Vancouver, BC, March 2nd, 2017. Newport Exploration Ltd. (“Newport” or the “Company”) reports that on March 2nd, 2017, it granted Incentive Stock Options of 50,000 common shares of the Company’s capital stock, exercisable up to March 1st, 2022, at a price of $0.27 per share to an employee of the Company.

For further information contact:

Barbara Dunfield, MBA
Chief Financial Officer & Director
604-685-6851

info@newport-exploration.com

www.newport-exploration.com

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