Variscan Mines Limited ("Variscan" or "Company") advised the following additional changes to the Board of Directors to take effect on 30 September 2018. Existing non-executive director Dr. Foo Fatt Kah has agreed to take on the role of Non-executive Chairman, Mr. Kwan Chee Seng has elected to retire from the Board and take up an alternate director position, and Mr. Mark Pitts has agreed to a non-executive director role effective 30 September 2018. These changes together with recently announced retirements and a decision by Mr. Patrick Elliott (current Board Chairman) to retire from the Board effective 30 September 2018 will mean a substantially smaller Board. Mr. Mark Pitts is a Partner in Corporate Advisory firm Endeavour Corporate providing company secretarial support; corporate, governance and compliance advice to a number of ASX listed public companies. Mark has more than 25 years' experience in statutory reporting and business administration.