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Armadale Capital Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: ACP / Sector: Investment Company

1 August 2017

Armadale Capital Plc (‘Armadale’ or ‘the Company’)

Excellent Drilling Results Continue at Mahenge Liandu Graphite Project

Armadale, the AIM quoted investment company focused on natural resource projects in Africa, is pleased to announce wide zones of near surface mineralisation have been intersected in the first drill holes completed at Mahenge Liandu Graphite Project in Tanzania (‘the Project’ or ‘Mahenge Liandu’).

Overview

All holes intersected graphite mineralisation at or near surface with widths up to of 58m and an average width of 35m Initial drilling is targeting high grade near surface mineralisation that can be accessed early in the mine plan to maximise early cashflow First 16 holes of 2,500m Reverse Circulation (‘RC’) drill programme completed with drilling ongoing Objective of the overall drilling programme is to increase both the quantum and confidence category of the maiden JORC Resource estimate of 40.9Mt at 9.41% Total Graphitic Content (‘TGC’) Geological mapping to identify extension to the deposit has now commenced Bulk sample has now arrived in Perth allowing test-work to commence

Nick Johansen, Director of Armadale said, “Excellent widths of graphite mineralisation up to 58m thick from at or near surface add to the consistently encouraging exploration results from Mahenge Liandu. The continuity of intercepts underpin the board’s confidence that this asset has the potential to become a commercially viable mining operation, capable of producing the high value large graphite flakes sought after by, amongst others, expandable graphite and lithium Ion battery manufacturers. As a commodity identified by industries and decision makers worldwide as having strategic importance, our expedited development of Mahenge Liandu towards production should position us strongly, as we continue marketing our product with graphite industry participants including consumers, engineering, procurement and construction providers.

“I look forward to providing further updates as the drill programme continues and we work towards the publication of an enhanced JORC Resource and begin prefeasibility work by the end of 2017.”

Drilling Programme Update

Drilling is now well underway with the first 16 holes completed. All the drill holes have intersected graphite mineralisation with up to 58m thickness and an average thickness of 35m. The deposit dips gently to the south east in area of drilling with initial holes targeting areas on at or near surface mineralisation. Drilling is continuing with further drilling intercepts and assay results to be released when the results are available.

Hole ID		Easting		Northing		Total Depth		From		To		Width
LDRC0022		251,673		9,035,201		65		0		58		58
LDRC0023		251,855		9,035,275		51		0		46		46
LDRC0024		251,821		9,035,352		33		0		29		29
LDRC0025		251,896		9,035,210		34		0		28		28
LDRC0026		251,785		9,035,419		63		0		55		55
LDRC0027		251,758		9,035,495		63		0		58		58
LDRC0028		251,938		9,035,596		41		0		20		20
LDRC0029		251,976		9,035,515		50		0		37		37
LDRC0030		251,909		9,035,660		19		0		3		3
LDRC0031		252,010		9,035,443		63		6		56		50
LDRC0032		252,043		9,035,371		57		13		46		33
LDRC0033		251,728		9,035,571		61		11		54		43
LDRC0034		251,694		9,035,643		48		0 23		3		3
										27		4
LDRC0035		251,657		9,035,499		74		37		68		31
LDRC0036		251,620		9,035,351		33		0		10		10
LDRC0037		251,654		9,035,279		69		0		58		58

Table 1 Graphite intercepts from 2017 drilling programme

The information in this announcement that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Mr Matt Bull, a competent person, who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Bull has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a competent person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Bull consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.

The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

**ENDS**

Enquiries:
Armadale Capital Plc Tim Jones, Company Secretary		+44 20 7236 1177
Nomad and broker: finnCap Ltd Christopher Raggett / Simon Hicks		+44 20 7220 0500
Joint Broker: Beaufort Securities Limited Jon Belliss		+44 20 7382 8300
Press Relations: St Brides Partners Ltd Susie Geliher / Charlotte Page		+44 20 7236 1177

Notes

Armadale Capital Plc is focused on investing in and developing a portfolio of investments, targeting the natural resources and/or infrastructure sectors in Africa. The Company, led by a team with operational experience and a strong track record in Africa, has a strategy of identifying high growth businesses where it can take an active role in their advancement.

The Company owns the Mahenge Liandu graphite project in south-east Tanzania, which is now its main focus. The Project is located in a highly prospective region with a high-grade JORC compliant inferred mineral resource estimate of 40.9Mt @ 9.41% TGC. At least 32Mt of this resource has an average grade of 10.47% TGC, one of the largest high-grade resources in Tanzania, and work to date has demonstrated Mahenge Liandu’s potential as a commercially viable deposit with significant tonnage, high-grade coarse flake and near surface mineralisation (implying a low strip ratio) contained within one contiguous ore body.

Other assets Armadale has an interest in include the Mpokoto Gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a portfolio of quoted investments.

More information can be found on the website www.armadalecapitalplc.com.

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