Pacific Rim Cobalt Completes Debt Settlement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp. (the "Company" or "Pacific Rim Cobalt") (CSE: BOLT) (OTCQB: PCRCF) (FRANKFURT: NXFE) has completed a debt settlement with three creditors (the "Debt Settlement"). The Debt Settlement will result in an aggregate of $60,000.00 of indebtedness being retired in consideration for the issuance of 400,000 common shares at a price of $0.15 per common share. The indebtedness is held by two arm's length parties and one non-arm's length party, a director of the Company. The Debt Settlement is subject to Canadian Securities Exchange approval.

The securities issued under the Debt Settlement are subject to a hold period expiring May 25, 2020.

About Pacific Rim Cobalt

Pacific Rim Cobalt is a Canadian?based exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of production grade nickel and cobalt deposits, key raw material inputs for the growing lithium?ion battery industry. Visit https://pacificrimcobalt.com/ to find out more.

Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp.

Ranjeet Sundher ? President and CEO
(604) 922-8272
[email protected]

Steve Vanry ? CFO & Director
(604) 922-8272
[email protected]

Sean Bromley ? Director & Investor Contact
(778) 985-8934
[email protected]

Reader Advisory

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