Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. Added to Russell 2000® Index

Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (NYSE: LICY) ("Li-Cycle" or the "Company"), an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, announced today that as part of the 2022 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, the Company has been added to the small-cap Russell 2000® Index and the broad-market Russell 3000® Index, effective after the U.S. market opens on June 27, 2022.

"As we continue to execute on our Spoke & Hub network strategy, which provides localized sustainable solutions for the battery materials supply chain to support the growth for electric vehicles, we look forward to expanding our reach within the investment community," said Ajay Kochhar, Li-Cycle co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited to have been selected for inclusion in the Russell 2000^® Index, another meaningful market milestone for Li-Cycle since becoming publicly listed in August 2021."

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About Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.
Li-Cycle (NYSE: LICY) is on a mission to leverage its innovative Spoke & Hub Technologiestm to provide a customer-centric, end-of-life solution for lithium-ion batteries, while creating a secondary supply of critical battery materials. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are increasingly powering our world in automotive, energy storage, consumer electronics, and other industrial and household applications. The world needs improved technology and supply chain innovations to better manage battery manufacturing waste and end-of-life batteries and to meet the rapidly growing demand for critical and scarce battery-grade raw materials through a closed-loop solution. For more information, visit https://li-cycle.com/.

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