ACME Lithium Inc. (CSE: ACME) (OTC: ACLHF) (the "Company", or "ACME") is pleased to announce that the Company has closed its second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing. With the close of the second tranche, the Company has raised total gross proceeds of $3,609,666.80.

In the second tranche, the Company raised gross proceeds of $951,460 and issued 2,378,650 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.40 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share (a "Share") and one-half of a transferrable share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") of the Company. Each full Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase an additional Share at a price of $0.60 for 24-months. Finder's fees of $11,298 will be paid to arm's length parties in connection with the financing.

Insiders of the Company purchased an aggregate of 25,000 Units in the private placement. The Company has relied on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") contained in sections 5.5(b) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 in respect of such insider participation.

The private placement is subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE"); and all securities issued will be subject to a four-month hold period under securities laws. In addition, securities issued to subscribers in the United States will be subject to a hold period under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and can only be resold in strict compliance with the applicable exemptions from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act.

ACME intends to use the proceeds of the placement to fund exploration expenditures in 2021 at its lithium projects in Nevada as well as for general working capital purposes.

About ACME Lithium Inc.

Acme Lithium is a mineral exploration company engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and evaluating natural resource properties. The Company has acquired or under option to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in 1212 claims encompassing approximately 2,440 acres, comprising the CC, CCP, JR and SX placer lithium claims, located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda county, Nevada. Acme also holds a 100-per-cent interest in the FLV claims, being 81 lode mining claims totaling approximately 1,620 acres, in Esmeralda county, Nevada, which are prospective for lithium contained in tertiary claystones.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Steve Hanson
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Telephone: (604) 564-9045
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