Mr. Todd Hanas reports

DEFENSE METALS CORP. GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

Defense Metals Corp. has granted incentive stock options to certain of its directors, officers and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate eight million common shares of the company at a price of 26 cents per common share for a period of three years. Five hundred thousand options granted to Bluesky Corporate Communications Ltd. will vest in stages over a period of 12 months in equal portions every three months starting on the date of grant. The remaining options vest on the date of grant.

About Defense Metals Corp.

Defense Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition of mineral deposits containing metals and elements commonly used in the electric power market, defense industry, national security sector and in the production of green energy technologies, such as, rare earths magnets used in wind turbines and in permanent magnet motors for electric vehicles. Defense Metals owns 100 per cent of the Wicheeda rare-earth element property located near Prince George, B.C., Canada.

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