International Battery Metals Ltd. Announces Results of 2025 Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Battery Metals Ltd. (“IBAT” or the “Company“) (TSXV: IBAT) & (OTCQB: IBATF) today announced the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) held on December 17, 2025 at its corporate office in Plano, Texas.

Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of all items on the ballot for the AGM as set forth below. For additional details on the 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, please see IBAT’s management proxy circular dated November 6, 2025.

As of the record date of October 24, 2025, 296,803,677 shares of common stock were outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by the shareholders is set forth below:

Proposal 1: To set the number of Directors at six (6)

Votes For	Votes Against	Withheld/Abstain	Non-Vote	% of Votes Cast
213,970,742	1,340,560	0	0	99.38% For 0.62% Against

Proposal 2: Election of the six (6) nominees named herein to serve as a director for a one-year term or until their successor is elected and qualified

Director Name	For	Against	Withheld	Non-Vote	% of Votes Cast
Joseph A. Mills	195,048,642	0	366,172	19,896,488	99.81 % For 0.00% Against
Dr. John Burba	194,915,732	0	499,082	19,896,488	99.74% For 0.00% Against
Jacob Warnock	194,930,590	0	484,224	19,896,488	99.75% For 0.00% Against
Keith Solar	194,670,586	0	744,228	19,896,488	99.62% For 0.00% Against
James Schultz	194,558,586	0	856,228	19,896,488	99.56% For 0.00% Against
John Souther	194,738,886	0	675,928	19,896,488	99.65% For 0.00% Against

Proposal 3: To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

Votes For	Votes Against	Withheld/Abstain	Non-Vote	% of Votes Cast
214,661,934	0	649,368	0	99.70% For 0.00% Against

Proposal 4: Approval of the Company’s 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

Votes For	Votes Against	Withheld/Abstain	Insiders	Non-Vote	% of Votes Cast
181,787,684 *	4,022,848	0	9,604,282	19,896,488	97.83% For 2.17% Against
*Excluding 9,604,282 shares held by Insiders

Proposal 5: Approval of the Consolidation Resolution

Votes For	Votes Against	Withheld/Abstain	Non-Vote	% of Votes Cast
208,189,108	7,122,194	0	0	96.69% For 3.31% Against

About International Battery Metals Ltd.

The Company’s direct lithium extraction technology is based on proprietary lithium extraction media housed in patented extraction towers that are enclosed in a modular, transportable platform that is able to be loaded and brought into production within a condensed time frame after arrival on a customer site.

Utilizing the patented technology, the Company’s focus has been on advanced extraction of lithium chloride from ground water salt brine deposits and returning the same water to the subsurface aquifer. The Company’s unique patented technology ensures faster delivery of lithium chloride while ensuring minimal environmental impact.

“Joseph A. Mills”

Joseph A. Mills, CEO

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains certain information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “seek”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “predict”, “forecast”, “potential”, “target”, “intend”, “could”, “might”, “should”, “believe” and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be “forward- looking statements”.

Actual results may vary from forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause IBAT’s actual results, performance, achievements, and future events to be materially different from the results, performance, achievement, or future events expressed or implied therein. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of lithium and other metals, the future demand for lithium and other metals, inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to advance the Company’s business strategies and objectives, general business, economic, competitive, political, and social uncertainties, results relating to its extraction technologies, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals (if required). IBAT believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, however there can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are given as of the date hereof and are based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. IBAT disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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