TORONTO, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada Nickel Company Inc. ("Canada Nickel" or the "Company") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) today announced that it has extended the repayment date of the US$32 million loan facility (the "Loan") originally announced February 6, 2026 with Auramet International, Inc. ("Auramet") from May 9, 2026 to August 9, 2026.

Mark Selby, CEO and Director of Canada Nickel Company said "I am pleased with this continued support from Auramet extending the loan facility to August 9, 2026.  We continue to make excellent progress on permitting for our Crawford project and we remain firmly on track to receive the federal permitting decision this summer.  We also continue to make excellent progress on multiple financing initiatives which we expect to be completed this summer."

Loan Extension

In connection with the extension of the repayment date of the Loan, the Company will pay an extension fee of US$824,257 and will grant 3,500,000 common share purchase warrants (the "Extension Warrants") by May 9, 2026, to Auramet. Each Extension Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company ("Common Shares") at an exercise price equal to a 5% premium over the 5-day volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange ending on May 8, 2026, subject to compliance with the pricing requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange, for a period of 12 months following the date of issuance

In connection with the extension of the repayment date of the Loan, the 1,750,000 common share purchase warrants with an exercise price of $2.03 per share previously issued by the Company to Auramet on February 6, 2026, in connection with the initial Loan advance were cancelled and rendered ineffective pursuant to the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange. 

Engagement of Rose & Co.

The Company has also signed an agreement (the "Agreement") on March 9, 2026 to retain Rose & Company Holdings, LLC ("Rose & Co.") to provide certain investor relation services to the Company, including investor outreach and engagement, in accordance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislation.

Under the Agreement, the Company will pay Rose & Co. US$62,500 per quarter for a term of one year, payable from the Company's cash on hand. The Company will also reimburse Rose & Co. for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred on the Company's behalf. The Company has a one-time right to terminate the Agreement after 6 months. Rose & Co. will not receive any equity compensation for its services. Rose & Co is at arm's length to the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, neither holds any securities of the Company nor has any interest, direct or indirect, in the Company.

Property Share Issuances

The Company continues to consolidate its land holdings in the Timmins Nickel District.  

The Company has entered into an amending agreement (the "Amending Agreement") amending a previous option agreement. The purpose of the Amending Agreement is to delay certain payments under the option agreementand as consideration, the Company has made a cash payment of $75,000 to the optionors, and will issue 5,000 Common Shares, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

The Company also entered into a purchase and sale agreement with arms-length vendors to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral claims located in the Cochrane District in Northern Ontario. As consideration, the Company will pay $2,400 in cash and issue 30,000 Common Shares to the vendors, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

About Auramet

Auramet is a private company established in 2004 by seasoned professionals who have assembled a global team of industry specialists with over 350 years combined industry experience. It is one of the largest physical precious metals merchants in the world and has provided over $1.3 billion in term financing facilities to date. Auramet offers a full range of services including physical metals trading, metals merchant banking (including direct lending), and project finance advisory services to all participants in the precious metals supply chain.

About Rose & Co

Rose & Co. is a privately owned New York based strategic advisory firm dedicated to evaluating, defining and executing strategies to enhance their presence in increasingly globalized and complex capital markets. The Rose & Co. team has decades of capital markets experience from prominent Wall Street firms, including Dahlman Rose & Company, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank. Rose & Co. provides its clients comprehensive services focused on generating positive investor response through investor outreach and engagement. For more information, please visit www.roseandco.com.

About Canada Nickel

Canada Nickel is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel has applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero Nickel^TM, NetZero Cobalt^TM and NetZero Iron^TM and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane mining camp. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Selby
CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: info@canadanickel.com

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes the ability of the Company to finance and construct the Crawford Nickel Project, deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets, and the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Canada Nickel to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. There are no assurances that Crawford will be placed into production. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: inability to repay the loan or comply with the covenants set out in the loan agreement; the ability to obtain the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange for the matters described herein; the actual results of development activities; project delays; inability to raise the funds necessary to complete development; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; future prices of metals or project costs could differ substantially and make any commercialization uneconomic; availability of alternative nickel sources or substitutes; actual nickel recovery; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in applicable laws; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, labour disputes, the availability and productivity of skilled labour and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, terrorism, insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals, necessary permitting or in the completion of development or construction activities; mineral resource estimates relating to Crawford could prove to be inaccurate for any reason whatsoever; additional but currently unforeseen work may be required to advance to the feasibility stage; and even if Crawford goes into production, there is no assurance that operations will be profitable. Although Canada Nickel has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and Canada Nickel disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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