Bell Copper Corp. Announces Amendments to Private Placement Financing

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire - March 27, 2012) - Bell Copper Corporation (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: BCU) announces that it is amending the terms of its previously announced brokered private placement. The Company will now proceed with the private placement on a non-brokered basis and offer for sale up to 50,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit for total gross proceeds of up to $2,500,000 (the "Financing"). Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.10 for a period of 24 months from the closing date of the Financing.

The Company is presently exploring opportunities to work with certain Canadian and international firms to complete the Financing on a non-brokered basis.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Financing primarily to fund the completion of the feasibility study and ongoing development of the La Balsa project in Mexico, to fund the acquisition of the Van Dyke project in Arizona, and for general working capital purposes.

Upon the closing of the Financing, the Company may pay to eligible finders in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange finders' fees in cash, common shares, warrants or any combination thereof.


About Bell Copper

Bell Copper is a public company with a focus on copper exploration, development and production in North America. The Company has an extensive portfolio of exploration and development projects located in two of North America's premier copper producing regions: Mexico and Arizona.

More information on Bell Copper: www.bellcopper.net.


On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bell Copper Corporation

Michael Werner
CEO & Director



This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, the use of proceeds of the Financing. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; acquisition risks, the actual results of current exploration activities; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; the Property not being integrated successfully or such integration proving more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected, not realizing on the potential benefits of the proposed transaction; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of mineral prices; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and shortages and other risks of the mining industry; and, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or required financing or in the completion of activities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Contact Information

Bell Copper Corporation
Bulgan Orgilsaikha, Investor Relations
(416) 309-2895
info@bellcopper.net
www.bellcopper.net

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Christine Stewart
(514) 939-3989 or (416) 644-2020
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