LEADING EDGE MATERIALS ADVANCES MIDSTREAM PROCESSING STRATEGY FOR THE NORRA KÄRR HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PROJECT

LEADING EDGE MATERIALS ADVANCES MIDSTREAM PROCESSING STRATEGY FOR THE NORRA KÄRR HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PROJECT

Vancouver, July 20,2 026 - Leading Edge Materials Corp. ("Leading Edge Materials" or the "Company") (TSXV: LEM) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) (OTCQB: LEMIF) (FRA: 7FL) is pleased to provide an update on its midstream processing strategy for eudialyte concentrate from the Norra Kärr Heavy Rare Earth Elements ("HREE") Project – and the path toward pilot-scale hydrometallurgical testing, a key step in demonstrating the process at commercial scale. This builds on the significant flowsheet development work completed over the last 15 years, and new research into silicate management under the Vinnova-funded SHLENK project.