COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF RESOLUTE LIMITED

COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF RESOLUTE (WEST AFRICA) LIMITED TO THE BALAJI GROUP 

Avocet Mining Plc ("Avocet" or the "Company") announces today that it has completed the sale of Resolute (West Africa) Limited ("Resolute") to the Balaji group of companies (the "Balaji Group") for total consideration of USD 5 million.

On 18 December 2017, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell all of its assets in Burkina Faso, including the Inata goldmine, together with certain receivables of the Company's group to the Balaji Group for a total consideration of USD 5 million (the "Sale").

Completion of the Sale was expected to occur on 11 January 2018. At the request of the Balaji Group, completion of the Sale had been delayed three times, most recently until 8 February 2018, pending its discussions with a creditor of Resolute.

The transaction involves the assignment of certain intercompany receivables for cash consideration of USD 2.5 million, to be paid at completion, and for a consideration of USD 2.5 million to be satisfied by deferred payments over a period of seven years.

Avocet has received cash proceeds at completion of USD 2 million received from the Balaji Group. Balaji had already paid USD 500,000 to the Company in the form of a non-refundable deposit.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Avocet Mining PLC ("Avocet" or the "Company") is an unhedged gold mining and exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: AVM.L) and the Oslo Børs (ticker: AVM.OL). The Company's principal activities are gold mining and exploration in West Africa.