Mr. Braam Jonker reports

COTEC HOLDINGS CORP. ANNOUNCES ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING RESULTS

All resolutions were passed by requisite majority at Cotec Holdings Corp.'s annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today in virtual format.

The six incumbent directors, Julian Treger, Raffaele (Lucio) Genovese, Tom Albanese, John Conlon, Margot Naudie and Sharon Fay, were re-elected to the board by shareholders. The shareholders also approved the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the company for the ensuing year and the approval and confirmation of the company's omnibus equity incentive plan.

About Cotec Holdings Corp.

Cotec is a publicly traded investment issuer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the OTCQB, and trades under the symbol CTH and CTHCF, respectively. The company is an environment, social and governance focused company investing in innovative technologies that have the potential to fundamentally change the way metals and minerals can be extracted and processed for the purpose of applying those technologies to undervalued operating assets and recycling opportunities, as the company transitions into a mid-tier mineral resource producer.

Cotec is committed to supporting the transition to a lower carbon future for the extraction industry, a sector on the cusp of a green revolution, as it embraces technology and innovation. The company has made four investments to date and is actively pursuing operating opportunities where current technology investments could be deployed.

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