Westminster Resources : Closes Unit Private Placement

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WESTMINSTER CLOSES UNIT PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Westminster Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX-V: WMR), announces that it has closed the non- brokered private placement (News Release of April 11, 2016). The placement consisted of 11,826,000 units at $.05 per unit for a total of $591,300. Each unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one common share at $0.10 per share until April 21, 2014. The common shares issued pursuant to the private placement will be legended with a hold period to expire on August 21, 2016.

The funds raised will be used to conduct current exploration on the Company's Guayacan Project in Sonora, Mexico and for general working capital.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WESTMINSTER RESOURCES LTD.

"Glen J. Indra"

Glen J. Indra, President

About Westminster:

Managed by an experienced team, Westminster is focused on exploring and developing prospects on a land package of approximately 17,854 hectares of contiguous mineral concessions in Sonora, Mexico. The Company's focus has been to assemble and explore unique and newly-discovered targets including (a) the Guayacan partially unroofed epithermal and copper-gold porphyry system, and (b) the Sierra hydrothermal diatreme breccia tertiary rhyolite hosted structure. Systematic exploration of the Company's new mineral district is ongoing in this region of Sonora with well-developed infrastructure, favorable permitting, and a strong mining history and community support.

For further information regarding Westminster Resources Ltd., please contact Bill Conlin at 604- 608-0400, Toll Free: 1-877-608-0007.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this news release may include, but is not limited to, the Company's objectives, goals or future plans. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.