Oriole Resources PLC reported that, further to its announcement dated 2 January 2024, it has now signed a definitive earn-in agreement ('Earn-In Agreement') with BCM International Limited ('BCM') in relation to the Company's Bibemi gold project ('Bibemi' or the 'Project') in Cameroon. Execution of the Bibemi Earn-In Agreement whereby BCM will earn up to a 50% interest in Bibemi in return for meeting certain commitments which, in addition to the Signature Payment, include USD 4 million in exploration expenditure and future resource-linked success-based payments; A signature payment ('Signature Payment') of USD 450,000 to the Company is now being processed by BCM, which follows an earlier advanced payment of USD 50,000; A large component of the exploration expenditure at Bibemi will include resource-expansion drilling. It is anticipated that drilling will start at Bibemi in first quarter-2024 and further details on the planned programme will be released in due course; Expenditure against the USD 4 million funding has already commenced, with approximately USD 72,000 received to support camp upgrades and ongoing technical studies ahead of the application for an exploitation licence in 2024; Execution of a second agreement with BCM, the 'Mbe Earn-In Agreement' (announcement dated 20 November 2023), is expected later this month.