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Novo Completes First Tranche of New Found GOLD Sale FOR C$68.9 Million

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Suite 880, 580 Hornby Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6

P: +1-416-543-3120 E: [email protected] www.novoresources.com

April 27, 2022

NOVO COMPLETES FIRST TRANCHE

OF NEW FOUND GOLD SALE FOR C$68.9 MILLION

VANCOUVER, BC - Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVO , NVO.WT & NVO.WT.A)

(OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to advise that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced sale of 15

million shares (the “Transaction”) of New Found Gold Corp. (“New Found”). A total of 8.25 million New Found

shares have been transferred to a corporation controlled by Eric Sprott at C$8.35 per share for gross proceeds

of approximately C$68.9 million1.

The second tranche of the Transaction , consisting of 6.75 million New Found shares at C$8.45 per share for

gross proceeds of approximately C$57.0 million, is scheduled to close on August 5, 2022 (“ Tranche 2”). The

New Found shares representing Tranche 2 are subject to escrow provisions . The consent of the TSX Venture

Exchange, on which New Found’s common shares trade, to the transfer of the Tranche 2 shares within escrow

has been obtained.

Novo’s cash position is currently approximately C$91 million. Net funding from the Transaction will be used to

provide Novo with the flexibility to aggressively advance exploration efforts across the Pilbara and Victoria,

while expediting a Feasibility Study on the Fresh component of the Company’s Beatons Creek project in

Nullagine, Western Australia2.

ABOUT NOVO

Novo operates its flagship Beatons Creek project while exploring and developing its prospective land package

covering approximately 12,500 square kilometres in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In addition to the

Company’s primary focus, Novo seeks to leverage its internal geological expert ise to deliver value -accretive

opportunities to its shareholders. For more information, please contact Leo Karabelas at (416) 543-3120 or e-

mail [email protected].

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

Novo Resources Corp.

“Michael Spreadborough”

Michael Spreadborough

Executive Co-Chairman and Acting CEO

Forward-looking information

Some statements in this news release contain forward -looking information (within the meaning of Canadian

securities legislation) including, witho ut limitation, that Tranche 2 will settle on August 5, 2022, and that

funding generated from the Transaction will provide Novo with the flexibility to aggressively advance

exploration efforts across the Pilbara and Victoria while expediting a feasibility study on the Fresh component

of the Company’s Beatons Creek project in Nullagine, Western Australia . These statements address future

events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which

may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,

performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, without

limitation, the completion by the parties of their r espective obligations under Tranche 2 , customary risks of

the resource industry, and the risk factors identified in Novo’s management’s discussion and analysis for the

year ended December 31, 2021 which is available under Novo’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Forward-

looking statements speak o nly as of the date those statements are made. Except as required by applicable

law, Novo assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-

1 Refer to the Company’s news release dated April 12, 2022.

2 Refer to the Company’s news release dated April 7, 2022.

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looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to ref lect actual results, future events or

developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements.

If Novo updates any forward-looking statement(s), no inference should be drawn that the Company will make

additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.