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Lithium Ionic Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Updated Bandeira Lithium Project Feasibility Study

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Lithium Ionic Files NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Updated Bandeira Lithium

Project Feasibility Study

TORONTO, ON, October 31, 2025 – Lithium Ionic Corp. (TSXV: LTH; OTCQB: LTHCF; FSE:

H3N) (“Lithium Ionic ” or the “Company”) reports that it has filed the independent NI 43- 101

compliant technical report for the Bandeira Lithium Project (“Bandeira” or the “Project”), titled

“Bandeira Lithium Project, National Instrument (NI) 43- 101 Technical Report —Definitive

Feasibility Study Update, Araçuaí –Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil ” (the “2025 Technical Report”),

with an effective date of September 17, 2025, and dated October 31, 2025.

The 2025 Bandeira Technical Report was prepared by representatives of experienced consulting

groups: RTEK, GE21 and L&M, each of whom is a Qualified Person, in accordance with National

Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"), as reported in the

Company's news release dated September 17, 2025.

The 2025 Bandeira Technical Report can be found on the Company's website at

www.lithiumionic.com, as well as on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Qualified Persons

Each of following Qualified Persons ( “QPs”), as defined by National Instrument 43- 101 –

Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects , are independent of Lithium Ionic . The QPs have

reviewed and approved the contents of this news release and confirm that it fairly and accurately

reflects, in the form and context in which it appears, the information contained in the respective

sections of the 2025 Technical Report for which they are responsible.

Name of Qualified Person Qualifications Affiliations

Brian Colin Talbot BSc (Hons), FAusIMM R-Tek

Carlos José Evangelista Silva P.Geo., MSc, AIG GE21

Hugo Ribeiro de Andrade Filho P.Eng., FAusIMM GE21

Juliano Felix de Lima MAIG (CP) GE21

Porfírio Cabaleiro Rodriguez P.Eng., BSc, FAIG GE21

João Augusto Hilário de Souza B.A.Sc., MBA L&M Advisory

Noel Mark O´Brien BE (Met), MBA, FAusIMM R-Tek

Bernardo Horta de Cerqueira Viana MBA, FAIG GE21

RTEK Compensation for Completed Feasibility Study

The Company confirms that, further to its October 3, 2025 press release, it has issued 7,430,305

common shares to RTEK International DMCC (“RTEK”) pursuant to a services agreement dated

April 2, 2025. The shares were issued as consideration for RTEK’s technical and strategic

advisory services provided in connection with the c ompletion of Lithium Ionic’s NI 43- 101

Feasibility Study for the Bandeira Project (see September 17, 2025 press release). The issuance

has been approved by the TSX Venture Exchange.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lithium Ionic Corp.

Blake Hylands

Chief Executive Officer, Director

About Lithium Ionic Corp.

Lithium Ionic is a Canadian mining company exploring and developing its lithium properties in

Brazil. Its flagship Itinga and Salinas projects cover 1 1,684 hectares in the northeastern part of

Minas Gerais state, a mining-friendly jurisdiction that is quickly emerging as a world- class hard-

rock lithium district. The Itinga Project is situated in the same region as CBL’s Cachoeira lithium

mine, which has produced lithium for +30 years, as well as Sigma Lithium Corp.’s Grota do Cirilo

project, which hosts the largest hard-rock lithium deposit in the Americas.

Investor and Media Inquiries:

+1 647.316.2500

[email protected]

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-statements.” Such forward-

looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may

cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or developments to differ

materially from the anticipated results, performance or ac hievements expressed or implied by

such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes, in light of the experience of its

officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that

have been considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in this forward -looking

information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company

can give no assurance t hat they will prove to be correct. When used in this press release, the

words “estimate”, “project”, “belief”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “predict”, “may” or

“should” and the negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable t erminology

are intended to identify forward- looking statements and information. The forward -looking

statements and information in this press release include information relating to results of the

feasibility study, the economic viability of the Bandeira project, the Company’s ability to finance

and develop the Bandeira project, the prospectivity and development of the Company’s mineral

properties, the services agreement with RTEK, the termination of the K2 Option Agreement and

the Company’s future plans . Su ch statements and information reflect the current view of the

Company. Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those

contemplated in those forward- looking statements and information. By their nature, forward-

looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may

cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially

different from any future results, perfor mance or achievements expressed or implied by such

forward-looking statements. The forward- looking information contained in this news release

represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this news release and, accordingly,

is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-

looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. The Company

undertakes no obligation to update these forward- looking statements i n the event that

management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

Information and links in this press release relating to other mineral resource companies are from

their sources believed to be reliable, but that have not been independently verified by the

Company.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press

release.