NICKEL CREEK PLATINUM GRANTS EQUITY AWARDS

OAKVILLE, ON, May 6, 2025 /CNW/ – Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. NCP (“Nickel Creek” or the “Company“) announces that the Company has conditionally granted 319,000 stock options (“Options“) to directors, officers and consultants of the Company and 150,000 deferred share units (“DSUs“) to directors and officers of the Company pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation plan (the “Plan“). The Options have an exercise price of $0.49, a term of three (3) years, expiring on May 6, 2028 and vest immediately.

None of the Options may be exercised nor may any of the DSUs be settled until shareholders approve certain amendments to the Plan made by the Company in connection with its migration to the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV“) in December 2024 and the foregoing grants. Accordingly, at the Company’s upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting (the “Meeting“), expected to be held on June 24, 2025, shareholders will be asked to approve the Plan (including the amendments) as well as the issuance of the Options and DSUs set out in this release, all in accordance with the policies of the TSXV.

Following these grants, assuming ratification by shareholders and approval of the Plan at the Meeting, the Company has a total of 319,000 Options and 268,621 DSUs outstanding.

About Nickel Creek Platinum Corp.

Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. NCPNCPCF is a Canadian mining exploration and development company and its asset is its 100%-owned Nickel Shäw Project. The Nickel Shäw Project is a large undeveloped nickel sulphide project in one of the most favourable jurisdictions in the world, with a unique mix of metals including copper, cobalt and platinum group metals. The Nickel Shäw Project has exceptional access to infrastructure, located three hours west of Whitehorse via the paved Alaska Highway, which offers year-round access to deep-sea shipping ports in southern Alaska. 

The Company is led by a management team with a proven track record of successful discovery, development, financing and operation of large-scale projects. Our vision is to create value for our shareholders by becoming a leading North American nickel, copper, cobalt and PGM producer.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain information that may be deemed “forward-looking information”. Forward-looking information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans” or similar terminology, or negative connotations thereof. All information in this release, other than information of historical facts, including, without limitation, statements relating to the Meeting and the requisite shareholder approvals and general future plans and objectives for the Company and the Nickel Shäw Project, are forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in such forward-looking information are based on reasonable assumptions, such expectations are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking information.

For more information on the Company and the key assumptions, risks and challenges with respect to the forward-looking information discussed herein, and about our business in general, investors should review the Company’s most recently filed annual information form, and other continuous disclosure filings which are available at www.sedarplus.ca. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

SOURCE Nickel Creek Platinum Corp.