Manitou Gold Announces Stock Option Grants

SUDBURY, Ontario, July 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Manitou Gold Inc. (TSXV: MTU) (the “Company” or “Manitou”) announces that it has issued an aggregate of 16,450,000 stock options (“Options”) to officers, directors and service providers of the Corporation, effective July 12, 2021. An aggregate of 11,050,000 of the Options have been granted in replacement of pre-existing stock options of the Company which expired on July 9, 2021. Each Option entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Corporation at an exercise price of $0.10 until July 12, 2026. All such Options vest immediately.

For further information on Manitou Gold Inc., contact:

Richard Murphy, President and CEO

Telephone: 1 (705) 698-1962

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