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Neo Extends Strategic Partnership for High-Performance Magnets with Bosch

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Neo Extends Strategic Partnership for High-Performance Magnets

with Bosch

TORONTO, Canada, September 19, 2025 – Neo Performance Materials Inc. (" Neo" or the " Company")

(TSX: NEO) (OTCQX:NOPMF) today announced the signing of a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding

with Robert Bosch GmbH ("Bosch"), a leading global supplier of technology and services.

Given this extended supplier partnership and in conjunction with Neo’s new capacity launch planning , Neo

will reserve significant annual magnet production capacity for its customer Bosch, with a clear mutual target

for both partners to transition the capacity reserve into definitive projects.

By reserving capacity with Neo, Bosch is taking a proactive step to ensure a stable supply chain network and

to foster supply chains that develop localized production, through competition and innovation. For Neo, a

commitment like this from a global technology leader continues to hasten the roadmap to plan and optimize

the design and construction of the next phase of its magnet manufacturing facility in Estonia . This further

solidifies Neo’s role as a strategic supplier-of-choice for magnets both to automotive applications and beyond.

"Entering this extended partnership with Bosch is a n important step in building a resilient and sustainable

supply chain for our customers," said Rahim Suleman, President and CEO of Neo. "This secures a significant

portion of our future production and speaks to our strategy of prioritizing partnerships with the world's largest

and most innovative companies."

About Neo Performance Materials

Neo manufactures the building blocks of many modern technologies that enhance efficiency and

sustainability. Neo 's advanced industrial materials – magnetic powders, rare earth magnets, magnetic

assemblies, specialty chemicals, metals, and alloys – are critical to the performance of many everyday

products and emerging technologies. Neo 's products fast -forward technologies for the net -zero transition.

The business of Neo is organized along three segments: Magnequench, Chemicals & Oxides and Rare

Metals. Neo is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Can ada; with corporate offices in Greenwood Village,

Colorado, United States; Singapore; and Beijing, China. Neo has a global platform that includes

manufacturing facilities located in China, Germany, Canada, Estonia, Thailand and the United Kingdom, as

well as a dedicated research and development center in Singapore. For more information, please visit

www.neomaterials.com.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian

securities legislation. Generally, but not always, forward -looking information and statements can be

identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",

"forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such

words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will

be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotation thereof. Specific forward-looking statements

in this news release include, but are not limited to, launch of the new project award, operational expectations

resulting from the project award , revenue expectations and other matters relating thereto . In making the

forward-looking information in this news release, the Company has applied certain factors and assumptions

that are based on its current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to

the Company. Although the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information

currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect, and the forward-looking information in this release

are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results to differ materially

from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information. There are many risk factors associated

with the launch and operations of the new project platform . A number of factors could cause actual results

to differ materially from those anticipated by the Company , including but not limited to the risks and

uncertainties inherent in the nature of operations including the risks of a material adverse change in the

Company's assets or revenues, or risks of unknown liabilities that may arise.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not

intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise any forward -looking

information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

For more information on Neo, investors should review Neo's continuous disclosure filings that are available

under Neo's profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Information Contacts

Investor Requests: Media Requests:

Jonathan Baksh Vasileios Tsianos

EVP, Chief Financial Officer VP, Corporate Development

(416) 367-8588 ext. 7318 (416) 367-8588 ext. 7335

email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Website: www.neomaterials.com