Isobel Sheldon, Renowned Battery Executive and Entrepreneur, Joins the Phosphate Advisory Board

Saguenay, June 12, 2023 - First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (FSE: KD0) ("First Phosphate" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Isobel Sheldon OBE, from consultancy and advisory firm Oakpolytech Ltd, to the advisory board of the Company.

A pre-recorder discussion with CEO, John Passalacqua and Isobel Sheldon OBE is available at: https://youtu.be/u5cQ1B_3Am4.

Isobel Sheldon is a 20 year veteran of the Lithium Ion battery industry. She was awarded an Order of the British Emprire from Her Majesty the Queen of England for long service to EV battery development. She was ranked 37th in OutAtWork top 50 LGBT executives in the UK. She has held senior strategy, technical, business and executive roles with Britishvolt, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, Cummins Electrified Power and Johnson Matthey.

"Ms. Sheldon is a great fit for our team as she is deeply committed to the development and sustainability of the battery industry and has years of experience in the field to guide us with in the next phases of our development," said John Passalacqua, CEO of First Phosphate. "It is rare to meet individuals with such passion for their profession and, as such, Isobel adds a great splash of dynamism to our team along with her extensive global network of specialists."

"it is an honour to be a part of First Phosphate's commitment to the development of a critical piece of the LFP supply chain," said Ms. Sheldon. "The establishment of domestic supply chains for the growing battery industry in the Western world is of critical importance to our economies to ensure that the megatrend in the de-carbonization of transportation is supplied in an efficient and environmentally responsible fashion."

First Phosphate holds over 1,500 sq. km of total land claims in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada that it is actively developing. Its properties consist of rare anorthosite igneous rock formation that generally yields high purity phosphate concentrate devoid of high concentrations of deleterious heavy metals.

First Phosphate's flagship Lac à l'Orignal property is located approximately 110 km driving-distance north of the City of Saguenay, Quebec's sixth largest city, which hosts daily flights to Montreal, a skilled industrial workforce, strong local infrastructure, and which is 30 km driving-distance from the deep sea Port of Saguenay with unimpeded access to the world.

First Phosphate's Bégin-Lamarche property is located approximately 75 km driving distance from the Port of Saguenay. The Company has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Port of Saguenay to secure deep sea access to global markets and a valuable industrial port development footprint.

About First Phosphate Corp.

First Phosphate is a mineral development company fully dedicated to extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode active material for the Lithium Iron Phosphate ("LFP") battery industry. First Phosphate is committed to producing at high purity level, at full ESG standard and with low anticipated carbon footprint. First Phosphate plans to vertically integrate from mine source directly into the supply chains of major North American LFP battery producers that require battery grade LFP cathode active material emanating from a consistent and secure supply source. First Phosphate holds over 1,500 sq. km of royalty-free district-scale land claims in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Region of Quebec, Canada that it is actively developing. First Phosphate properties consist of rare anorthosite igneous phosphate rock that generally yields high purity phosphate material devoid of high concentrations of harmful elements.

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peter@firstphosphate.com
Tel: +1 (647) 707-1943

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Forward-looking information in this press release are based on certain assumptions and expected future events, namely: the Company's ability to producing high purity phosphate materials at full ESG standard under a low carbon footprint; the Company's ability to integrate directly into the functions of certain major North American LFP Battery producers; the Company's ability to develop its land claims in the region of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec; and the Company's ability to announce the drilling results for the Bégin-Lamarche property in the coming weeks.

These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: the Company's inability to produce high purity phosphate materials at full ESG standard under a low carbon footprint; the Company's inability to integrate directly into the functions of certain major North American LFP Battery producers; the Company's inability to develop its land claims in the region of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec; and the Company's inability to announce the drilling results for the Bégin-Lamarche property in the coming weeks.

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