Graphite One Ranks No. 8 on 2026 OTCQX Best 50; Engages ICP Securities Inc. for Automated Market Making Services
Graphite One Ranks No. 8 on 2026 OTCQX Best 50; Engages ICP Securities
Inc. for Automated Market Making Services
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Jan. 21, 2026
/CNW/ - Graphite One Inc. (TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF) ("Graphite One," "G1", or the "Company") is pleased to announce
that it has been named to the 2026 OTCQX
®
Best 50, ranked at No. 8 of the top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year.
The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX market. The ranking is calculated based on an
equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year. Companies in the 2026 OTCQX Best 50 were
ranked based on their performance in 2025.
"All of us at Graphite One are pleased to be recognized as number 8 in the OTCQX Best 50 rankings," said
Anthony Huston
, CEO of Graphite One. "There are
thousands of companies listed on the exchange, and for G1 to rank in the Top 50 for dollar volume growth and total return is a strong signal that our complete
supply chain strategy is meeting with investor approval. I want to thank our entire G1 team for the effort that has led to this achievement."
For the complete 2026 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit
https://www.otcmarkets.com/corporate-services/otcqx-best-50
Engagement of ICP Securities Inc.
G1 also announced that it has engaged the services of ICP Securities Inc. ("
ICP
") to provide automated market making services, including use of its proprietary
algorithm, ICP Premium™, in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislation. ICP will be paid a monthly
fee of
C$7,500
, plus applicable taxes. The agreement between the Company and ICP was signed with a start date of
January 21, 2026
and is for four (4) months
(the "Initial Term") and shall be automatically renewed for subsequent one (1) month terms (each month called an "Additional Term") unless either party provides
at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or an Additional Term, as applicable. There are no performance factors contained in the
agreement and no stock options or other share-based compensation in connection with the engagement. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the
securities of the Company in the future.
ICP's market making activity will be primarily to correct temporary imbalances in the supply and demand of the Company's shares. ICP will be responsible for the
costs it incurs in buying and selling the Company's shares, and no third party will be providing funds or securities for the market making activities.
ICP is an arm's length party to the Company and, at the time of the Agreement, neither ICP nor its principals have an interest, directly or indirectly, in the
securities of the Company. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the securities of the Company in the future, subject to compliance with the policies and
guidelines of the TSX-V.
Graphite One's Domestic Supply Chain Strategy
With
the United States
currently 100% import-dependent for natural graphite, Graphite One is developing a complete U.S.-based, advanced graphite supply chain
solution anchored by the Graphite Creek deposit, recognized by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the U.S. "and among the largest in
the world." The Graphite One Project supply chain strategy involves transporting material to the lower 48 via the Port of Nome to an anticipated advanced
graphite material and battery anode material manufacturing plant to be located in
Warren, Ohio
, subject to project financing. The plan also includes a potential
recycling facility to reclaim graphite and the other battery materials, to be co-located at the
Ohio
site, the third link in Graphite One's circular economy strategy.
About ICP Securities Inc.
ICP Securities Inc. is a
Toronto
based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in automated market making and liquidity provision, as well as having a proprietary
market making algorithm, ICP Premium™, that enhances liquidity and quote health. Established in 2023, with a focus on market structure, execution, and trading,
ICP has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional
investors.
About
Graphite One Inc.
GRAPHITE ONE INC. continues to develop its Graphite One Project (the
"Project
"), with the goal of becoming an American producer of high-grade anode
materials that is integrated with a domestic graphite resource. The Project is proposed as a vertically integrated enterprise to mine and process natural graphite
and to manufacture artificial and natural graphite anode active materials primarily for the lithium
ion electric vehicle battery and energy storage markets.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Anthony Huston" (signed)
For more information on Graphite One Inc., please visit the Company's website,
www.GraphiteOneInc.com
On X @GraphiteOne
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 release.
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statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Generally,
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Forward-Looking Information includes, but is not limited to, disclosure regarding possible events, next steps and courses of
action including the Company's plans to submit a financing application to EXIM; the prospects and timing of successfully securing financing from EXIM on
acceptable terms, or at all.
Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-
looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary permits, licenses and title and delays due to third
party opposition, changes in government policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, and continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which
is given as of the date it is expressed in this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
information, except as required by applicable securities laws. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's continuous
disclosure filings that are available at
http://www.sedarplus.ca
.
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For further information:
Anthony Huston, CEO, President & Director, Tel: (604) 889-4251, Email: [email protected]; Investor Relations Contact:
Tel: (604) 684-6730, [email protected]
CO: Graphite One Inc.
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