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Defense Metals Reports 2023 Annual General and Special Meeting Results

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Suite 228-1122 Mainland St.

Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1

(DEFN:TSXV)

www.defensemetals.com

Defense Metals Reports 2023 Annual General and Special Meeting Results

News Release - Vancouver, British Columbia – December 18, 2023: Defense Metals Corp.

(“Defense Metals” or the “Company”; TSX-V:DEFN / OTCQB:DFMTF / FSE:35D) is pleased

to announce that all matters submitted to the shareholders for approval as set out in the Company’s

Notice of Meeting and Information Circular, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast

at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on December 15, 2023, including

fixing the number of directors at eight, electing each of Craig Taylor, Luisa Moreno, Andrew

Burgess, William Bird, Dale Wallster, Len Clough, Martin Cronin and Ted Kavanagh as directors

of the Company to hold office for the ensuing year, appointing Crowe MacKay LLP as the

Company’s auditors for the ensuing year and authorizing the board of directors to set their

remuneration and approving the Company’s stock option plan.

The Company also announces the granting of incentive stock options (“Options”) to certain of its

directors, officers and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate 5,700,000 common shares of the

Company at a price of $0.16 per common share for a period of three years. 200,000 Options granted

to Bluesky Corporate Communications Ltd. will vest in stages over a period of 12 months in equal

portions every three months starting three months after the date of grant. The remaining Options

vest on the date of grant.

About Defense Metals Corp.

Defense Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company focused on the

development of its 100% owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Deposit located near Prince

George, British Columbia, Canada. Defense Metals Corp. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange

under the symbol “DEFN”, in the United States, trading symbol “DFMTF” on the OTCQB and in

Germany on the Frankfurt Exchange under “35D”.

Defense Metals is a proud member of Discovery Group. For more information please visit:

http://www.discoverygroup.ca/

For further information, please visit www.defensemetals.com or contact:

Todd Hanas, Bluesky Corporate Communications Ltd.

Vice President, Investor Relations

Tel: (778) 994 8072

Email: [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in

the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of

this news release.

Suite 228-1122 Mainland St.

Vancouver, BC V6B 5L1

(DEFN:TSXV)

www.defensemetals.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information

This news release contains “forward‐looking information or statements” within the meaning of applicable securities

laws, which may include, without limitation, the technical, financial and business prospects of the Company, its project

and other matters. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or

developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes

the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements

are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking

statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous ass umptions regarding present and future

business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of rare

earth elements, the anticipated costs and expenditures, the ability to achieve its goals, that genera l business and

economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed

and on reasonable terms. Such forward-looking information reflects the Company’s views with respect to future events

and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation

of exploration results, risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates, the potential for

unexpected costs and expenses and those other risks filed under the Company’s profile on SEDA R at

www.sedarplus.ca. While such estimates and assumptions are considered reasonable by the management of the

Company, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and

risks. The Company does not undertake to update forward‐looking statements or forward‐looking information, except

as required by law.