Touchstone Exploration : Employee Share Purchase Plan and Director / PDMR Purhase

EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN AND DIRECTOR / PDMR PURCHASES

CALGARY, ALBERTA (July 7, 2021) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces the following purchases of Company common shares under its Employee and Non- Executive Director Share Purchase Plans.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
			1.	Paul R. Baay
			2.	Scott Budau
			3.	James Shipka
			4.	Kenneth R. McKinnon
a)	Name		5.	Peter Nicol
	6.	Beverley Smith
			7.	Stanley T. Smith
			8.	Thomas E. Valentine
			9.	Dr. Harrie Vredenburg
			10.	John D. Wright
2.	Reason for the notification
			1.	Chief Executive Officer
			2.	Chief Financial Officer
			3.	Chief Operating Officer
			4.	Non-Executive Director
a)	Position/status		5.	Non-Executive Director
	6.	Non-Executive Director
			7.	Non-Executive Director
			8.	Non-Executive Director
			9.	Non-Executive Director
			10.	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment		Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
a)	Name		Touchstone Exploration Inc.
b)	LEI		2138008URBSUC1J24J73
	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each
4.	type of transaction; (iii) each	date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been
	conducted
	Description of the financial		Common shares of Touchstone Exploration Inc.
a)	instrument, type of instrument
	Identification code		CA89156L1085
b)	Nature of the transactions		Purchase of common shares by the Trustee of the Employee and
	Non-Executive Director Share Purchase Plans
					Effective price	Volumes
			1.		C$1.49	3,321
c)	Prices and volumes		2.		C$1.49	2,270
	3.		C$1.49	2,691
			4.		C$1.49	13,453
			5.		C$1.49	13,453
			6.		C$1.49	13,453

			7.	C$1.49	13,453
			8.	C$1.49	13,453
			9.	C$1.49	13,453
			10.	C$1.49	13,453
	Aggregated information
d)	- Aggregated volume		N/A (single transaction)
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction		06 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction		Toronto Stock Exchange

Touchstone Exploration Inc.

Touchstone Exploration Inc. is a Calgary, Alberta based company engaged in the business of acquiring interests in petroleum and natural gas rights and the exploration, development, production and sale of petroleum and natural gas. Touchstone is currently active in onshore properties located in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "TXP".

For further information about Touchstone, please visit our website at www.touchstoneexploration.com or contact:

Touchstone Exploration Inc.
Mr. Paul Baay, President and Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Mr. Scott Budau, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)
Nominated Advisor: Edward Mansfield / Daniel Bush / Michael McGloin	Tel: [phone]
Corporate Broking: Jerry Keen
Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)
Adam James / Henry Fitzgerald O'Connor / Thomas Diehl	Tel: [phone]
Camarco (Financial PR)
Nick Hennis / Billy Clegg	Tel: [phone]

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