This news release includes certain forward-looking statements as well as management’s objectives, strategies, beliefs and intentions or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as “believe”, “may”, “will”, “plan”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project”, “potential”, “possible” and similar words referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions, expectations, estimates and assumptions of management in light of its experience, perception of historical trends, and results of the PFS, but such statements are not guarantees of future performance. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information relating to: the anticipated benefits to E3 arising from the Clearwater Project’s inclusion in the Canada Investment Summit Prospectus, including potential exposure to global institutional investors, strategic partners and allied governments, and any investment, partnership or funding outcomes that may result; the timing, conduct and outcomes of the Canada Investment Summit, including the stated objective of attracting up to $1 trillion of total investment into Canada; E3’s plans to advance the Clearwater Project toward construction, commercial operations and a Final Investment Decision (“FID”); the advancement and completion of the Front-End Engineering and Design (“FEED”) program and the Clearwater Project Feasibility Study; the anticipated Stage 1 production capacity of 12,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate and the expectation that the resource and brine volume will support significant increases in production; the expectation that the Clearwater Project will produce battery ready products in Alberta without the need for additional refining; the anticipated performance, scale-up and commercial viability of E3’s extraction and processing technology, including results at the Company’s Demonstration Facility; the receipt and timing of regulatory approvals and permits, including in respect of the Central Processing Facility permit application; the estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves at the Clearwater Project and Garrington District and the assumptions underlying them; the results of the Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”), including estimated NPV, IRR and other future-oriented financial information; the anticipated contributions of the Strategic Advisory Group and the continued involvement of its members; E3’s plans to progress commercial relationships toward formal offtake contracts and to embark on project financing, and the availability of such financing on commercially reasonable terms; the expected advantages of Alberta’s existing infrastructure, workforce, regulatory framework and operating history; and the continued advancement of the Clearwater Project throughout 2026 and beyond.