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International Lithium Corp. JUNE 2017

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International Lithium Corp. JUNE 2017

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Back into the future THE WORLD JUST BEFORE THE INTERNET THE OPPORTUNITY

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Lithium will power humans for the next 50 years, then Robots

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International Lithium

u Strategic Investments

u Strategic Controlling

u M&A

u Royalty

u Two Assets in Joint Ventures (“JV”) with a “Top 5” worldwide leader in the industry

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Let’s talk about lithium

u  Lithium is a strategic commodity, powering the Energy rEVolution

u  Disrupting a $4 Trillion Transportation and $8 Trillion Energy Industry

u  The cost of lithium in your iPhone is about $1

u  In a Tesla battery, lithium accounts for about 2% of the battery’s cost

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Lithium Market

There is not enough lithium for battery demand

Summer 2015

December 2016

$ 1 Billion

$ 2.5 Billion

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In 2016: Supply is up 14%

Prices are Up 74%

Total Lithium Market by Sales

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POWER OF BLUE SKY DISCOVERIES +

GREEN TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

L I T H I U M

C O R P

ILC:TSXV

OTC:ILHMF

FRA:IAH

February/March 2017

International Lithium Corp. The ILC Team.

Portfolio of world class Lithium Assets which are ready to realize value in Strategic Transactions.

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The ILC Team

u Access to the international markets

u Deep technical expertise based on successful record with Ganfeng Lithium in brine and spodumene projects development

u Experts in Financial Engineering

u Experts in Strategic Controlling

u Experts in Behavioral Marketing

u Deep understanding of Junior Mining Markets

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Directors Kirill Klip, MBA, Chairman - Vision / ILC Culture / Talent Management / Capital Markets John Wisbey, Deputy Chairman - Capital Markets / Financial Engineering Maurice Brooks, Special Adviser - Strategic Risk Management / Internal Audit Xiaoshen Wang, Director - Executive Vice President of Ganfeng Lithium David Shen, Director - Assistant of The President of Ganfeng Lithium Ross Thompson, Director - Behavioural Marketing

Management Kirill Klip, CEO & President - Strategy / Brand Management / M&A / Strategic Controlling Anthony Kovacs, COO - Strategic Controlling / Mining / Exploration Maurice Brooks, B.Sc., FCA (ICAEW), Interim CFO - Financial & Risk Management Nancy La Couvée, Corporate Manager - Compliance / IR Afzaal Pirzada, Chief Technical Consultant and Qualified Person (NI43-101) Natalia Lobanova, EA - Marketing / PR / Promotion / Social Media

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World Class Lithium Assets INTERNATIONAL LITHIUM CORP. HOLDS PORTFOLIO OF WORLDS CLASS ASSETS READY TO REALIZE VALUE IN STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONS.

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Mariana Lithium Brine

u  JV with GFL, ownership in Litio Minera Argentina 20% ILC: 80% GFL

u  ILC has Back-in Right for additional 10% interest

u  ILC guaranteed 1% NSR if diluted below 5%

u  100% ownership of salar (16,000 hectares)

u  Maiden Resource Calculation completed 2017

u  Evaporation test ponds commissioning 2017

u  Pilot Permitting scheduled for Q4 2017

u  GFL currently operator, production target (2019-2020)

u  ILC can acquire a 1% NSR from TNR Gold

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Indicated resource*: 1,248,000 tonnes of LCE (Lithium Carbonate Equivalent)

Inferred resource*: 618,000 tonnes of LCE •  The indicated resource is estimated at 765 billion litres of brine grading:

306 mg/L lithium (Li) 9,457 mg/L potassium (K)

•  The inferred resource is estimated at 361 billion litres of brine grading:

322 mg/L lithium (Li) 10,316 mg/L potassium (K)

•  Brine resources are tabulated and reported for average specific yield (SY) of 15% and a cut-off

value of 230 mg/L Li. Effective date for this resource estimate is January 20, 2017 * Technical Report; Mariana Lithium Project, Salar de Llullaillaco, Argentina”, April 10, 2017 (www.SEDAR.com), authored by Geos Minerals Consultants. The effective date for the resource estimate is January 20, 2017, which represents the date of the most recent data that supports the brine estimate in the Technical Report.

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* Technical Report; Mariana Lithium Project, Salar de Llullaillaco, Argentina”, April 10, 2017 (www.SEDAR.com).

Category Effective Volume M m3

Brine Density g/mL

Li mg/L

B mg/L

K mg/L

SO42-

mg/L Mg

mg/L HCO3

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Indicated 766 1.218 306 599 9,456 15,530 4,291 529 234 1,248 Inferred 361 1.222 322 642 10,316 15,315 4, 566 535 116 618

2000 metres

Modelled lithium grade (mg/L) from brine samples (section 7256000N)

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Date Acquirer Asset ConsiderationPurchase

Price (US$MM)%

PurchasedImplied Value 100% (US$MM)

Area (ha)100%

EV/ha(US$/ha)

28-Mar-16 SQM Cauchari-Olaroz Cash & Loan $25.0 50% $50.0 83,000 $60204-Aug-16 Wealth Minerals Atacama Salar Cash & shares $32.9 100% $32.9 46,200 $71229-Jul-16 Wealth Minerals Quisquiro Salar Cash $3.4 100% $3.4 2,400 $1,40814-Sep-16 Advantage Lithium Stella Marys Project Cash & shares $2.9 100% $2.9 1,472 $1,94003-Mar-16 LITHIUM X Sal de los Angeles Shares $4.4 50% $8.7 8,187 $1,06319-Jul-16 Millennial Lithium Pastos Grandes Cash & Shares $3.2 100% $3.2 1,221 $2,62128-Oct-16 Argentina Lithium Arizaro Cash & Shares $5.7 100% $5.7 20,500 $278

Mean $1,232

Median $1,063

Advantage Lithium Acquisition of Orocobre Assets Shares $38 91% $42 85,543 $486

Source: Advantage Lithium - Bloomberg, Factsheet, company disclosure. Notes: (1) Note: Priced as of November 22, 2016. Assumes CADUSD of 0.7440 and US$15million financing at C$1.00 per share. (2) 91% purchased assumes 75% of Cauchari acquired.

Basic FD ITM FD ITM Share Shares Shares Market Enterprise LCE EV / LCE EV / LCEPrice Outs. Outs. Cap Value Resources Resources Production(US$) (MM) (MM) (US$MM) (US$MM) (MMoz) (US$/t) (US$/t)

ProducersOrocobre Limited $3.05 209 210 $641 $618 4.5 $137.7 $35,299DevelopersNeoLithium $0.88 65 67 $59 $43 0.0 n/a n/aLithium X Energy Corp $1.75 67 73 $128 $109 1.0 $106.4 n/aPure Energy $0.39 78 84 $32 $30 0.8 $36.3 n/aLithium Americas Corp $0.60 301 318 $192 $180 13.2 $13.6 n/a

Median Developer $36.3Average Developer $52.1

Pro Forma Advantage $0.93 112.9 122.9 $114 $87 0.4 $247.6PF Advantage - Midpoint of Expl. Target $0.93 112.9 122.9 $114 $87 2.5 $34.3PF Advantage - High End of Expl. Target $0.93 112.9 122.9 $114 $87 4.6 $19.2

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Lithium Americas – Ganfeng Investment

u  US $174 Million Strategic Investment by Ganfeng Lithium

u  US $49 Million share purchase for 19.9% of Lithium Americas

u  = 10% of Cauchari-Olaroz project (50% owned by SQM)

Valuation of Cauchari-Olaroz Project at approximately US $400 Million

Deal also includes off-take for GFL for 70% of LA’s 50% or 35% of total production

Deal also includes a US $125 Million debt facility to LA for construction finance

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Strategic Partnership With Ganfeng Lithium In

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•  Litio Minera Argentina: 80% GFL : 20% ILC

•  ILC retains 10% back-in right

•  $2M loan to ILC can be repaid through production revenues or royalties from project

•  Current budget 2016-2017: US $15M

M A R I A N A P R O J E C T , A R G E N T I N A

A V A L O N I A P R O J E C T , I R E L A N D

•  Blackstairs Lithium Limited:

55% GFL : 45% ILC •  GFL has option to acquire

an additional 24% of the project upon completion of $10M expenditures or producing a feasibility study.

•  Average annual budget ≈ US $1M

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Mavis/Raleigh Pegmatite Projects, Ontario, Canada

Strategic Partnership with Pioneer Resources

u  Current Ownership: 100% ILC

u  Pioneer has the option to earn an initial 51% in each Project by expending $1.5 million on each Project.

u  Pioneer is currently conducting a $1.5 million exploration and drilling program

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10 kilometers from Trans-Canada Highway

300km to Thunder Bay, Ontario

Major Rail Network

Electric Power Grid

Skilled Labor Force

Proximity to Infrastructure is Essential

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Key Intersections at the Fairservice (PEG006) Target Area***: • MF17‐39: 17.90m at 1.47% Li2O from 80.00m; • MF17‐40: 12.85m at 1.16% Li2O from 80.05m; • MF17‐49: 26.30m at 1.70% Li2O from 111.9m including 7.70m at 2.97% Li2O from 130.5m; and • MF17‐50: 16.55m at 1.45% Li2O from 74.55m and 23.10m at 1.36% Li2O from 122.00m.

*** All widths reported are core widths and have not been converted to true widths. True width of the drill hole intercepts, which may be shorter than those reported, are currently unknown.

4.2% Li2O/1.15m 3.32% Li2O/

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3.14% Li2O/2.35m

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M & A Concept

u Strategic Investor – direct acquisitions

u Equity Placements

u Sale of JV Assets to JV Companies

u Growth of JV Acquisitions through JV Partnerships

u Direct Share Purchases

u Royalty

u Product Off-take Rights Purchasing

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Financing Strategies

u  Strategic Investors

u  P/E

u  Equity Placements

u  Sale of JV Assets to JV Companies

u  Finder’s Fees for Transactions

u  Strategic Controlling (“SC”): “In The Same Boat” Concept - ILC is motivated by Carried Interest / Royalties / Products Off-take Agreements

u  SC: Monitoring strategic progress, evaluating deviations and taking corrective actions

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Opportunity

u  Action Plan: to jumpstart ILC’s M&A activities u  Focus: Mariana Lithium JV In Argentina with Ganfeng Lithium

ILC’s joint ventures with Ganfeng Lithium is an entry point to a vertically integrated lithium business with an industry giant

u  Strategy: to build VC Capital in a number of M&A transactions u  Construction of ILC Royalty Portfolio as an underlining business model

ILC’s stake in the Mariana joint venture is of particular interest for OEMs entering into the electric car and lithium battery business looking to secure their long term lithium supply

Please contact us to explore this opportunity. Thank You!

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