First Vanadium Corp. Announces Second & Final Tranche Closing of $6,000,000 Private Placement Financing

Vancouver, May 13, 2021 - First Vanadium Corp. (TSXV: FVAN) (OTCQX: FVANF) (FSE: 1PY) ("First Vanadium" or the "Company") announces that further to its April 15, 2021 and May 6, 2021, news releases, it has now completed the second and final tranche (the "Second Tranche") of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering"). Under the Second Tranche, the Company has issued 1,346,000 units for gross proceeds of $538,400. No finder's fees were paid in connection with the Second Tranche. All securities issued under the Second Tranche are subject to a hold period expiring September 13, 2021 in accordance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Together with the first tranche closing announced May 6, 2021, the Company has now raised a total of $6,000,000.

Paul Cowley, President & CEO of the Company, commented: "We are very pleased to have completed this fully subscribed financing as it will provide us with the funding for our 2021 gold exploration push on the Carlin and AVP properties. I would like to thank Rob McEwen and Eric Muschinski for their significant support in this financing, each having purchased 1,000,000 units ($400,000). To them, and to all of our shareholders, we thank you for your continuing support."

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration is available.

The Company also announces that, pursuant to the Company's 10% rolling stock option plan and in compliance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, it has granted incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, and consultants of the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,840,000 common shares of the Company. These options are exercisable for a period of 5 years at a price of $0.59 per share.


About First Vanadium Corp.

First Vanadium has an option to earn a 100% interest in the Carlin Gold-Vanadium Project, located in Elko County, 6 miles south from the town of Carlin, Nevada and Highway I-80. The Project lies in the Carlin Gold Trend. The Carlin Gold-Vanadium Project also hosts the Carlin Vanadium deposit.


ON BEHALF OF First Vanadium Corp.

per: "Paul Cowley"
Paul Cowley, CEO & President



(604) 340-7711
pcowley@firstvanadium.com
www.firstvanadium.com



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Forward-looking information

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