LIFT Announces That Winsome Resources Securityholders Have Voted in Favour of the Proposed Combination Transaction

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Li-FT Power Ltd. (“LIFT” or the “Company”) (TSXV: LIFT) (OTCQX: LIFFF) (Frankfurt: WS0) is pleased to announce that the shareholders and optionholders of Winsome Resources Limited (ASX: WR1; “Winsome”) have each separately voted in favour of the schemes of arrangement in relation to the proposed combination transaction between LIFT and Winsome.

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Pursuant to the transaction announced on December 14, 2025, it is contemplated that LIFT will acquire all of the outstanding Winsome shares under a share scheme of arrangement (“Share Scheme”) and all of the outstanding Winsome options under a related option scheme of arrangement (“Option Scheme” and together, the “Schemes”), in exchange for the issue of new LIFT shares and LIFT CDIs, with the LIFT CDIs to be quoted on the Australian Securities Exchange.

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The voting results satisfy two of the key remaining conditions precedent of the Schemes as set out in the Scheme Implementation Deed dated as of December 15, 2025, entered into by LIFT and Winsome. The Schemes remain subject to approval by the Supreme Court of Western Australia, and other conditions precedent as previously announced and described in the Scheme Booklet released by Winsome on March 26, 2026 (“Scheme Booklet”).

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The Company expects to communicate additional details regarding the timeline as to the remaining steps for the completion of the Schemes once available.

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Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the Scheme Booklet.

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About LIFT

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LIFT is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium pegmatite projects located in Canada. The Company’s flagship project is the Yellowknife Lithium Project located in Northwest Territories, Canada. LIFT also holds three early-stage exploration properties in Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried lithium pegmatites, as well as the Cali Project in Northwest Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

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Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking information or statements (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), including those identified by the expressions “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “should” and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or Winsome. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect current expectations regarding future results or events. The forward-looking statements in this press release relate to, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent for the completion of the contemplated combination transaction with Winsome (the “Winsome Transaction”), including receipt of applicable Australian Court approval, and the timing thereof, the completion of the Winsome Transaction and related steps and the timing thereof. These forward-looking statements and information reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company with respect to the matters described in this press release.