Nemaska Lithium Inc. and Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Ltd. signed an agreement for a $12M Up-Front Payment for the Phase 1 Plant

On May 11, 2016, Nemaska Lithium Inc. (“Nemaska”), its subsidiaries and Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Ltd. (“JMBM”) entered into an agreement pursuant to which JMBM will pay an up-front payment of C$12 million to Nemaska in exchange for services and products from Nemaska’s Phase 1 Plant.
The C$12 million disbursed by JMBM completes the financing of the Phase 1 Plant of Nemaska in an aggregate amount of C$38 million.
Nemaska is a Canadian lithium company listed on various exchanges, including the TSX.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP advised Nemaska with a team led by Louis-Nicolas Boulanger (Business) that included Daniel Bénay , Karina Gagnon and Martin Thiboutot (Business), Danielle Drolet (Real Property and Planning) and Dominique Amyot-Bilodeau (Environmental).