VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 3, 2016) - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. ("Eco Oro" or the
"Company") (TSX:EOM) announces that at its special meeting of shareholders held today, shareholder approval was not
obtained for the issuance of common shares pursuant to the second tranche of the private placement to be completed by the Company
pursuant to the investment agreement (the "Agreement") between the Company and Trexs Investments, LLC. As a
result, the Company will issue contingent value rights instead of common shares as required by the Agreement, along with
convertible notes, for gross proceeds of approximately US$15 million.
The securities set forth herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any U.S. state securities laws, and securities of the
Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Company Profile
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. is a publicly-traded precious metals exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects
in Colombia. Eco Oro has been focused on its wholly-owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit, located in
northeastern Colombia.
For more information please visit the Company's website at www.eco-oro.com.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this press release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward‐looking" within the meaning of Canadian and United States securities
legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the closing of the
private placement. Forward-looking statements are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans",
"anticipates", "in the event", "if", "believes", "intends", "envisages", "assumes", "recommends", "estimates", "approximate",
"projects", "potential", "indicate" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or
"should" occur.
Forward‐looking statements are necessarily based upon the current belief, opinions and expectations of management that, while
considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social
uncertainties and other contingencies. Many factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in the forward‐looking statements. These factors include, among others, the Company`s ability to satisfy the
conditions to the closing of the private placement, availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business
conditions, as well as other risk factors set out under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Annual Information Form dated March 11,
2016, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Investors are cautioned
not to put undue reliance on forward‐looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.