Touchstone Exploration : Share Purchase Plan and Director / PDMR Purchases

EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN AND DIRECTOR / PDMR PURCHASES

CALGARY, ALBERTA (January 8, 2020) - Touchstone Exploration Inc. ("Touchstone" or the "Company") (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces the following purchases under its Employee Share Purchase Plan.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1.	Paul R. Baay
		2.	Scott Budau
		3.	James Shipka
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		1. President and Chief Executive Officer
		2.	Chief Financial Officer
		3.	Chief Operating Officer
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
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each
	type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been
	conducted
a)	Description of the financial		Common shares of Touchstone Exploration Inc.
	instrument, type of instrument
	Identification code		CA89156L1085
b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of common shares by the Trustee of the Employee
			Share Purchase Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)			Effective Price		Volumes
			1.	C$0.375		10,333
			2.	C$0.375		5,333
			3.	C$0.375		8,000
d)	Aggregated information		N/A (single transaction)
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	07/01/2020
f)	Place of the transaction		Toronto Stock Exchange

Touchstone Exploration Inc.

Touchstone Exploration Inc. is a Calgary 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 Broker)
Nominated Advisor: Edward Mansfield / Daniel Bush	Tel: [phone]
Corporate Broking: Jerry Keen
Camarco (Financial PR)
Nick Hennis / Jane Glover	Tel: [phone]

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