Mr. Anthony Huston reports

GRAPHITE ONE ANNOUNCES FINAL TERMS OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MARKETED EQUITY OFFERING

Graphite One Inc. has set the final terms of its best-efforts public offering of 17,142,000 units at a price of $1.75 per unit for gross proceeds of $30-million. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant of the company. The company previously entered into an agreement with a syndicate of agents led by BMO Capital Markets in connection with the offering.

Each warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share from the company at a price of $2.25 per share for a period of 36 months following the closing date (as defined below).

The company has granted the agents an option to increase the size of the offering by up to an additional number of units, and/or the components thereof, that in the aggregate would be equal to $5-million (2.86 million units), to cover overallotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes, exercisable at any time and from time to time up to 30 days following the closing of the offering.

The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for AAM plant related expenditures, including the design and engineering, permitting, and equipment purchases, and for general working capital purposes.

The offering is expected to close Feb. 18, 2026, and is subject to Graphite One receiving all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The units will be offered by way of a prospectus supplement to the company's existing base shelf prospectus filed on Jan. 20, 2026, in all of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and may also be offered by way of private placement in the United States.

About Graphite One Inc.

Graphite One continues to develop its Graphite One project, with the goal of becoming an American producer of high-grade anode materials that is integrated with a domestic graphite resource. The project is proposed as a vertically integrated enterprise to mine and process natural graphite, and to manufacture artificial and natural graphite anode active materials, primarily for the lithium-ion electric vehicle battery and energy storage markets.

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