Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN, EXN.WT, OTC: EXLLF and FRA: E4X1) ("Excellon") and Otis Gold Corp. (TSX-V: OOO, OTC: OGLDF, FRA: 4OG) ("Otis") are pleased to announce that the two leading independent proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), have each recommended that shareholders approve the proposed acquisition by Excellon of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Otis by way of a statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").

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Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN, EXN.WT, OTC:EXLLF and FRA:E4X1) (“Excellon” or the “Company”) and Otis Gold Corp. (TSX-V:OOO, OTC:OGLDF, FRA:4OG) (“Otis”) are pleased to announce the successful completion of the previously-announced business combination, pursuant to which Excellon has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Otis by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement").

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