Saturday, September 26, 2026
MiningNewsTerminal
Saturday, September 26, 2026 Admin

CIA.TO ·

Champion Iron Provides Notice of First Quarter FY2026 Results , Conference Call and Webcast Details , and Date of Annual Shareholders ` Meeting

Marketing Announcement

1

PRESS RELEASE

CHAMPION IRON PROVIDES NOTICE OF FIRST QUARTER FY2026 RESULTS ,

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS , AND DATE OF ANNUAL

SHAREHOLDERS ` MEETING

MONTRÉAL , July 8, 2025 / SYDNEY , July 9, 202 5 - Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) (OTCQX: CIAFF) (“Champion” or the

“Company”) announces that it will be hosting a conference call and webcast on July 30, 2025, at 9 :00 AM (Montréal time) / 1 1:00 PM

(Sydney time) with its senior management, during which they will review the Company’s operational and financial results for the first

quarter ended June 30, 2025, of the financial year ending March 31, 2026.

Champion’s financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, will be released prior

to the conference call and webcast, and will be available in the “Financial & Regulatory Reports” section of the Company’s website at

www.championiron.com, under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the ASX at www.asx.com.au.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible for a period of 90 days through Champion’s website

at www.championiron.com/investors/events-presentations.

Access to the Conference Call:

Tel. local & overseas: (+1) 416 945 7677

Tel. North America: (+1) 888 699 1199

Tel. Australia: (+61) 2 8017 1385

Webcast: www.championiron.com/investors

Replay overseas: (+1) 289 819 1450

Replay N. America: (+1) 888 660 6345

Replay passcode: 96866 #

Replay expiration: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM (Montréal time) /

Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 1:59 PM (Sydney time)

Champion also confirms that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held on August 2 7, 202 5, at 5:00 PM (Montréal time) /

August 28, 2025, 7:00 AM (Sydney time), and that the last date for director nominations will be July 16, 2025, by 3:00 AM (Montréal time) /

5:00 PM (Sydney time). Additional information regarding the annual meeting of shareholders will be announced prior to the event.

About Champion Iron Limited

Champion, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore Inc., owns and operates the Bloom Lake Mining Complex located on the

south end of the Labrador Trough, approximately 13 kilometres north of Fermont, Québec. Bloom Lake is an open -pit operation with two

concentration plants that primarily source energy from renewable hydroelectric power, having a combined nameplate capacity of

15M wmt per year that produce lower contaminant high-grade 66.2% Fe iron ore concentrate with a proven ability to produce a 67.5% Fe

direct reduction quality iron ore concentrate. Benefiting from one of the highest purity resources globally, Champion is investing to upgrade

half of Bloom Lake’s mine capacity to a direct reduction quality pellet feed iron ore with up to 69% Fe. Bloom Lake's high-grade and lower

contaminant iron ore products have attracted a premium to the Platts IODEX 62% Fe iron ore benchmark. Champion ships iron ore

2

concentrate from Bloom Lake by rail, to a ship loading port in Sept -Îles, Québec, and has delivered its iron ore concentrate globally,

including in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, South Korea, India and Canada. In addition to Bloom Lake, Champion ow ns the

Kamistiatusset mining properties, a project with an expected annual production of 9M wmt per year of direct reduction quality iron grading

above 67.5% Fe, located near available infrastructure and only 21 kilometres southeast of Bloom Lake. In Decem ber 2024, Champion

entered into a binding agreement with Nippon Steel Corporation and Sojitz Corporation to form a partnership to evaluate the potential

development of the Kami project, including the completion of a definitive feasibility study. Champion also owns a portfolio of exploration

and development projects in the Labrador Trough, including the Cluster II portfolio of properties, located within 60 kilometr es south of

Bloom Lake.

For further information , please contact:

Champion Iron Limited

Michael Marcotte, CFA

Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development and Capital Markets

514-316-4858, Ext. 1128

[email protected]

For additional information on Champion Iron Limited, please visit our website at: www.championiron.com.

This press release has been authorized for release to the market by the CEO of Champion Iron Limited, David Cataford.