Beowulf Exercises Vardar Option

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14 October 2019

Beowulf Mining plc

("Beowulf" or the "Company")

 Beowulf Exercises Vardar Option 

Beowulf (AIM: BEM; Spotlight: BEO), the mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that the Company has today exercised its option in Vardar Minerals Limited (“Vardar”), investing a further £115,000 and taking the Company’s ownership of Vardar from 37.6 per cent. to 40.1 per cent.

Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer of Beowulf, commented:

“With a series of recent announcements about Vardar’s exploration achievements at Mitrovica and Viti, and following the Board’s excellent visit to Kosovo, Beowulf has exercised its option to increase its ownership of Vardar to 40.1 per cent. 

“I look forward to keeping the market updated on further progress in Kosovo.”

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