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Foremost Clean Energy Provides Update of its Anticipated Closing Date of its Spin-Out from January 30 to January 31, 2025

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Foremost Clean Energy Provides Update of its Anticipated Closing Date of its

Spin-Out from January 30 to January 31, 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 29, 2025 -- Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMST) (CSE: FAT) ("Foremost"

or the "Company"), an emerging North American uranium and lithium exploration company, announces the effective date of

the previously announced spin out (the "Spin-Out") of its gold and silver properties into a new stand-alone public company

named Rio Grande Resources Ltd. ( "Rio Grande"), pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the " Arrangement") is now anticipated to

occur 1 day later at 12:01a.m. (Vancouver time) on January 31 , 2025 (the "Surrender Date"). Foremost had previously announced

by news release dated January 28, 2025 (the "January 28 Release") that the effective date of the Spin-Out was anticipated to occur

at 12:01 a.m. (Vancouver time) on January 30, 2025. Pursuant to the Arrangement, shareholders of Foremost as of January 30, 2025

will receive one (1) new common share of Foremost (each a "New Foremost Share") and two (2) common shares of Rio

Grande (the "Rio Grande Shares" and, together with the New Foremost Shares , the "Consideration Shares") for each common

share of Foremost ("Foremost Share") held as of the Surrender Date.

In addition, r egarding the New Foremost Shares and the Rio Grande Shares (collectively, the “Consideration Shares ”),

shareholders are not required to take any further action. However, registered Foremost shareholders who hold physical share

certificates and/or DRS statements, rather than shares in a brokerage or trading account, should make note of the news release

dated January 28, 2025, for specific instructions on how to receive the Consideration Shares. For additional information on the

Arrangement, please also refer to the Company's management information circular dated November 12, 2024 (the " Circular"),

which is available on the Company 's website at https://foremostcleanenergy.com/investors/shareholder -meeting.html, and on

the Company 's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Shareholders are encouraged to refer to the Circular for additional

information with respect to the Spin-Out.

About Foremost

Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMST) (CSE: FAT) (WKN: A40NYU) is an emerging North American uranium and

lithium exploration company. The Company holds an option to earn up to a 70% interest in 10 prospective uranium properties

(with the exception of the Hatchet Lake, where Foremost is able to earn up to 51%), spanning over 330,000 acres in the prolif ic,

uranium-rich Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. As the demand for carbon- free energy continues to

accelerate, domestically mined uranium and lithium are poised for dynamic growth, playing an important role in the future of

clean energy. Foremost 's uranium projects are at different stages of exploration, from grassroots to those with significant

historical exploration and drill -ready targets. The Company 's mission is to make significant discoveries alongside and in

collaboration with Denison Mines Corp. (TSX: DML, NYSE American: DNN), through systematic and disciplined exploration

programs.

Foremost also has a portfolio of lithium projects at varying stages of development, which are located across 55,000+ acres in

Manitoba and Quebec. For further information, please visit the Company 's website at www.foremostcleanenergy.com .

Contact and Information

Company

Jason Barnard, President and CEO

+1 (604) 330-8067

[email protected]

Investor Relations

Lucas A. Zimmerman

Managing Director

MZ Group - MZ North America

(949) 259-4987

[email protected]

www.mzgroup.us

Follow us or contact us on social media:

X: @fmstcleanenergy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foremostcleanenergy

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForemostCleanEnergy

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release and oral statem ents

made from time to time by representatives of the Company are or may constitute " forward-looking statements " as such term is

used in applicable United States and Canadian laws and including, without limitation, within the meaning of the Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, for which the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward lo oking

statements. Such forward-looking statements and forward -looking information include, but are not limited to, completion of the

Spin-Out, the Surrender Date and the effective date of the Arrangement, approval of the reclassification of the Foremost Shares

to New Foremost Shares, the listing of the Rio Grande Shares on the CSE and the proposed benefits of the Spin-Out. These

statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not

yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to

predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not

always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect," "is expected," "anticipates" or "does not anticipate, "

"plans," "estimates" or "intends," or stating that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would," "might" or "will" be

taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as forward- looking statements. Such

forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual

results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or

achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others,

the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares,

continuity of agreements with third parties, the satisfaction of the conditions to the Arrangement, risks and uncertainties

associated with the environment and delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing. Although the Company

has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those

described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as

anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual result s

and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Although the Company believes that the

expectations reflected in such forward- looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance

that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could

cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company 's ability to control

or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the

statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company 's filings on SEDAR+ and Edgar. The Company

assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future

events or otherwise. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward- looking statements contained in this

news release and in any document referred to in this news release. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the

solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Please refer to the Company 's most recent filings under its profile at on SEDAR+ at

www.sedarplus.ca and on Edgar at www.sec.gov for further information respecting the risks affecting the Company and its

business.

The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release and accepts no responsibility for the

adequacy or accuracy hereof.