Mr. Angus Campbell reports

THE BTL INTERBIT BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM TO DRIVE NEXT PHASE OF ENERGY TRADING SYSTEMS WITH MARKET LEADING EUROPEAN ENERGY FIRMS

BTL Group Ltd. has provided further information on the next phase of its previously announced European energy trading project, under which four oil and gas supermajors and five leading energy traders including Eni Trading & Shipping, Total, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd., Mercuria, Vattenfall, Petroineos, and Freepoint, propose to participate in using BTL's Interbit blockchain platform to deliver gas trading reconciliation through to settlement and delivery of trades. This enterprise solution is being called OneOffice and is a revenue generating project for BTL.

OneOffice -- this second phase of BTL's European energy project -- follows the successful completion of the phase one pilot (see the company's press release dated June 5, 2017) which demonstrated the Interbit platform's delivery of back office cost saving via smart contracts that automate trade reconciliation processes. In this second phase, BTL will work with the participants to build the OneOffice application to deliver cost savings across the trade life cycle.

Interbit, as a next-generation blockchain platform, has the capacity to operate and interconnect many thousands of blockchains per server, in a secure, private and scalable manner, and moreover is designed for ease of use. See the company's Oct. 17, 2017, press release for more information about Interbit's capabilities and the patents filed in connection therewith.

Francesco Romeo, Eni Trading & Shipping ICT vice-president, said, "Following our experience during the European energy pilot, we look forward to expanding the scope to enable straight through processing through the whole settlement process as well as bringing wider participation from the industry."

"Total has been trading gas and power since 2000. At the moment, we hear a lot about blockchain and how this technology could transform the trading processes. If successful, this initiative with BTL could help us to reduce the risks of human errors and to increase the speed in the reconciliation process of transactions with our fellow counterparts," said Philippe Chauvain, vice-president of risk control and IT -- Total Gas & Power Ltd.

Catherine Newman, general manager global IT and delivery, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd., said: "Blockchain could provide cross-industry opportunities to improve the speed, security and efficiency of transactions with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd.'s counterparties at the forefront of technological developments in commodity trading. These opportunities can only be realized by working collaboratively with other commodity market participants. Although it is early stages yet, the POC with BTL represents an exciting and potentially disruptive prospect in the near future."

"Blockchain has great potential to increase automation and efficiency of our trading operation. Back office processes for confirmation, settlement and invoicing are ideal use cases for this emerging technology. We expect significant improvements in these processes by utilizing BTL's OneOffice," said Frank van Doorn, acting head of trading, Vattenfall.

"Phase two extends from trade reconciliation to settlement using our Interbit application for the natural gas trade life cycle. We are delighted to be working with some of the largest and most innovative companies in the energy sector, bringing together like-minded firms that see the potential of BTL's industry agnostic blockchain technology in reducing risks, costs and providing better protection against cyberthreats," said Dominic McCann, BTL's chief executive officer. "The launch of the OneOffice project is a significant achievement for BTL as we move closer towards introducing the Interbit platform across multiple industries later this calendar quarter."

Recent annual general meeting

The company is also pleased to announce that all resolutions presented before the company's shareholders at its annual and special meeting on Jan. 9, 2018, received requisite approvals by shareholders of the company. Elected as directors of the company were Brian Hinchcliffe, John Thomson, Dominic McCann and Guy Halford-Thompson. Should the board of directors decide to take further action in connection with the proposed name change of the company as approved by shareholders, it will announce such actions at the applicable times.

About BTL Group Ltd. and Interbit

Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and operating from both Canada and the United Kingdom, BTL is an enterprise technology platform provider that is developing Interbit, a proprietary next-generation blockchain platform. Via Interbit, BTL can help companies greatly reduce risks and costs by securely streamlining existing IT infrastructures. BTL has successfully demonstrated how Interbit can innovate and transform existing business processes for leading companies in the finance, energy and gaming sectors.

Interbit is a fast, private and scalable interconnected blockchain platform.

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