Electra Launches Debt-to-Equity Conversion and US$30 Million Financing with Lender Support to Advance North America’s First Battery Grade Cobalt Refinery

TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) has entered into a term sheet and transaction support agreement with its Lenders pursuant to which it will launch a debt-to-equity conversion that will reduce its convertible debt outstanding by 60% as part of a comprehensive financial restructuring (the “Transaction”). In addition, the Company intends to launch a US$30 million financing (the “Equity Financing”), which will include a US$10 million conditional commitment from the Lenders. Together, the Transaction and Equity Financing are designed to strengthen Electra’s capital structure and provide the funding required to advance the commissioning of North America’s first cobalt sulfate refinery.