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Avalon Works Corp. announces Name Change to Founders Metals Inc.

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Avalon Works Corp.

10545 45 Avenue NW, Suite 300

Edmonton, Alberta

Canada, T6H 4M9

Avalon Works Corp. announces Name Change to Founders Metals Inc.

Edmonton, Alberta -- (March 25, 2021) – Avalon Works Corp. (TSXV: AWB) (the "Company") is pleased to

announce that the Company will be changing its name from Avalon Works Corp. to "Founders Metals Inc." to

better reflect its primary focus of mineral exploration.

The Company received approval of the name change from shareholders on February 25, 2021 and approved by

way of resolution of the board of directors on March 10, 2021. The Company received approval by the TSX

Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) for the name change on March 25, 2021.

Effective at market open on Monday, March 29, 2021, the Company's common shares will begin trading under

the new name on the TSXV under the symbol "FDR" and will be assigned new CUSIP/ISIN numbers

CA3505901056/350590105.

About Avalon Works Corp.

Avalon Works Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on proving and developing the resource potential

of the 1,063,326 hectare mineral property in northeast New Brunswick known as the "Elmtree Gold Project",

approximately 20 km northwest of the City of Bathurst, New Brunswick and approximately 10 km west of the

village of Petit Rocher, New Brunswick near the enhanced service areas of Alcida and Dauversiere, New

Brunswick. For further details about the Elmtree Gold Project, please refer to the Company's website or current

geological Technical Report dated February 25, 2021 available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at

www.sedar.com. In addition, the Company's Listing Application dated February 25, 2021 also provides

additional detailed information about the Company, its Elmtree Gold Project, and the Transactions, which is also

publicly available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Avalon Works Corp.

"John Williamson"

John Williamson

President, CEO and Director

For further information:

Nick Stajduhar

Director

Telephone: 780-701-3216

Email: [email protected]

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or listing application

prepared in connection with the Acquisition, any information released or received with respect to the Acquisition

may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of the Company should

be considered highly speculative.

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

-2of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities

legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the use of proceeds

from the Bridge Financing and Concurrent Financing, the expected timing for completion of the recommended

work program pursuant to the Technical Report, and the future plans or prospects of the Company. Generally,

forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans",

"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends",

"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that

certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved".

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered

reasonable by management, are inherently subject to business, market and economic risks, uncertainties and

contingencies that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from

those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Although the Company has attempted to identify

important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking

information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events

could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue

reliance on forward-looking information. Other factors which could materially affect such forward-looking

information are described in the risk factors in the Company's most recent annual management's discussion

and analysis which is available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Company does not

undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Not for distribution to U.S. Newswire Services or for dissemination in the United States. Any failure tocomply

with this restriction may constitute a violation of U.S. securities laws.

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