HOT ROCKS INVESTMENTS PLC                          

                                (the "Company")                               

4 October 2017

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

Hot Rocks Investments plc has been notified that Gavin Burnell, Managing

Director of the Company, today purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company at 0.25pence per share and is now interested in 32,956,666

ordinary shares, representing 18.98 per cent of the Company's issued share

capital.

The directors of the issuer accept responsibility for the content of this

announcement.

For further details please contact:

Hot Rocks Investments plc

Gavin Burnell Tel: 020 7382 8300

Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited

Guy Miller Tel: 020 7220 9796