P. Peter Pascali Updates Early Warning Report

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MONTRÉAL, April 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — P. Peter Pascali, President and Chief Govt Officer of PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX: PYR) (NASDAQ: PYR) (FRA: 8PY) (“PyroGenesis”), a high-tech firm that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized steel powders, environmentally pleasant plasma waste-to-energy techniques and clear plasma torch merchandise, has filed at this time an up to date early warning report with respect to his shareholdings in PyroGenesis in connection along with his proposed disposition (the “Proposed Disposition”) via the amenities of the Toronto Inventory Alternate of as much as 750,000 widespread shares of PyroGenesis (“Frequent Shares”) held by Fiducie de Crédit Mellon Belief (the “Belief”) underneath an computerized securities disposition plan (“ASDP”) and a discover of intention to distribute securities (Type 45-102F1) filed by Mr. Pascali and obtainable underneath the SEDAR profile of PyroGenesis at www.sedar.com.

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The Frequent Shares to be offered underneath the Proposed Disposition can be offered for the needs of permitting for Mr. Pascali to make tax funds and lowering debt. The ASDP will enable for an orderly disposition of a small portion of the Frequent Shares held or managed by Mr. Pascali at prevailing market costs through the interval from April 18, 2022 to Might 6, 2022.

Gross sales underneath the ASDP will probably be effected by an impartial securities dealer in accordance with normal buying and selling parameters set out within the ASDP, and Mr. Pascali shouldn’t be permitted to train any additional discretion or affect over how tendencies will happen underneath the ASDP. Inclinations pursuant to the ASDP will probably be reported by Mr. Pascali on SEDI in accordance with relevant Canadian securities laws.

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On April 8, 2022, a complete of 170,125,795 Frequent Shares have been issued and excellent. As of April 8, 2022, previous to any gross sales underneath the Proposed Disposition, Mr. Pascali (i) beneficially owns and controls 63,742,941 Frequent Shares (representing 37.47% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares), (ii) controls 7,251,000 Frequent Shares beneficially owned by 8339856 Canada Inc. (the “Holdco”) (representing 4.26% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares), (iii) controls 6,750,557 Frequent Shares beneficially owned by the Belief (representing 3.97% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares), and (iv) controls 2,000,000 Frequent Shares beneficially owned by The two% Resolution Basis (the “Basis”). This represents, in mixture (the “Whole Possession”), 79,744,498 Frequent Shares, or 46.87% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares.

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Assuming the completion of the Proposed Disposition, 750,000 Frequent Shares, representing 0.44% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares, will probably be offered by the Belief, leading to a Whole Possession of 78,994,498 Frequent Shares (representing 46.43% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares).

As well as, Mr. Pascali beneficially owns and controls choices issued underneath PyroGenesis’ possibility plan to amass 5,920,000 Frequent Shares (of which 5,270,000 are at present vested (the “Vested Choices”) and, 325,000 will vest on July 16, 2022 and 325,000 will vest on July 16, 2023 (the unvested choices, collectively, the “Unvested Choices”).

Assuming the train of all of the Vested Choices, an mixture of 5,270,000 Frequent Shares can be issued, and the Whole Possession would improve to 85,014,498 Frequent Shares (or 84,264,498 Frequent Shares assuming the completion of the Proposed Disposition), or 48.47% (or 48.04% assuming the completion of the Proposed Disposition) of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares (primarily based on the variety of Frequent Shares issued and excellent as of the date hereof and after giving impact to the issuance of the 5,270,000 Frequent Shares issuable underneath such choices). Of such Whole Possession of 85,014,498 Frequent Shares, (i) 69,012,941 Frequent Shares can be beneficially owned and managed by Mr. Pascali, (ii) 7,251,000 Frequent Shares can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Holdco, (iii) 6,750,557 Frequent Shares (or 6,000,557 Frequent Shares assuming the completion of the Proposed Disposition) can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Belief, and (iv) 2,000,000 Frequent Shares can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Basis.

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Assuming the train of the Vested Choices and the Unvested Choices, an mixture of 5,920,000 Frequent Shares can be issued, and the Whole Possession would improve to 85,664,498 Frequent Shares, or 48.66% of the issued and excellent Frequent Shares (primarily based on the variety of Frequent Shares issued and excellent as of the date hereof and after giving impact to the issuance of the 5,920,000 Frequent Shares issuable underneath such choices). Of such Whole Possession of 85,664,498 Frequent Shares, (i) 69,662,941 Frequent Shares can be beneficially owned and managed by Mr. Pascali, (ii) 7,251,000 Frequent Shares can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Holdco, (iii) 6,750,557 Frequent Shares (or 6,000,557 Frequent Shares assuming the completion of the Proposed Disposition) can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Belief, and (iv) 2,000,000 Frequent Shares can be managed by Mr. Pascali and beneficially owned by the Basis.

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The Belief, the Holdco and the Basis could also be thought of to be joint actors with Mr. Pascali. Mr. Pascali is a (i) trustee, government officer and beneficiary of the Belief, (ii) director, government officer and the only shareholder of the Holdco, and (iii) director of the Basis.

Mr. Pascali and any joint actor might, every so often, purchase or get rid of possession or management or course over some or the entire securities of PyroGenesis relying on plenty of components.

For additional data, together with relating to the early warning report, together with a replica of identical (which is obtainable underneath PyroGenesis’ SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com), please contact:

P. Peter Pascali, President and Chief Govt Officer of PyroGenesis, at 514-937-0002. The deal with of the pinnacle workplace of PyroGenesis is 1744 William Road, Suite 200, Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1R4.