[Ferro-alloys.com]Euro Manganese Inc. (TSX-V and ASX: EMN; OTCQX: EUMNF; Frankfurt: E06) (the "Company" or "EMN") is pleased to announce key developments during the second quarter 2022 and to date. The Company has now filed its second quarter Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”).
Key Developments

First shipment of the demonstration plant underway. The first consignment was shipped on April 30, 2022 and the final consignment is expected to be shipped in the coming weeks. Both shipments are being made by ocean freight from China, a change from rail, due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Delivery of the initial shipment is expected on site in June. Assembly of the demonstration plant modules will commence upon delivery. Completion of commissioning and the start of production from the demonstration plant is targeted for September. The demonstration plant will be used for customer supply chain qualification of Euro Manganese’s high-purity manganese products.

Ms. Hanna Schweitz appointed to the Board of Directors. Ms. Schweitz brings significant experience in the European metals and EV battery materials space, specifically in the procurement of raw materials for Northvolt and WMC Energy. Her appointment on April 25, 2022 adds further depth to the Board’s collective skills and experience.

Approval of land access agreement terms by the Municipality of Chvaletice. Terms include the rental of the land to the Company until the earlier of a 40-year period or upon remediation of the land. The land rental agreement is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2022 and grants the Company access to approximately 19% of the total land area required for the Project and approximately 15% of the total tailings area. The Company is progressing negotiations on land access agreements for the remaining surface rights.

Majority of land on which Project is located rezoned for mining use. The Municipality of Trnavka, on which approximately 85% of the Project’s tailings are located, formally approved the rezoning of such land for mining use in March 2022. The rezoning demonstrates continued support from the Trnavka Municipality. The remaining area of the underlying land falls under the authority of the Municipality of Chvaletice and the Company anticipates that the rezoning of the Chvaletice land underlying the Project’s tailings deposit to be formally approved for mining by year-end 2022.

Completion of a private placement to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. On February 10, 2022, the Company completed a private placement of 17,800,000 common shares to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") at a price of $0.4775 per share for gross proceeds of $8,499,500 (the "Placement"). The proceeds from the Placement increase the Company’s flexibility in financing its Chvaletice Manganese Project.

Balance owing under royalty termination agreements settled. On January 31, 2022, the Company issued 4,820,109 common shares at a price of $0.47262 per share valued at $2,278,080 (US$1.8 million) and paid US$1.8 million to settle the balance owing under royalty termination agreements dated May 31, 2021. This eliminates US$91.1 million in expenditures over the Chvaletice Manganese Project’s 25-year life, reducing operating costs by US$3.40 per tonne of plant feed, and increasing the after-tax NPV of the Project by US$25.3 million (approximately 4%) based on the 2019 Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") and using the PEA’s 10% discount rate.

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