Sama Resources Inc./ Ressources Sama Inc.

TSX Venture Symbol: SME

SAMA RESOURCES INC./ RESSOURCES SAMA INC.

Suite 132, 1320 Graham Ville Mont-Royal, Québec Canada, H3P 3C8

NR 2017-09

SAMA ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBER

NEWS RELEASE

MONTREAL, P.Q., July 24, 2017 - Sama Resources Inc./Ressources Sama Inc. (TSX.V: SME) (“Sama” or the “Company”) wishes to report that Steven Ryan has resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective July 23, 2017. Mr. Ryan was first appointed to the Board on February 1, 2013.

“The Board and Management would like to thank Mr. Ryan for his time, services and for the valuable contributions he made during his tenure as a director,” stated Benoit LaSalle, Executive Chairman of the Company.

Sama is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company with projects in West Africa. For more information about Sama, please visit Sama’s website at http://www.samaresources.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Sama Resources Inc.

Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, President and CEO Tel: (514) 726-4158 Email: [email protected] OR Mr. Matt Johnston Tel: (604) 443-3835 Toll Free: 1 (877) 792-6688, Ext. 4 Email: [email protected]

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