Vertical Exploration Issues Shares for Services

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Suite 1240, 789 West Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

Phone: 604 683 3995 / Toll Free: 888 945 4770/ Fax 604 683 3988

Vertical Exploration Issues Shares for Services

April 9, 2019, VANCOUVER, BC - Vertical Exploration Inc. (TSXV: VERT) (the " Company")

announces that it has issued 193,714 common shares, at a deemed price of $0.07 per share, in

consideration for services provided by Agora Internet Relations Corp.

Pursuant to an online marketing agreement between the Company and Agora Internet Relations

Corp. ("Agora"), the Company will receive advertisement space and other promotional features

(eg. interviews, sponsored content) on the "Agoracom" website, located at www.agoracom.com,

as well as analytics regarding online views, "hits", etc. with respect to same. Please refer to the

Company's news release on February 4, 2019 for further discussion. Any further issuance of

shares under the online marketing agreement remain subject to TSXV approval.

The shares will be subject to a four month hold period expiring on August 10, 2019.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Peter P. Swistak"

Peter P. Swistak, President

For further information, please contact:

Telephone: 604 683 3995

Toll Free: 1 888 945 4770

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.