Torchlight Energy Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences

PLANO, TX--(Marketwired - May 09, 2014) - Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCH) ("Torchlight Energy" or "the Company") announce today that management will present at the following upcoming investor conferences.

15th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

Date: May 19, 2014 at 2:30 PM PT
Location: Loews Hotel
Santa Monica, California
Webcast: http://www.brileyconference.com/2014/register/profile.php?ticker=trch

SeeThruEquity 3rd Annual MicroCap Investor Conference

Date: May 28, 2014
Location: Convene Grand Central
New York, NY

Third Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference

Date: May 29, 2014 at 11:30AM ET
Location: Grand Hyatt
New York, NY
Webcast: http://wsw.com/webcast/marcum2/TRCH

Conference participation is by invitation only and registration is mandatory. For more information on the conferences or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact the respective conference coordinators.

Please view Torchlight's website, www.torchlightenergy.com for additional information and available webcast of presentations.

About the 15th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

This prestigious three-day, invitation-only annual event, brings together a targeted audience of leading institutional investors, financial services professionals and other qualified investors. The conference will feature presentations by over 200 companies in a broad range of sectors, including: technology, consumer, retail, financials and energy. One-on-one meetings with company management teams will be available for investors.

About SeeThru Equity, LLC

SeeThruEquity is an equity research and corporate access firm focused on companies with less than $1 billion in market capitalization. The research is not paid for and is unbiased. SeeThruEquity is approved to contribute research to Thomson Reuters One (First Call), CapitalIQ, FactSet, and Zacks and distributes research to its database of opt-in investors. The firm also contribute estimates to Thomson Estimates, the leading estimates platform on Wall Street.

About the 3 ^rd Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference

The Marcum MicroCap Conference is dedicated to introducing investors to the very best, undiscovered companies under $500 million in market capitalization. Launched in 2012, the annual Marcum MicroCap Conference features presentations by CEOs and CFOs from promising high-growth companies, the top picks by some of the most astute analysts following small caps, and thoughtful commentary on successful investment strategies and sectors.

About Torchlight Energy

Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCH), based in Plano, Texas, is a high growth oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) company with a primary focus on acquisition and development of highly profitable domestic oil fields. The company currently holds interests in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma where their targets are established plays such as the Eagle Ford Shale, Mississippi Limestone and Hunton Limestone trends. For additional information on the company, please visit www.torchlightenergy.com.