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Metal Energy Appoints Joel Friedman to CFO

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Metal Energy Appoints Joel Friedman to CFO

TORONTO, ONTARIO – May 03, 2022 – Metal Energy Corp. (“Metal Energy” or the “ Company”) (TSX.V:

MERG) is pleased to announce that Joel Friedman has been appointed the Company’s Chief Financial

Officer. Joel is a finance professional with over 13 years of experience working in the mining and cannabis

industries. Most recently , Joel served as the CFO of Khiron Life Sciences Corp , prior to this, he was Vice

President, Finance at CannTrust Inc., and Director of Finance at Primero Mining Corp. and senior finance

roles at Banro Corporation and Iamgold Corporation. Mr. Friedman began his career at Deloitte in the Real

Estate and Resources group , where he worked with a variety of publicly listed clients throughout the

mining lifecycle, from exploration to multi -asset operators. Mr. Friedman holds a CPA, CA and Honours

Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada.

Metal Energy and the Ore Group would also like to announce the departure of Kevin Canario , the

Company’s outgoing CFO. The entire Ore Group team thanks Mr. Canario for his dedication of service to

the team and the Company’s shareholders and wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

About Metal Energy Corp.

Metal Energy is a well -funded Nickel and battery metal exploration company with two projects,

Manibridge and Strange, in the politically stable jurisdictions of Manitoba and Ontario, Canada,

respectively. Both projects are subject to earn -in agreements whe re the Company can acquire 100%

exploration rights to approximately 16,200 hectares.

James Sykes

Chief Executive Officer

[email protected]

306-221-8717

www.metalenergy.ca

Neither 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 release.

Forward-looking statements

Except for the statements of historical fact, this news release contains "forward -looking information"

within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations,

estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. "Forward-looking information" in this news

release includes information about the Company’s expectations regarding future operations and other

forward-looking information. Factors that could cause actual results to dif fer materially from those

described in such forward -looking information include, but are not limited to, the application of the

proceeds of the Offering as anticipated by management and the inability to obtain the necessary TSX

Venture Exchange approval to complete the Offering . The forward -looking information in this news

release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information

currently available to the Company. In connection with the forward -looking information contained in this

news release, the Company has made assumptions about the Company’s ability to close the Offering, that

the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events,

and that the Company will receive all required regulatory approvals, TSX Venture Exchange approval, for

the Offering.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward -looking information are

reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue

reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Company does

not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual

results could differ from those reflected in the forward -looking statements, unless and until required by

applicable securities laws. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in the

Company's filings with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com