Exclusivity Agreement with Anglo American

Arc Minerals Ltd

('Arc' or 'Arc Minerals' or the 'Company')

Exclusivity Agreement with Anglo American

Arc Minerals is pleased to announce that its two subsidiaries, Zamsort and Zaco, have signed a confidentiality and 6 month exclusivity agreement with a subsidiary of Anglo American ("Anglo American") in respect of its copper exploration licenses in Zambia.  

During the exclusivity period, Anglo American will be permitted to conduct a technical review which, if satisfactory, may result in an extension of the exclusivity and the negotiation of a commercial transaction.  

Arc will continue with its existing drilling programme during the period of the agreement.

There can be no guarantee that Arc Minerals or any company in its group will complete any commercial transaction.

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Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.

Notes to the Editors

Arc Minerals is an AIM listed exploration company focused on its exciting Zambian copper exploration projects.

Arc Minerals is a dynamic AIM listed exploration and mine development company focused on the discovery and development of large-scale copper and copper cobalt deposits in the Western part of the Zambian Copperbelt.   

ARC Minerals current holdings include:

●  A 66% equity interest in Zamsort Limited ("Zamsort"), a private company focused on a prospective copper licence in the Zambia Copperbelt.

●  A 72.5% equity interest in Zaco Investment Limited ("Zaco"), a private company focussed on a prospective copper and cobalt license adjacent to Zamsort.

For more information visit www.arcminerals.com

Forward-looking Statements

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