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LibertyStream Announces Closing of Second and Final Tranche of LIFE Offering

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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$LIB.v #criticalminerals—LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc. (TSXV: LIB | OTCQB: VLTLF | FSE: I2D) (“LibertyStream” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its press release dated December 11, 2025, the Company has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced private placement of units (the “Units”) of the Company (the “Offering”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,089,999.95 through the issuance of 13,701,691 Units at a price of $0.65 per Unit. Total gross proceeds of the Offering were $9,999,999.10.

Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one whole common share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at an exercise price of $1.00 per Warrant Share for a period of thirty-six months following the completion of the Offering.

The Offering was completed on a private placement basis in reliance on the “listed issuer financing” exemption from the prospectus requirements available under Part 5A.2 of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions, as modified by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption in each of the Provinces and Territories of Canada (the “LIFE Exemption”). In accordance with the LIFE Exemption, the securities issued pursuant to the Offering are not subject to a hold period pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws.

The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to develop the Company’s direct lithium extraction technology to improve operating efficiencies; continue the scale-up of lithium carbonate production at its field unit in the Delaware Basin in Texas, including moving towards commercial lithium production; create avenues to provide lithium carbonate and other lithium product samples to potential future customers and off-takers; and for general working capital and corporate purposes.

The Units, Common Shares, Warrants, and Warrant Shares comprising the Offering have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) and have not and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, “U.S. persons” (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Units have been offered and sold in the United States to accredited investors (each, a “U.S. Accredited Investor”) meeting one or more of the criteria in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act or U.S. Accredited Investors that also qualify as a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act, in each case by way of a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Any Units offered and sold in the United States have been issued as “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the U.S. Securities Act. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners

LibertyStream is a lithium development and technology company aiming to be one of North America’s first commercial producers of lithium carbonate from oilfield brine. Our strategy is to generate value for shareholders by leveraging management’s hydrocarbon experience to deploy our proprietary DLE technology directly into existing oil and gas infrastructure, thereby reducing capital costs, lowering risks and supporting the world’s clean energy transition. We are committed to operating efficiently and with transparency across all areas of the business staying sharply focused on creating long-term, sustainable shareholder value. Investors and/or other interested parties may sign up for updates about the Company’s continued progress on its website: https://LibertyStream.com/.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively referred to herein as “forward-looking information”). When used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target”, “plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “would”, “could”, “schedule” and similar words or expressions, identify forward-looking information. Statements, other than statements of historical fact, may constitute forward-looking information and include, without limitation, statements about the Offering; the use of proceeds from the Offering; and general business and economic conditions. With respect to the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made numerous assumptions. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and may prove to be incorrect.

Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, but are not limited to the delay or failure to receive regulatory or other approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, for the Offering. The intended use of the proceeds of the Offering by the Company might change if the board of directors of the Company determines that it would be in the best interests of the Company. Many of these risks and uncertainties and additional risk factors generally applicable to the Company are described in the Company’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the Company’s most recent management’s discussion and analysis, which are available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca

All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

Contacts

For Investor Relations inquiries or further information, please contact:

Alex Wylie, President & CEO

T: +1.972.626.1645

E: [email protected]

Or

Bill McClain, Investor Relations

T: +1.604.773.9423

E: [email protected]

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