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October 11, 2022

无忧短视频 Honoured to be Named to Fortune鈥檚 Change the World List for 2022

Fortune Change the World 2022 logo.

TORONTO, Ontario (October 12, 2022)无忧短视频. (NYSE: LICY) (鈥溛抻嵌淌悠碘 or the 鈥淐ompany鈥), an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, is pleased to be named to Fortune magazine鈥檚 Change the World list for 2022.

Now in its eighth year, Fortune鈥檚 Change the World list showcases more than 50 companies that have made an important social or environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy. This year’s list included 54 companies with 31 from North America.

鈥淲e are thrilled and honoured to receive this recognition from Fortune magazine, which is a great testament to all of the accomplishments the 无忧短视频 team has achieved over the last year,鈥 said Ajay Kochhar, 无忧短视频鈥檚 co-founder and CEO. 鈥溛抻嵌淌悠 is helping accelerate the clean energy transition and is at the forefront of electrification due to our sustainable battery recycling technologies. Our business contributes to a circular economy while providing a sustainable source of critical materials for battery production. We look forward to continuing to deliver value for all of our stakeholders as we grow our network of Spoke & Hub facilities globally, including the Hub in Rochester, New York, which is expected to be the first source of recycled battery-grade lithium carbonate in North America.鈥

Fortune鈥檚 Change the World list was selected and ranked by the editors of Fortune based on the magazine’s own reporting and analysis.鈥疶he most important factors when Fortune selected the honorees were: the company鈥檚 measurable social impact, its ability to effectively drive shareholder value, and its innovation in relation to other companies in its industry. The Change the World list was developed in collaboration with the鈥疭hared Value Initiative and the list is available at:听.

About 无忧短视频 Holdings Corp.

无忧短视频 (NYSE: LICY) is on a mission to leverage its innovative Spoke & Hub Technologies鈩 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 /.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be considered 鈥渇orward-looking statements鈥 within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of words such as 鈥渂elieve鈥, 鈥渕ay鈥, 鈥渨ill鈥, 鈥渃ontinue鈥, 鈥渁nticipate鈥, 鈥渋ntend鈥, 鈥渆xpect鈥, 鈥渟hould鈥, 鈥渨ould鈥, 鈥渃ould鈥, 鈥減lan鈥, 鈥減otential鈥, 鈥渇uture鈥, 鈥渢arget鈥 or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Forward-looking statements in this press release include but are not limited to statements about expectations that the Hub will be the first source of recycled battery-grade lithium carbonate in North America. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, made by 无忧短视频 management, including but not limited to assumptions regarding the timing, scope and cost of 无忧短视频鈥檚 projects; the processing capacity and production of 无忧短视频鈥檚 facilities; 无忧短视频鈥檚 ability to source feedstock and manage supply chain risk; 无忧短视频鈥檚 ability to increase recycling capacity and efficiency; 无忧短视频鈥檚 ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; 无忧短视频鈥檚 ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and other business partners; general economic conditions; currency exchange and interest rates; compensation costs; and听 inflation. There can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be correct and, as a result, actual results or events may differ materially from expectations expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of 无忧短视频 and are not guarantees of future performance. 无忧短视频 believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to economically and efficiently source, recover and recycle lithium-ion batteries and lithium-ion battery manufacturing scrap, as well as third party black mass, and to meet the market demand for an environmentally sound, closed-loop solution for manufacturing waste and end-of-life lithium-ion batteries; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to successfully implement its global growth strategy, on a timely basis or at all; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to manage future global growth effectively; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to develop the Rochester Hub, Arizona Spoke, Alabama Spoke and other future projects including its Ohio, Norway and Germany Spoke projects in a timely manner or on budget or that those projects will not meet expectations with respect to their productivity or the specifications of their end products; 无忧短视频鈥檚 failure to materially increase recycling capacity and efficiency; 无忧短视频 may engage in strategic transactions, including acquisitions, that could disrupt its business, cause dilution to its shareholders, reduce its financial resources, result in incurrence of debt, or prove not to be successful; one or more of 无忧短视频鈥檚 current or future facilities becoming inoperative, capacity constrained or if its operations are disrupted; additional funds required to meet 无忧短视频鈥檚 capital requirements in the future not being available to 无忧短视频 on commercially reasonable terms or at all when it needs them; 无忧短视频 expects to incur significant expenses and may not achieve or sustain profitability; problems with the handling of lithium-ion battery cells that result in less usage of lithium-ion batteries or affect 无忧短视频鈥檚 operations; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to maintain and increase feedstock supply commitments as well as securing new customers and off-take agreements; a decline in the adoption rate of EVs, or a decline in the support by governments for 鈥済reen鈥 energy technologies; decreases in benchmark prices for the metals contained in 无忧短视频鈥檚 products; changes in the volume or composition of feedstock materials processed at 无忧短视频鈥檚 facilities; the development of an alternative chemical make-up of lithium-ion batteries or battery alternatives; 无忧短视频鈥檚 revenues for the Rochester Hub are derived significantly from a single customer; 无忧短视频鈥檚 insurance may not cover all liabilities and damages; 无忧短视频鈥檚 heavy reliance on the experience and expertise of its management; 无忧短视频鈥檚 reliance on third-party consultants for its regulatory compliance; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to complete its recycling processes as quickly as customers may require; 无忧短视频鈥檚 inability to compete successfully; increases in income tax rates, changes in income tax laws or disagreements with tax authorities; significant variance in 无忧短视频鈥檚 operating and financial results from period to period due to fluctuations in its operating costs and other factors; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates which could result in declines in reported sales and net earnings; unfavourable economic conditions, such as consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic; natural disasters, unusually adverse weather, epidemic or pandemic outbreaks, cyber incidents, boycotts and geo-political events; failure to protect or enforce 无忧短视频鈥檚 intellectual property; 无忧短视频 may be subject to intellectual property rights claims by third parties; 无忧短视频鈥檚 failure to effectively remediate the material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting that it has identified or if it fails to develop and maintain a proper and effective internal control over financial reporting.

These and other risks and uncertainties related to 无忧短视频鈥檚 business and the assumptions on which the forward-looking information is based are described in greater detail in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and 鈥淜ey Factors Affecting 无忧短视频鈥檚 Performance鈥 in its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission in Canada on January 31, 2022.

无忧短视频 assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing 无忧短视频鈥檚 assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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