Mr. Thomas Ullrich reports

ASTON BAY ANNOUNCES DTC ELIGIBILITY FOR OTCQB-LISTED SHARES

Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. has secured Depository Trust Company eligibility for its OTCQB-listed common shares.

The DTC manages the electronic clearing and settlement of securities of publicly traded companies. Securities that are eligible to be electronically cleared and settled through the DTC are considered DTC eligible. This electronic method of clearing securities speeds up the receipt of stock and cash, and thus accelerates the settlement process for investors and their brokers.

Thomas Ullrich, chief executive officer of Aston Bay, stated: "The company is implementing a strategy to expand our regional footprint, reduce seasonality in our exploration and broaden our shareholder base. The company recently acquired U.S.-based Blue Ridge Mining Inc., and appointed Don Taylor as geological adviser to direct exploration, including the anticipated upcoming drill programs in Virginia. The current step of adding electronic settlement capability will simplify the trading of our shares in the U.S. market, and thus be an important step to broadening investment appeal to U.S. investors."

The company's common shares trade on the OTCQB under the symbol ATBHF. U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and real-time Level 2 quotes for Aston Bay at the OTC Markets website.

The company's shares continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol BAY.

About Aston Bay Holdings Ltd.

Aston Bay is a publicly traded mineral exploration company exploring for large, high-grade, copper, zinc and precious metal deposits in Nunavut, Canada, and Virginia, United States. The company is led by Mr. Ullrich with exploration directed by chief geologist Dr. David Broughton, the award-winning co-discoverer of Kamoa-Kakula and Flatreef, in conjunction with the company's adviser, Don Taylor, the 2018 Thayler Lindsley award winner for his discovery of the Taylor lead-zinc-silver deposit in Arizona.

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