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Northern Graphite Completes $1.35 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement Proceeds to help finance Baie-Comeau Battery Anode Material facility feasibility study and provide working capital Lead follow-on Investment by The BMI Group represents a further endorsement of Northern's Mine-

Financings Economic Studies

Northern Graphite Completes $1.35 Million

Non-Brokered Private Placement

Proceeds to help finance Baie-Comeau Battery Anode Material facility feasibility study and

provide working capital

Lead follow-on Investment by The BMI Group represents a further endorsement of Northern's Mine-

to-Market strategy

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 22, 2025) - Northern Graphite Corporation

(TSXV: NGC)

(OTCQB: NGPHF) (FSE: 0NG) (XSTU: 0NG)

(

the "

Company

" or "

Northern

") is pleased to announce

it has completed a non-brokered

private placement financing (the "

Private Placement

") under which it

has issued 10,800,000 common shares of the Company (the "

Offered Shares

") at a price of C$0.125

per Offered Share for aggregate gross proceeds of C$1,350,000. The BMI Group was the lead investor

under the Private Placement. The Private Placement, along with the non-brokered private placement

announced on October 10, 2025, completes the total C$2,200,000 non-brokered private placement

previously disclosed by Northern in September 2025.

The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for the feasibility study on Northern's planned

Battery Anode Material ("

BAM

") facility in Baie-Comeau, Québec and for working capital and corporate

expenses.

"The participation of The BMI Group in this financing reflects confidence in Northern's assets and

strategy and supports the advancement of battery anode material processing capabilities in Canada

and North America," said Northern Chief Executive Officer Hugues Jacquemin.

In April, Northern and The BMI Group announced a partnership to evaluate the establishment of a BAM

facility at the former paper mill site in Baie-Comeau being redeveloped by BMI as the Norderra

multimodal industrial hub. Reactivating this brownfield site would provide a faster time to market

compared to a greenfield alternative, supporting Québec and Canada's critical minerals strategy while

creating new jobs and economic growth in the region. The BMI Group was also the lead investor in

Northern's $1.4 million non-brokered private placement completed in October 2025.

Battery anode material, the single largest component of lithium-ion batteries, is produced by upgrading

graphite mine concentrate to the exacting specifications of electric vehicle battery manufacturers.

Northern's Baie-Comeau project directly addresses a key missing link in North America's energy

transition supply chain, providing the domestic processing capacity needed to turn Canadian graphite

into battery-grade anode material.

In connection with the closing of the Private Placement, the Company paid finder's fees of $10,750 and

$51,000 to Canaccord Genuity Corp. and 2401242 Ontario Inc., respectively, in relation to Offered

Shares sold to investors introduced by such parties.

The Offered Shares issued in the Private Placement are subject to the statutory hold period of four

months and one day from the date of issuance expiring on April 20, 2026 in accordance with applicable

Canadian securities legislation.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities

in the United States. The securities being offered under the Private Placement have not been, and will

not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "

1933 Act

"), or any

state securities laws of any state in the United States and accordingly may not be offered or sold within

the United States or to any person in the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered under the

1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, or exemption from such registration requirements is

available.

About Northern Graphite

Northern is a Canadian, TSX Venture Exchange listed company that is the only flake graphite producing

company in North America. Northern is focused on becoming a world leader in producing natural

graphite and upgrading it into high-value products critical to the green economy, including anode

material for lithium-ion batteries/EVs, fuel cells and graphene, as well as advanced industrial

technologies. The Company's mine-to-battery strategy is spearheaded by its Battery Materials Group,

which has a fully equipped, state-of-the-art laboratory in Frankfurt.

Northern's graphite assets include the producing Lac des Iles mine in Quebec where the Company is

boosting output to meet growing demand from industrial customers and coming demand from North

American battery makers. The Company also owns the large-scale Bissett Creek project in Ontario and

the fully permitted Okanjande graphite mine in Namibia, which is currently on care and maintenance, and

represents an opportunity to substantially increase graphite production at a lower cost and with a shorter

time to market than most competing projects. All projects have "battery quality" graphite and are located

close to infrastructure in politically stable jurisdictions.

For media inquiries contact

Pav Jordan, VP of Communications

Email:

[email protected]

For additional information

Please visit the Company's website at

https://www.northerngraphite.com/home/

, the Company's profile

on

www.sedarplus.ca

our

Social Channels

listed below or contact the Company at (613) 271-2124.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable

Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information are frequently characterized by

words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "potential",

"possible" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "will",

"could", or "should" occur. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements

regarding, among others, the Company's plans to develop its Baie-Comeau Battery Anode Material

facility, extend the mine life of its LDI mine, intentions to restart the Okanjande mine in Namibia and

development plans for its other projects including Bissett Creek. All such forward-looking statements

are based on assumptions and analyses made by management based on their experience and

perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other

factors they believe are appropriate in the circumstances. However, these statements are subject to a

variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ

materially from those projected including, but not limited to, unexpected changes in laws, rules or

regulations, or their enforcement by applicable authorities; the failure of other parties to perform as

agreed; social or labour unrest; changes in commodity prices; unexpected failure or inadequacy of

infrastructure and the failure of ongoing and contemplated studies to deliver anticipated results or

results that would justify and support continued studies, development or operations and the inability to

raise required financing. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking

information or statements.

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on what

management believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that

actual results will be consistent with them. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date

of this news release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Subject

to applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise the

forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the

date of this news release.

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

news release.

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DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

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https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/278783