Manganese X Energy Corp. (TSX-V: MN) (FSE: 9SC) (TRADEGATE: 9SC) (OTCQB: MNXXF) is pleased to provide an update on its battery materials qualification program with Charge CCCV LLC. The Company’s high-purity manganese material has advanced to Phase 3, the final stage of C4V’s battery qualification program: Multi-Layer Full Pouch Cell Evaluation. This commercial-level testing is part of C4V’s Digital DNA Supply Chain Qualification Program.

C4V has informed the Company that its initial engineering analysis indicates Manganese X’s high-purity manganese material meets the initial rigid specifications and performance requirements for advancement to this final testing phase. The Phase 3 Multi-Layer Full Pouch Cell Evaluation is expected to take approximately six months, with interim performance updates anticipated during the program.

Manganese X’s battery-grade manganese material is sourced from its Battery Hill project, one of the largest manganese deposits in North America. The Battery Hill project is at prefeasibility stage and is located near Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada.

CEO Martin Kepman stated, “Receiving confirmation that our high-purity manganese material has met Phase 3’s initial stringent specifications and performance requirements, reinforces our confidence in Battery Hill’s ability to supply a critical material for the North American electric vehicle battery and energy storage markets. This important advancement brings us closer to establishing a strategic partnership with C4V and may support future commercial discussions, including possible offtake agreements. Our material’s durability and stability could potentially set a new benchmark for battery performance. We are excited to advance into Phase 3 testing to further demonstrate its commercial application.”

Phase 2 testing with U.S. battery technology innovator C4V delivered strong results, with 70% capacity retention after 4,600 cycles. Based on the Company’s understanding of industry benchmarks, this indicates better cycle life than conventional NMC-based EV battery chemistries and compares favourably with Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate chemistries. These findings highlight the potential of Manganese X’s high-purity, battery-grade manganese as a strategic material for the global Electric Vehicle and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) markets.

Phase 3 Testing:

Phase 3 of C4V’s qualification program, is evaluating the Battery Hill material in multilayer pouch cells to meet end-user product requirements. Successful results from this final phase will further validate the material’s performance in advanced battery designs, paving the way for commercial adoption.

About Manganese X Energy Corp.

Manganese X’s mission is to advance its Battery Hill project into production, thereby becoming the first public actively traded manganese mining company in Canada and US to commercialize EV compliant high purity manganese, potentially supplying the North American supply chain. The Company intends to supply value-added materials to the lithium-ion battery and other alternative energy industries, as well as striving to achieve new carbon-friendly more efficient methodologies, while processing manganese at a lower competitive cost.

About Charge CCCV (C4V)

C4V™ is a lithium-ion battery technology company possessing critical insights related to the optimum performance of lithium-ion batteries and Gigafactory’s. C4V’s discoveries have been fruitful in vastly extending battery life, safety and charge performance, however more important is the Gigafactory offering that allows emerging countries to establish their own robust manufacturing ecosystem. C4V works with industry-leading raw material suppliers and equipment supply chain to bring to market fully optimized batteries possessing key economic advantages providing the ultimate “best in class” performance for various applications and end- to-end solutions to produce them on a Gigawatt hour scale. With its highly scalable business model C4V aims to achieve 100+GWh of cell production capacity globally by 2032 and its Digital DNA Supply Chain solution ensures materials meet the highest industry standards for performance and reliability.