Toronto, Canada – TheNewswire - March 16, 2021 - BacTech Environmental Corporation ("BacTech" or the "Company") (CSE:BAC) ((BCCEF) (CSE:BAC) today announced a series of transactions with respect to common share purchase warrants and common share stock options of the Company.

A total of 2,150,000, less the ones exercised noted below, of common share stock options expired on March 15, 2021 with an exercise price of $0.07 per share.  To replace these the Company will issue 2,200,000 new common share stock options with an exercise price of $0.12 per share and a term of 5 years to insiders and consultants. In the weeks leading up to the expiry of the 2,150,000 stock options, a total of 1,100,000 common share stock options were exercised under the old plan at $0.07 providing a cash infusion of $77,000 to the Company.

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