Touchstone Gold Limited Appointment of New Director (0325Z)

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Touchstone Gold Limited

08 December 2014

Touchstone Gold Limited (AIM:TGL)

("Touchstone" or the "Company")

Appointment of New Director

London, 8 December 2014 - Touchstone, the AIM listed investment company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Almeida to its Board as non-executive director.

Richard Almeida's career spans over 20 years in the global technology industry as a business founder and business builder, with a successful track record of businesses that he founded being sold to large global technology companies. Richard has worked at Board and Senior Management level at a number of international companies. He served as founding shareholder and Chief Technology Officer of INSnet (later acquired by Cable & Wireless) and a founder of Nominet UK, and Network Managers (later acquired by Microsoft). He continues as advisor to early stage technology companies, including businesses in the 'big data' sectors.

The company also announces that Shahed Mahmood will be stepping down from the board.

Chief Operating Officer, Franz Forrester, commented, "We thank Shahed for his contribution to the Company as it progressed through its restructuring, and welcome Richard to the Board. Richard's significant expertise in the telecoms and technology industry strongly supports GOS' focus on high value commercial opportunities and future growth."

Richard Almeida commented, "I am looking forward to working closely with Touchstone's Board and Management to guide the Company towards success. I shall use my background and experience in both telecoms and technology to support GOS Systems within the hugely growing homeland security space."

By way of background, on November 4, 2014, the Company announced that it had successfully concluded an acquisition of GOS Systems in accordance with its investment policy. GOS Systems (website: http://www.gos-systems.com/) is a UK security group providing a range of leading-edge tactical intelligence gathering and secure communication solutions for law enforcement, homeland security and government agencies around the world. GOS Systems' clients include agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

Following the changes, the Board of Directors will comprise Franz Forrester, Charles Goodfellow, Professor Arthur Gibson and Richard Almeida.

See appendix for further information in accordance with Rule 17, Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Richard Almeida has an interest in 4,466,657 common shares of the Company, representing 0.9% of the issued share capital.

For further information please contact:

 
 Touchstone Gold Limited          Tel: [phone] 
  Trevor Wells 
 
 finnCap Ltd                      Tel: [phone] 
  Matthew Robinson / Simon 
  Hicks 
 Peterhouse Corporate Finance     Tel: [phone] 
  Limited 
 Lucy Williams 
 

Appendix - AIM Rule 17

Save as disclosed herein, there are no additional disclosures to be made in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules in relation to Richard Phillip Almeida (Age 48).

Current Directorships

   --     Ibex Ltd 
   --     Comand (Europe) Ltd 
   --     Comand Online Ltd 
   --     In2digi Ltd 
   --     Bluejay Properties Ltd 

Previous Directorships / Partnerships in the Last Five years

   --     Bluejay Properties LLP 
   --     Bluejay Homes Ltd 
   --     Sunningdale Capital LLP 

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