Lydian International Limited (TSX:LYD) ("Lydian" or the "Company"), a
gold-focused mineral exploration and development company, announces several key
changes to the Company's board of directors and executive leadership as
described below.


Appointment of Tim Read as a Director

The Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Timothy Philip Read has been
appointed as director of the Company. Mr. Read has joined the Company's board of
directors as a nominee of International Finance Corporation, a significant
shareholder of the Company. He has over forty years of experience in the mining
and metals sector, first as a mining analyst, then as an investment banker and,
most recently, as a corporate executive and director. Between 1995 and 1999, Mr.
Read was Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Mining and Metals Investment
Banking for Merrill Lynch Inc., a role involving leadership in various
investment banking activities, including corporate finance and mergers and
acquisitions. Between 1999 and 2006, he was chief executive of Adastra Minerals
Inc. (acquired by First Quantum Minerals Ltd.) and has since served as a
non-executive director for several natural resource companies. Mr. Read is
currently a director of Faroe Petroleum plc, Metminco Limited and Capital
Drilling Limited, and was previously a director of Cumerio SA and Nevoro Inc. He
has a BA (Economics) from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and is a
Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.  


"On behalf of the nominations committee and the board of directors as a whole, I
am very pleased to welcome Tim to the board of directors. This appointment is an
important part of several recent and ongoing leadership and corporate governance
enhancement initiatives that have been undertaken by the board, including the
recent appointment of Howard Stevenson as President and Chief Executive Officer
and now naming Doug Tobler as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company."
stated Gordon Wylie, Chairman.


Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer and Resignation of Director and Chief
Financial Officer 


Mr. Douglas L. Tobler has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, which will take effect on April 22, 2014. In this role as Chief
Financial Officer, Mr. Tobler will succeed Roderick Corrie who has resigned from
this position and as a director of the Company, effective immediately. 


Mr. Tobler is a senior financial management executive with over 30 years of
experience gained as a chief financial officer, certified public accountant and
corporate advisor. From August 2012 to the present, Mr. Tobler has provided
various consulting services in the mining industry through Tobler Advisory LLC,
a company owned by him. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of
Alacer Gold Corp. from April 2004 to August 2012. Mr. Tobler has a B.S. in
Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Colorado and is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 


Howard Stevenson, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "I am very
pleased to welcome Doug to the Lydian team and look forward to working with him
as we take the Company through this next phase of its development. Doug's
successful track record of overseeing the finance function through the
exploration, financing, construction and production stages will place Lydian in
good stead during its transition from an exploration to a development company."
Mr. Stevenson also stated, "I would also like to thank Roderick for his
leadership and many contributions to Lydian since the early stages of the
Company's evolution. Roderick has been an instrumental member of our leadership
team through the Company's progression to its current position." 


About Lydian International 

Lydian is a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company with
expertise employing "first mover" strategies in emerging exploration
environments. Currently, Lydian is focused on Eastern Europe and, in particular,
developing its flagship Amulsar gold project in Armenia. Lydian's management
team has a track record of success in grassroots discovery, in acquiring and
developing undervalued assets, and in building companies. Lydian has a strong
social agenda and a unique understanding of the complex social and political
issues that characterise emerging environments. The Company's significant
shareholders include the International Finance Corporation which is a member of
the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
More information can be found on Lydian's web site at
www.lydianinternational.co.uk.


Caution regarding forward-looking information:

This news release may contain certain information that constitutes
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently
characterized by words such as "plan," "expect," "project," "intend," "believe,"
"anticipate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or
conditions "may" or "will" occur and include statements regarding the Company's
board and executive appointments and corporate governance initiatives.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management
at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These
factors include the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development
of mineral properties, mine site planning and development, the uncertainties
involved in interpreting drilling results and other geological data, fluctuating
metal prices, permitting and licensing and other factors described above and in
the Company's most recent annual information form, under the heading "Risk
Factors", which has been filed electronically by means of the Canadian
Securities Administrators' website located at www.sedar.com. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements if
circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change. The reader is
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Lydian International Limited
Donna Pugsley
Investor Relations
+44 (0)1534 715473
+44 (0)7797 742800
info@lydianinternational.co.uk