RE:Nouvelle IMPORTANTE!!!!!!Acquisition of shares of Mason Graphite inc. by Ressources Qubec (alert system rules) MONTREAL, May 3, 2018 / CNW Telbec / - The Qubec government, through its mandatary Ressources Qubec inc. ("RQ"), on behalf of Capital Mines Hydrocarbures, today acquired 3,314,917 common shares (the "shares") of Mason Graphite inc. ("Mason Graphite" or "the issuer") at a price of $ 1.81 per share, for a total consideration of $ 5,999,999.77. The transaction did not take place on a stock exchange or market. Prior to the transaction, RQ owned or controlled 13,706,294 shares, representing 10.11% of the outstanding shares. Immediately following the transaction, RQ will own or control 17,021,211 shares, which represent 12.55% of the outstanding shares (on an undiluted and diluted basis with respect to the securities held by RQ). RQ may, depending on certain circumstances, including market conditions, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership or control over the shares or other securities of Mason Graphite, including through market transactions, private agreements or new issues. Other than indicated in this news release, RQ does not have a plan or intention regarding material issuer changes, including the changes listed in Item 5 of Form 62-103F1, which is available on SEDAR under the profile of Mason Graphite. A copy of the 62-104 filing filed on SEDAR can be obtained from the issuer's profile by contacting Marie-Jose Lapierre at 514-876-9390. RQ's address is 600 De La Gauchetire Street, Suite 1500, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4L8. The address of the transmitter is 3030, boul. Carrefour, Suite 600, Laval, Quebec H7T 2P5. Related link: To receive press releases from the Ministry of the Economy, Science and Innovation in real time, subscribe to the appropriate RSS feed at www.economie.gouv.qc.ca/rss. Read more: https://www.lelezard.com/communique-16843962.html