Platino Energy Corp. Announces Issuance of Options and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 23, 2014) - Platino Energy Corp. ("Platino") (TSX VENTURE:PZE) announces it has granted an aggregate of 2,370,000 options to acquire an equivalent number of common shares of Platino to certain directors and officers pursuant to the terms of its stock option plan. The options have an exercise price of $0.62 per share and expire on April 23, 2019. All stock option grants are subject to receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals.

Platino will host its Annual General Meeting at 9:00 a.m. MT (11:00 a.m. ET) on Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

Westwinds Meeting Room

2nd Floor, 555 - 4th Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta

About Platino Energy Corp.

Platino is a Calgary, Alberta headquartered resource company engaged in the exploration for, and the acquisition, development and production of hydrocarbons in Colombia.

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Platino Energy Corp. - In Bogota
Tomas Villamil
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Platino Energy Corp. - In Bogota
Andres Cuenca
Controller & Interim Chief Financial Officer
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Platino Energy Corp. - In Calgary
Tyler Rimbey
Vice President, Business Development
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