Nemaska Lithium Concludes a USD 150M Streaming Agreement with Orion - Seite 3

The Corporation will be operating the Whabouchi mine in Québec, Canada, one of the richest lithium spodumene deposits in the world, both in volume and grade. The spodumene concentrate produced at the Whabouchi mine will be processed at the Shawinigan plant using a unique membrane electrolysis process for which the Corporation holds several patents.

Nemaska Lithium is a member of the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index, S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index, S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Index, and the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index. For more information, visit nemaskalithium.com or twitter.com/Nemaska_Lithium.

About Orion

The Orion Mine Finance Group is a mining-focused investment business with USD 4.5 billion under management (as of January 31, 2018). Orion specializes in providing comprehensive and customized capital investment solutions to mining companies.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release including, but not limited to, those relating to the Corporation receiving the USD 150M advance payment under the Streaming Agreement and to the completion of the Project Financing (or any component thereof) in general, constitute "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of certain securities laws and are based on expectations and projections as of the date of this press release. Certain important assumptions by the Corporation in making forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (a) the satisfaction, in a timely manner, by the Corporation of conditions precedent to the payment of each USD 75M tranche of the advance payment, (b) the receipt by the Corporation of proceeds therefrom, and from all other components of the Project Financing, and (c) the Corporation having raised a sufficient amount under all components of the Project Financing to bring the Whabouchi mine and the Shawinigan plant to commercial production.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, those related to (i) the sale and delivery to Orion of the above-mentioned percentages (14.5% and 8.7% net) of Stream Products, (ii) the eventual sharing of proceeds from Stream Products between Orion and the Corporation, (iii) the Streaming Agreement being a financing tool that limits shareholder dilution and lowers cost of capital, (iv) the satisfaction of conditions no later than December 31, 2019 for the second tranche payment, (v) the Corporation's project being one of the most exciting globally and entering in its next phase of development, (vi) the Corporation providing further details regarding the equity and debt components of the Project Financing in the short-term, and (vii) generally, the above "About Nemaska Lithium" paragraph which essentially describe the Corporation's outlook, constitute ''forward-looking information'' or ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of certain securities laws, and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as of the time of this press release. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Corporation as of the time of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect.