Pontus Protein Ltd. announce that, further to its prior news releases dated May 18, 2021, March 31, 2021, February 24, 2021 and February 3, 2021, the City of Surrey has awarded Pontus its building permit for the 20,570 sq ft production facility in Surrey, British Columbia (the "Surrey Facility"). The City of Surrey has awarded Pontus its building permit for the 20,570 sq ft production facility in Surrey, B.C. Tenant improvements will commence with phase 1, the test facility, and then continue with phase 2, the commercial outfitting. Due to the increased size of the Surrey Facility, Pontus is forecasting an annual production capacity of up to 11.0 metric tonnes, a 72% increase to its originally stated volume of 6.4 metric tonnes of annualized product.