TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 14, 2017) - ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL INC. ("Aberdeen" or the "Company") (TSX:AAB) has ceased to be an insider of Trigon Metals Inc. ("Trigon") (TSX VENTURE:TM) due to the expiry of Trigon warrants it held. 

On February 13, 2017, the Company allowed 1,000,000 Trigon warrants with an exercise price of $1.00 to expire unexercised. As at February 13, 2017, Aberdeen holds an aggregate of 1,817,169 common shares of Trigon, which represents a 9.98% interest in Trigon on a partially diluted basis.

The Trigon warrants were "out-of-the-money" at the time of expiry. Aberdeen may purchase or sell additional Trigon securities in the future. 

Please contact Ryan Ptolemy, Aberdeen's CFO at (416) 861-2267 for a copy of the related Early Warning Report that Aberdeen has filed in respect of the expiry of the Trigon warrants.

For further information from Trigon Metals Inc., please contact:

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