• Standard Lithium’s Smackover Lithium partnership signed a binding take-or-pay offtake with LG Energy Solution for the South West Arkansas Project.
• LG Energy Solution will take 8,000 metric tons a year of battery-grade lithium carbonate for 10 years from commercial start.
• Combined with the earlier Trafigura deal, committed offtake now covers about 90% of targeted volumes for the initial phase.
• Financing work continues, including prior indications of interest for over $1 billion of project debt from three export credit agencies.
• Final investment decision is targeted this year, with construction planned to start promptly and first commercial production expected in 2029.

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