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Grid Metals Expands Leadership Team With Appointment of Chief Development Officer

Management Changes

Grid Metals Expands Leadership Team With

Appointment of Chief Development Officer

May 2, 2023. Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM; OTCQB:MSMGF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce

the appointment of Brandon Smith, CFA, MFE as Chief Development Officer effective

immediately. Brandon Smith is a seasoned capital markets professional with over a decade of experience,

and most recently, he was the lead equity research analyst covering battery metals developers for one of

Canada's leading independent investment banks.

"I am excited to announce Brandon's appointment as Chief Development Officer at Grid Metals," said

Robin Dunbar, President and CEO of Grid Metals. "Brandon brings a wealth of experience that will benefit

Grid Metals in what is shaping up to be a catalyst-rich year for the company."

Brandon Smith has over 12 years of experience in capital markets spanning equity research, asset

management, sales & tra ding, and treasury functions. Most recently, he was the lead equity research

analyst at Cormark Securities Inc. covering battery metals developers. Prior to this, he spent time in equity

research in the precious metals space along with various positions at Toronto Dominion Bank over a 7 -

year period. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia and a Masters

of Financial Economics (MFE) from the University of Toronto. He obtained his CFA designation in 2014.

Grant of Incen tive Awards - The Board of Directors Company has approved the issuance of 5,550,000

stock options at an exercise price of $0.20 per share and 1,500,000 Restricted Share Units ( collectively,

the “Incentive Awards”) under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan. The issuance is to eligible directors,

management, employees and consultants. 2,600,000 of the stock options granted to management of

the Company vest over a period of 12 months as follows: 33 1/3% on issuance, 33 1/3% six (6) months

from date of issuance, and 33 1/3% twelve (12) months from date of issuance. All of the stock options

have a term of of five years from the date of grant . The Restricted Share Unit grants have an escrow

period of one year and are subject to performance criteria in order to vest.

About Grid Metals Corp.

Grid Metals Corp. is a Canada -based exploration and development company. The Company is actively

focused on both lithium and nickel -copper-platinum group metals (Ni -Cu-PGM) in the Bird River area,

approximately 150 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company controls two lithium

properties: Donner Lake and Falcon West. The 75% owned Donner Lake Property is situated 35km north

of the producing Tanco mine, one of only 2 lithium-producing mines in Canada. Grid Metals has a MOU

toll-milling agreement with Tanco which was signed on October 17, 2022. The company's Makwa Mayville

project presently consists of two open pit Ni-Cu-PGM resources prepared in compliance with NI 43-101.

On Behalf of the Board of Grid Metals Corp.

For more information about the Company please see the Company website at www.gridmetalscorp.com

or contact:

Robin Dunbar - President, CEO & Director Telephone: 416-955-4773 Email: [email protected]

David Black - Investor Relations Email: [email protected]

We seek safe harbour. This news release contains forward -looking statements within the meaning of the

United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the

meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) (together, "forward -looking statements"). Such forward -looking

statements include the Company’s closing of the proposed financial t ransactions, sale of royalty and

property interests. the overall economic potential of its properties, the availability of adequate financing

and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,

performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements to be materially

different. Such factors include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risk,

uncertainty of production and capital costs estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses,

physical risks inherent in mining operations, metallurgical risk, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the

price of nickel, cobalt, copper and other metals, completion of economic evaluations, changes in project

parameters as plans continue to be refined, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely

basis, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's Management

Discussion and Analysis for the most r ecent financial period and Material Change Reports filed with the

Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor i ts Regulations Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

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

release.

This news release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities

being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933,

as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States absent U.S.

registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements