exploration properties currently under

option to Pancontinental Resource Corporation, as outlined in Pancontinental’s press release dated January

10, 2018, and;

• the 100% owned Grenfell gold exploration property located approximately ten kilometres northwest of the

town of Kirkland Lake, comprising eight leased claims and three staked claims covering a pproximately 600

hectares.

Ingrid Hibbard, President and CEO of Pelangio stated: “The amalgamation of our two companies is another step i n

Pelangio’s strategic plan of acquiring exciting properties in established mining camps with compelling credentials in

Canada and Ghana.”

Terms and Conditions of the Agreement

Under the terms of the proposed transaction, 5SD Capital Shareholders will receive 0.20 shares of Pelangio for each

5SD Capital share. 5SD Capital will hold a shareholder vote to approve the transaction, requiring the approval of 2/3

of the shares voting at the 5SD Capital special meeting of shareholders being called to consider the transaction. The

5SD Capital Board of Directors has unanimously recommended the approval of the transaction, and shareholders of

5SD Capital holding approximately 75% of the outstanding 5SD Capital shares have entered into lock-up and support

agreements in favour of Pelangio pursuant to which they have agreed to vote in favour of the transaction. In addition

to 5SD Capital shareholder approval of the transaction, c onditions to closing the transaction include obtaining the

approval of the TSX Venture Exchange , due diligence by both Pelangio and 5SD Capital, and the entering into of

definitive transaction documentation. Subject to the satisfaction of these conditions, it is anticipated that the closing

of this acquisition will take place on or before November 30, 2018.

Pelangio Exploration Inc. News Release – October 29, 2018 2

About 5SD Capital

5SD Capital is a private co rporation engaged in mineral project generation and select exploration of Canadian

mineral properties. Since 2016, it has been successful in acquiring and selling highly prospective exploration

properties with its primary focus in the Timmins area and other prolific gold mining camps in Ontario. 5SD Capital

currently holds a number of royalties and securities earned on previous transactions.

About Pelangio

Pelangio acquires and explores large land packages in world -class gold belts in Canada and Ghana, West Africa . In

Canada, the company is focusing on the 25 km 2 Birch Lake Property located in the Red Lake Mining District and the

Dalton Property located 1.5 km from the Hollinger mine in Timmins. In Ghana, the Company is focusing on two 100%-

owned camp-sized properties: the 100 km 2 Manfo Property, the site of seven recent near -surface gold discoveries,

and the 264 km 2 Obuasi Property, located 4 km on strike and adjacent to AngloGold Ashanti’s prolific high -grade

Obuasi Mine. Ghana is an English-speaking, common law jurisdiction that is consistently ranked amongst the most

favourable mining jurisdictions in Africa.

For additional information, please visit our website at www.pelangio.com, or contact:

Ingrid Hibbard, President and CEO

Tel: 905-336-3828 / Toll-free: 1-877-746-1632 / Email: [email protected]

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements herein may contain forward -looking statements and forward -looking information within the meaning of

applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements or information appear in a number of places and can be identified by the

use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”,

“intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate” or “believes” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain

actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward -looking statements

and information include statemen ts regarding the Company’s potential acquisition of 5SD Capital , including the anticipated

shareholder approval of the acquisition by 5SD Capital shareholders, the Company’s strategy of acquiring large land packages in

areas of sizable gold mineralization, the Company’s plans to follow -up on previous work, the issuance of the number of shares

required to complete the Agreement to acquire the 5SD Capital, the obtaining of TSXV acceptance of the proposed acquisition,

the possibility that the Agreement is not completed o r that it is not approved by 5SD Capital Shareholders, and the Company’s

exploration plans. With respect to forward -looking statements and information contained herein, we have made numerous

assumptions, including assumptions about the anticipated results of due diligence findings by both Pelangio and 5SD Capital, the

likelihood of 5SD Capital shareholder approval of the acquisition of 5SD Capital by Pelangio, the completion of definitive

documentation and the obtaining of TSXV approval, and the state of the equity markets. Such forward -looking statements and

information are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance o r

achievements, or indu stry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or

implied by such forward-looking statement or information. Such risks include the changes in equity markets, share price volatility,

volatility of glo bal and local economic climate, gold price volatility, increases in costs, exchange rate fluctuations, speculative

nature of gold exploration and other risks involved in the gold exploration industry, the risk that Pelangio might not obtain TSXV

approval to proceed with the transaction, that 5SD Capital and Pelangio might not be satisfied with their due diligence findings or

might not be able to agree on definitive documentation, and that they might not encounter favourable exploration results. See

the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for additional information

on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statement and information. There can be no assurance that a forward-

looking state ment or information referenced herein will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ

materially from those anticipated in such statements or information. Also, many of the factors are beyond the control of the

Company. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. We undertake no

obligation to reissue or update any forward -looking statements or information except as required by law. All forward -looking

statements and information herein are qualified by this cautionary statement.

Neither 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.