Leading Edge Materials Announces Appoitment of General Counsel and Grant of Stock Options
NEWS RELEASE November 3, 2022
LEADING EDGE MATERIALS CORP.
14th Floor 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4H1
[email protected] | www.leadingedgematerials.com
TSX.V: LEM | Nasdaq First North: LEMSE | OTCQB: LEMIF | FRA: 7FL
TSX.V: LEM | Nasdaq First North: LEMSE | OTCQB: LEMIF
LEADING EDGE MATERIALS ANNOUNCES APPOITMENT OF GENERAL
COUNSEL AND GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS
Vancouver, November 3, 2022 – Leading Edge Materials Corp. (“Leading Edge Materials” or the
“Company”) (TSXV: LEM) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) (OTCQB: LEMIF) (FRA: 7FL) announces that it has
appointed Stefan Derksen as general counsel for the Company. Mr. Derksen is a Dutch national qualified to practice
law in the Netherlands. He worked as a senior lawyer in the Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek before
founding the litigation and arbitration boutique firm STAUNCH in 2021. In addition to an LLM degree from Utrecht
University he holds an MSc degree in International business (finance major) from Tilburg University.
The Company also announces granting of stock options (the “Options”) to officers and consultants to purchase an
aggregate of 700,000 common shares (the “Optioned Shares”) of the Company, at exercise price of C$0.20 per
Optioned Share, expiring on the date that is 5 years from the date of grant. The Options will vest 33% one year after
the date of grant, 33% two years after the date of grant and 34% three years after the date of grant. The Options
were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Option Plan.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Leading Edge Materials Corp.
Eric Krafft, Interim CEO
For further information, please contact the Company at:
www.leadingedgematerials.com
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About Leading Edge Materials
Leading Edge Materials is a Canadian public company focused on developing a portfolio of critical raw material
projects located in the European Union. Critical raw materials are determined as such by the European Union based
on their economic importance and supply risk. They are directly linked to high growth technologies such as batteries
for electromobility and energy storage and permanent magnets for electric motors and wind power that underpin the
clean energy transition towards climate neutrality. The portfolio of projects includes the 100% owned Woxna Graphite
mine (Sweden), Norra Karr HREE project (Sweden) and the 51% owned Bihor Sud Nickel Cobalt exploration alliance
(Romania).
Additional Information
The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out above, on
November 3, at 8:15 am Vancouver time.
Leading Edge Materials is listed on the TSXV under the symbol “LEM”, OTCQB under the symbol “LEMIF” and
Nasdaq First North Stockholm under the symbol "LEMSE". Mangold Fondkommission AB is the Company’s Certified
Adviser on Nasdaq First North and may be contacted via email [email protected] or by phone +46 (0) 8 5030 1550.
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