Liberty Announces Upsize to C$4.4 Million of Equity Financing Due to Demand

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia and WILMINGTON, Mass., July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. ("Liberty" or the "Company") (TSXV:SCAN, OTCQB:LDDFF, FSE:E30)), a leading technology provider of AI-based next generation detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated July 8, 2025 announcing a non-brokered equity financing under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption of units of the Company (the "Units"), Liberty is upsizing the maximum number of Units for sale to 20 million Units at a price of C$0.22 per Unit for maximum gross proceeds to the Company of C$4.4 million (the "Offering").

Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share of the Company (a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of C$0.35 per Warrant Share from the date that is 61 days after the closing date of the Offering until the date that is 12 months following the date of closing of the Offering. The Warrants will be subject to ten percent (10%) blocker provision that restricts the exercise of any Warrants in the event that such exercise would result in the applicable securityholder holding ten percent (10%) or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at such time.

The Offering is being completed pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions, as amended by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935, Exemptions from Certain Conditions to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the "LIFE Exemption") to purchasers resident in each of the Provinces of Canada, except Quebec. The Units issued pursuant to the LIFE Exemption will not be subject to a hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. There will be an offering document related to the Offering that will be available under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's website at: www.libertydefense.com. Prospective investors should read this offering document before making an investment decision.

Upon closing of the Offering, the Company may pay a (i) a finder's fee equal to up to 6.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering and (ii) issue non-transferrable warrants ...