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Montreal, Quebec – TheNewswire - October 6, 2023 – Nio Strategic Metals Inc. (TSXV:NIO) (OTC:NIOCF) (“Nio” or the “Company”) announces management and directors of the Company (collectively, the "Insiders") have exercised all of their common share purchase warrants ("warrants") they detained, generating aggregate proceeds of approximately C$54,000 to the Company. Together with its previous cash balances, Nio now has approximately C$1.1 million in cash.
The warrants were issued in connection with the Corporation's private placement of units completed in October 2021 and were set to expire on October 15, 2023.The exercise price of the warrants was C$0.12.
Hubert Marleau, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are extremely pleased about the Insiders' continued belief in the long-term value of Nio, and their ongoing support in our planned corporate activities into critical and strategic metals, including the Niobium-mining project in Oka."
In December 2022, the Canadian government released its report entitled The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy – From Exploration to Recycling: Powering the Green and Digital Economy for Canada and the World which recognizes that critical minerals represent a generational opportunity for Canada’s workers, economy and net-zero future. Such minerals are the foundation on which our modern economy is built and that list includes niobium.
“Our priority remains to increase our presence in the critical metals ecosystem,” added Mr. Marleau. “It’s clear that North America is going to need a lot more niobium. We remain fairly busy as we conduct various activities concurrently including negotiations with stakeholders. Furthermore, we are constantly seeking propositions from third parties involved in the exploration and development of critical materials or minerals classified as strategic by governments.”
“Governments are just starting to understand the importance of niobium,” said Marleau. “It has flown largely under the radar, even though it’s essential for airplanes, bridges and buildings and electric vehicles batteries that could revolutionize new and green technologies.”
AboutNio Strategic Metals
Nio Strategic Metals is an exploration and development company, with a focus on becoming a ferroniobium producer. The Company holds a niobium property in Oka, Québec and other exploration properties in the Province of Québec. Nio’s Oka mining property consists of mining rights comprisedof49claimscovering2,281acresanditsGreatWhalepropertyconsistsofsurfaceand mining rights covering 24,944 acres on the Hudson Bay territory.
FormoreinformationontheCompany,pleaserefertotheCompany’spublicdocumentsavailable on SEDAR (www.sedarplus.com) or on the Company’s website (https://niostratmet.com/).
Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:
Hubert Marleau
Chairman,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer
nio.investorinformation@gmail.com
514-560-7623
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This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together, “forwardlookingstatements”)withinthemeaningofapplicableCanadiansecurities laws.Statements,otherthanstatementsofhistoricalfacts,maybeforward-lookingstatements. Generally, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “plans”, “expects”, “estimates”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes” or variations of such words,orstatementsthatcertainactions,eventsorresults“may”,“could”,“would”,“might”, “willbetaken”,“occur”or“beachieved”,thenegativeofthesetermsandsimilarterminology although not all forward-looking statement contains these terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects andopportunities to differmaterially from thoseexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set out in Nio Stategic Metals’s annual and/or quarterly management discussion and analysis and in other of its public disclosure documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, as wellasallassumptionsregardingtheforegoing.Although Nio Strategic Metalsbelievesthattheassumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance shouldnotbeplacedonthesestatements,whichonlyapplyasofthedateofthisnewsrelease, andnoassurance can be given thatsuch eventswill occurinthedisclosed time frame or at all. Exceptwhererequiredbyapplicablelaw,Nio Strategic Metalsdisclaimsanyintentionorobligationtoupdate orreviseanyforward-lookingstatement,whetherasaresultofnewinformation,futureevents or otherwise.
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