2015 News

Vancouver, British Columbia, July 3rd, 2015. Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT, BVL:DNT) ("Candente Copper" and/or the "Company" ) is pleased to provide the voting results for the election of directors at its annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 29, 2015.

The director nominees were presented in the Company's Management Information Circular dated May 20, 2015, and shareholders re-elected all directors nominated by management. The directors will serve until the next annual general meeting of the Company. The voting results are as follows:

Nominee For Withheld
Joanne C. Freeze 98.05% 1.95%
Sean I. Waller 98.05% 1.95%
Michael J. Thicke 99.84% 0.16%
Andr̩s J. Milla 99.89% 0.11%
John E. Black 99.89% 0.11%
George Elliott 99.87% 0.13%
Wolfgang P.T. Nickel 99.87% 0.13%
Federico L. Oviedo 99.87% 0.13%
Paul H. Barry 99.90% 0.10%

About Candente Copper

Candente Copper is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. The company is currently focused on its 100% owned Cañariaco project, which includes the Feasibility stage Cañariaco Norte deposit as well as the Cañariaco Sur deposit and Quebrada Verde prospect, located within the western Cordillera of the Peruvian Andes in the Department of Lambayeque in Northern Peru.

On behalf of the Board of Candente Copper Corp.

"Joanne C. Freeze" P.Geo.
CEO, Director
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For further information please contact:

info@candentecopper.com
www.candentecopper.com

or:
Walter Spagnuolo
Manager, Investor Relations
mobile: +1 (604) 306-8477
local: + 1 (604) 689-1957 ext 3

Nataly Reategui
Investor Relations, Peru
tel.: (511) 715-2001 ext 107
nreategui@candente.com

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