Hill Street Announces Stock Option Grants and Exchange Approvals

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 9, 2021) – Hill Street Beverage Company Inc. (TSXV: BEER) (“Hill Street” or the “Company“), announces that it has granted options to purchase 3,378,500 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.09 per share pursuant to the stock option plan of the Company. The options were granted to existing officers, directors, and consultants of the Company. The stock options will expire five years from the date of the grant.

Hill Street also announces that further to its press release dated July 31, 2020, and the March 30, 2021, it has received the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to amend the exercise price of up to 5,871,547 incentive stock options (“Stock Options“) originally granted to certain insiders and employees of the Company on July 31, 2018 and May 23, 2019, which repricing was also approved by the Company’s disinterested shareholders at its annual general meeting held on March 30, 2021. At the discretion of the Board of directors, the amended Stock Options will now be exercisable at $0.075 with their original maturity date unchanged.

Hill Street also announces that the TSX Venture Exchange has indicated that it has no objection to HoldCo (St Catharines) Ltd. becoming a new control person of the Company, which new Control person was also approved by the Company’s disinterested shareholders at its annual general meeting held on March 30, 2021.

For further information:
Jack Fraser, Chairman, Hill Street Beverage Company Inc.,
jack@hillstreetbevco.com

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