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For Immediate Release

PRIMARY COBALT CORP. ANNOUCES GEOFF BALDERSON, CA AS A NEW DIRECTOR

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA (August 20th, 2018) - Primary Cobalt Corp. (CSE - Prim) ("Primary" or the "Company") is pleased 
--->to announce the appointment of Geoff Balderson, CA., as a director and CFO. 

Mr. Balderson is the President of Flow Capital Corp. and Harmony Corporate Services Ltd., private business consulting 
--->companies located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Balderson has been an officer and director of several TSX Ventur
--->e Exchange listed companies over the past 12 years. Prior to that he was an investment advisor at Union Securities and
---> Georgia Pacific Securities Corp.

Patrick Morris CEO said. "We are very pleased to welcome Geoff to the board and look forward to his enthusiasm and kno
--->wledge of the public markets and financing options to our team." 

About Primary

PRIMARY COBALT CORP. (CSE: PRIM) is a listed junior exploration company and is engaged in the business of acquiring, e
--->xploring and developing ethically sourced Cobalt, Copper, Nickel and Vanadium focussed mineral resource properties to 
--->create value for its shareholders.
ACQUISITION FOCUS - Other projects Primary is investigating are in the clean energy sector. In this sector, the Compan
--->y if focused specifically upon exploration opportunities to source green energy power minerals for use in battery prod
--->uction. Primary's interests in this sector are guided by the following:
Identifying opportunities in regions that are conducive to mining due to the regulatory nature of the government with 
--->existing infrastructure.
Identifying opportunities in geographical locations that provide easy access large markets for these metals.
Identifying opportunities with locations with existing mine shafts.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  /s/ Patrick Morris President
Patrick Morris, CEO
Telephone: +1 778-735-1000
E-mail: info@primarycobalt.com 

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies
---> of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial kno
--->wn and unknown risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking st
--->atements, including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial position, business strategy, use of pro
--->ceeds, corporate vision, proposed acquisitions, partnerships, joint-ventures and strategic alliances and co-operations
--->, budgets, cost and plans and objectives of or involving the Company. Such forward-looking information reflects manage
--->ment's current beliefs and is based on information currently available to management. Often, but not always, forward-l
--->ooking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "schedule
--->d", "estimates", "forecasts", "predicts", "intends", "targets", "aims", "anticipates" or "believes" or variations (inc
--->luding negative variations) of such words and phrases or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain ac
--->tions "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.  A number of known and unkn
--->own risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results or performance to materially differ from any f
--->uture results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements
---> are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company including, bu
--->t not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions and dependence upon regulatory approv
--->als. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reaso
--->nable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forwa
--->rd-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, 
--->whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities laws.