This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words and phrases such as “advancing,” “underway,” “continue to progress,” “currently targets,” “steady progress,” “ahead of schedule,” “important,” “intended to provide,” “long-term,” “comprehensive,” “proposed,” “planned,” “potentially,” “progressing,” “preliminary,” “continued development,” “critical time,” “strong progress,” “developing,” “ongoing,” “largest,” “most advanced,” “approximately,” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning: operational developments including the construction of the Kellyton Graphite Plant, the Coosa Graphite Deposit, and the planning, design, costs, schedules, production and economic projections associated with both of them, federal and state permitting activities for the Coosa Graphite Deposit including schedules for their various phases and timing for their completion, and strategic priorities including progress on financing for the Kellyton Graphite Plant. The Company cautions that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information that has been provided. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company; accordingly, there can be no assurance that such suggested results will be realized. Those uncertainties and other factors are discussed in Westwater’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent securities filings, and they could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations.