Lithium Africa Commences Trading on TSX Venture Under Symbol “LAF.V” and Announces Grant of Restricted Share Units

Lithium Africa Commences Trading on TSX Venture Under Symbol “LAF.V” and

Announces Grant of Restricted Share Units

Lisbon, Portugal February 19, 2026: Lithium Africa Corp. (TSXV: LAF) ("Lithium Africa" or the

"Company"), formerly Lombard Street Capital Corp., is pleased to announce that the Company's

common shares will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") today

under the symbol "LAF".

Tyron Breytenbach, CEO & Director of Lithium Africa, commented: “We are excited to begin our

journey as a public Company after spending the past three years building our Lithium holdings

and geological team across the African continent. We are grateful for the support of our

shareholders and our JV partner, Ganfeng Lithium. We expect to provide additional updates on

our portfolio in the coming weeks.”

Grant of Restricted Share Units

The Company also announces that, pursuant to its omnibus incentive plan (the “Plan”), it has

granted an aggregate of 1,075,000 restricted share units (“RSUs”) to certain officers, directors

and consultants of the Company at a deemed price of $2.80 per RSU.

The RSUs were granted on February 18, 2026 and vest in full on February 18, 2028, being the

date that is two years from the date of grant. Once vested, each RSU entitles the holder to

receive one common share in the capital of the Company. The RSUs were granted in

accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

The grant of the RSUs is subject to the policies of the Exchange.

About Lithium Africa Corp.

The Company has an established 50/50 joint venture partnership with GFL International Co.,

Ltd. to jointly advance exploration in Africa (the “ LAR-GFL JV”) and, through the LAR -GFL JV,

the Company has an indirect 50% interest in a portfolio of exploration assets in hardrock

pegmatite districts across a number of prospective African regions covering Ivory Coast,

Guinea, Mali and Zimbabwe. For more information, please visit www.li-africa.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LITHIUM AFRICA CORP.

Tyron Breytenbach, CEO & Director

For further information regarding the Company, contact:

Jeanne Liu, Investor Relations at [email protected], 1.604.771.7125.

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.