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NEO Battery Materials Closes Final Tranche of Oversubscribed Private Placement

TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEO Battery Materials Ltd. ("NEO" or the "Company") (TSXV: NBM) (OTC:NBMFF), a low-cost silicon anode materials developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, is pleased to announce the closing of the second and final tranche (the "Final Tranche") of the oversubscribed, non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") through the issuance of a further 1,400,000 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.50 CAD per Unit (the "Offering Price") for gross proceeds of $700,000 CAD.

Through the first and final tranches of the Offering, the Company raised a total of $900,000 CAD, issuing 1,800,000 Units in total. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one non-transferable Common Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one Common Share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.75 CAD for a period of 24 months from each respective closing date of the Offering. The use of proceeds will be allocated towards (i) scaling-up silicon battery research and development and production for large-scale battery manufacturing and testing, (ii) purchases of key manufacturing equipment, and (iii) working capital and general corporate overhead.

In connection with both tranches of the Offering, the Company paid to the finders: (i) an aggregate cash commission of $45,500 CAD, and (ii) 91,000 non-transferable warrants of the Company exercisable at an exercise price of $0.50 CAD for a period of 24 months from each respective closing date of the Offering. A portion of Units have been offered to purchasers outside of Canada pursuant to an exemption from the prospectus requirement available under Ontario Securities Commission Rule 72-503, Distributions Outside Canada ("OSC 72-503"), and accordingly, the securities issued pursuant to OSC 72-503 will not be subject to resale restrictions. Units offered to purchasers within Canada are subject to a four-month plus one-day hold period from the date of issuance. The Offering is not a Related Party Transaction as defined by Multilateral Instrument 61-101, Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") and therefore is not subject to TSXV Policy 5.9. The Offering is subject to final acceptance of the TSXV.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy ...