International Lithium announces Private Placement of Convertible Securities

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 10, 2017) - International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the "Company" or "ILC") announces that it will conduct a private placement of convertible securities having a face value of up to $700,000 from a non-arms' length party, being a significant shareholder of the Company, TNR Gold Corp. The convertible securities bear interest at the rate of 15% per annum, payable January 31 and have a maturity date of January 31, 2019. The lender may convert at any time, all or a portion of the principal into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.14 per common share. The Company has the right to repay the convertible loan, at any time on the last business day of the month on 10 days notice.

The post-conversion ownership in ILC by TNR Gold Corp., given the current number of outstanding shares of ILC will be 13.6%.

The private placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV").

The proceeds of the private placement will be used for general working capital purposes. All private placement securities will be restricted from trading for a period of four months from closing.

The proposed issuance of private placement securities to a non-arms' length party also constitutes a related-party transaction under MI 61-101. Because the Company's shares trade only on the TSXV, the issuance of securities is exempt from the formal valuation requirements of Section 5.4 of MI 61-101 pursuant to Subsection 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 and exempt from the minority approval requirements of Section 5.6 of MI 61-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Kirill Klip
Executive Chairman

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information or forward-looking statements in this news release include: the timing and anticipated results of environmental impact studies and pump tests, timing of preliminary economic studies on the Mariana project, the expectation of feasibility studies, lithium recoveries, modelling of capital and operating costs, and the Company's continued interest in the Mariana project. Such forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the sections entitled "Risks" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in the interim and annual Management's Discussion and Analysis which are available at www.sedar.com. While management believes that the assumptions made are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Should one or more of the risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information. Forward-looking information herein, and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking information are based on expectations, estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the time of such statements, are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. These estimates and assumptions may prove to be incorrect and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change.