Class 1 Nickel Issues Shares Under Somanike Property Option

Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited (“

Class 1 Nickel

” or the “

Company

”) (CSE: NICO), a Canadian company aiming to develop nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide deposits 45km northeast of Timmins, Ontario, today announces the issuance of 104,166 common shares in the capital of the Company (“

Common Shares

”) at a price of $0.72 per Common Share, being the closing price of the Common Shares on the date of issuance. The issuance of Common Shares satisfies all outstanding share issuances required by the Company to earn a 100% undivided interest from Quebec Precious Metals Corporation (“

QPM

”) in the Somanike Property, an exploration stage property consisting of 5146.06 hectares located in La Motte, Quebec. A copy of the option agreement concerning the Somanike Property dated April 27, 2020 (the “

Option Agreement

”) was filed under Class 1 Nickel’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com on August 14, 2020. The shares issued are subject to a four month hold period.

Future consideration payable by Class 1 Nickel to QPM to earn its 100% undivided interest in and to the Somanike Property includes $25,000 in cash due on or before June 15, 2022 and $50,000 in cash due on or before June 15, 2023 (collectively, the “Future Cash Consideration”).

About Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited

Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited (CSE: NICO) is a mineral resource company focused on  the development of its 100% owned Alexo-Dundonald Project, a portfolio of komatiite hosted magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide projects located near Timmins, Ontario. 

For more information, please contact:

Benjamin Cooper, PresidentT: 416.454.0166E: [e-mail]

For additional information please visit our new website at www.class1nickel.com and our Twitter feed: @Class1Nickel.

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