Leading Edge Materials Provides Details on Romanian Exploration Alliance

Leading Edge Materials Provides Details on Romanian

Exploration Alliance

VANCOUVER

,

Aug. 13, 2018

/CNW/ -

Leading Edge Materials Corp.

("

Leading Edge Materials

" or "

the "Company

") (

TSXV:

LEM

) (

OTCQB: LEMIF

) (

Nasdaq First North: LEMSE

) wishes to provide further details regarding the Romanian exploration

alliance transaction (the "

Alliance Transaction

") as press released by the Company on

August 9

th

2018

and

April 26, 2018

.

The arm's length party (the "

Co-owner

") referenced in press releases is Remat Group Limited ("Remat"), a company incorporated

under the laws of Romania. Remat is focused on metals and mining in

Romania

, the principals of which have been known by the

Company for over two years.

On behalf of the Board,

"Blair Way"

Blair Way

, President & CEO

Qualified Person

The qualified person for the Company's project, Mr.

Blair Way B.S

. (Geology) M.B.A., a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of

Mining and Metallurgy, the Company's President and CEO, has reviewed and verified the contents of this document.

About Leading Edge Materials

Leading Edge Materials is a Canadian public company focused on production of high value critical raw materials for the European

market, with an operating base in the Nordic region, a region well recognised for its promotion and investment in innovation. LEM's

flagship asset is the Woxna Graphite production facility located in central

Sweden

targeting the supply of specialty materials for

lithium ion battery production. LEM's assets and research focus are towards the raw materials for Li-ion batteries (graphite, lithium,

cobalt); materials for high thermal efficiency building products (graphite, silica, nepheline); and materials that improve the efficiency

of energy generation (dysprosium, neodymium, hafnium). Investments are linked to the global shift to low-carbon energy generation

and energy storage. Leading Edge Materials currently operate in four divisions, Graphite, Lithium, Rare Earth and Cobalt. Mangold

Fondkommission AB is the company's Certified Adviser ("CA") as part of the listing requirements for Nasdaq First North.

Additional Information

Leading Edge Materials is listed on the TSXV under the symbol "LEM" and Nasdaq First North Stockholm under the symbol "

LEMSE". Mangold Fondkommission AB is the Company's Certified Adviser on Nasdaq First North.

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

Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Forward-Looking Information. This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information based on current

expectations. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known

and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially

different from those implied by such statements. Such statements include but are not limited to, unexpected geological conditions;

the Company's expectations regarding exploration activities to advance critical material projects for energy storage markets, delays

in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary permits and approvals from government authorities. Although such statements are based

on management's reasonable assumptions, there are risk factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or

achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-

looking information contained herein. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and

the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of

any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as

required by law.

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For further information:

1.604.685.9316 or [email protected], www.leadingedgematerials.com

CO: Leading Edge Materials

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