Mr. Alex Wylie reports

LIBERTYSTREAM COMMISSIONS FULLY AUTOMATED GEN 6 SYSTEM AT FREEDOM LAUNCHPAD AS FREEDOM 1 SITE PREPARATION ADVANCES

Libertystream Infrastructure Partners Inc. has commissioned its fully automated Gen 6 extraction system at Freedom Launchpad, the company's training and customer-sample production platform at its first deployment site.

The Gen 6 system is operating as expected and is now supporting lithium extraction and lithium carbonate production at the site. The system is designed around a 5,000-barrel-per-day processing basis and advances Libertystream's repeatable template for critical mineral recovery from existing United States oil and gas water-handling infrastructure.

Freedom Launchpad is where Libertystream is producing lithium carbonate, preparing customer samples, training operators, capturing process data and refining the operating playbook. Freedom 1, located at the same site, is the company's first 1,000-tonne-per-annum commercial-scale plant, previously referred to as Facility 1.

"Commissioning the fully automated Gen 6 system is an important execution milestone," said Alex Wylie, president and chief executive officer of Libertystream. "We have moved from field learning, manual operation and customer sample production into an automated system that reflects the architecture we intend to scale. Our focus remains disciplined: produce, qualify, train, build and deploy."

Automated platform, field-learned process

The fully automated Gen 6 system incorporates programmable logic controls and real-time monitoring across key operating variables, including temperature, pressure, flow rates, pH and conductivity.

The system uses automation to streamline operations, strengthen operating consistency and capture process data as Libertystream advances customer samples, product qualification, operating-team training and Freedom 1 readiness.

This commissioning milestone builds on the company's prior Gen 6 fieldwork, which incorporated 21 months of operations, more than 400,000 barrels of processed brine and over 2,500 operating tests. The Gen 6 configuration also reduced cycle time to approximately 20 minutes, compared with approximately 60 minutes under the Gen 5 configuration.

Over the past several months, Libertystream's operations, engineering and chemistry teams have operated and refined the Gen 6 process while training at Freedom Launchpad. That hands-on operating period was intentional. It allowed the team to develop process familiarity, troubleshoot in real time and build operating knowledge across the extraction sequence.

The newly commissioned automated Gen 6 system transfers that field experience into a programmable operating platform. The process is not being changed for scale-up. The company expects the commercial-scale design to use the same core process architecture, with larger carousels holding additional extraction modules to support increased throughput.

From Freedom Launchpad to Freedom 1

Libertystream has already produced lithium carbonate at its first deployment site, delivered product for customer evaluation and announced a long-term offtake milestone for 600 tonnes per year of planned lithium carbonate supply beginning in 2027.

The automated Gen 6 system is expected to support continued production, larger-format customer samples, product qualification, performance data capture, operating-team development and Freedom 1 readiness.

Freedom 1 is being developed as the company's first commercial-scale installation under its agreement with Select Water Solutions. As previously disclosed, the stage 1 facility is designed for 1,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate production and is targeted for commissioning by the end of December, 2026.

Visible progress at Freedom 1

Site preparation for Freedom 1 is advancing.

The company has cleared and levelled the installation area and is preparing for concrete work to support receipt of commercial-scale equipment expected in late Q3 and early Q4 2026.

This work is part of Libertystream's broader execution plan to move from Freedom Launchpad into a repeatable commercial template. The objective is not a single installation. The objective is a scalable model for recovering critical minerals from large water streams already moving through established United States energy infrastructure.

Lithium carbonate is Libertystream's first product focus. The broader platform is designed around technology-led critical mineral recovery from existing oil and gas water-handling infrastructure. The company expects to provide further updates as the automated Gen 6 system continues operating and as performance data, customer sample activity, Freedom 1 preparation and commercial-scale equipment deployment advance.

About Libertystream Infrastructure Partners Inc.

Libertystream is a lithium development and technology company aiming to be one of North America's first commercial producers of lithium carbonate from oil field brine. The company's strategy is to generate value for shareholders by leveraging management's hydrocarbon experience to deploy its proprietary DLE (direct lithium extraction) technology directly into existing oil and gas infrastructure, thereby reducing capital costs, lowering risks and supporting the world's clean energy transition. The company is committed to operating efficiently and with transparency across all areas of the business staying sharply focused on creating long-term, sustainable shareholder value.

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