CHARBONE Confirms New UHP Hydrogen Orders and its First UHP Oxygen Order in the United States

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Brossard, Quebec, February 25,2026 – TheNewswire - CHARBONE CORPORATION (TSXV: CH;OTCQB: CHHYF; FSE: K47) (“CHARBONE” or the “Company”), a North American producer anddistributor specializing in clean Ultra High Purity (“UHP”) hydrogen and strategic industrial gases, is pleased toannounce that, further to its press release dated January 14, 2026,the Company has secured additional orders from an existing U.S.customer based in New York State.

The customer has placed new orders for clean UHPhydrogen, produced and distributed by CHARBONE, and placed its firstorder for UHP oxygen. While Charbone’s production activities remain focused on clean UHPhydrogen, the Company delivers also complementary industrial gaseslike oxygen, helium, and other specialty gases to support customerrequirements.

Strengthening customer relationshipsin a strategic market: New York State

Following the announcement on January 14, 2026,regarding an initial order for clean UHP hydrogen from a US customerlocated in New York State, CHARBONE indicates that this customer iscontinuing its collaboration with CHARBONE. The new order forCHARBONE’s UHPhydrogen, combined with an initial order for UHP oxygen, represents a further step in CHARBONE's commercialdeployment in the United States, a strategic market for futuregrowth.

Diversification of UHP offerings:hydrogen and oxygen

CHARBONE considers the addition of an order for UHP oxygento its order book, alongside UHP hydrogen, to be an importantmilestone in its roadmap: developing a multi-molecule platform of UHP industrialgases, aligned with the needs of advancedtechnology and industrial sectors, particularly in the American"Tech Valley".

“These neworders, now including distribution and delivery of UHP oxygen, confirmnot only that the relationship with our existing customer in New YorkState is strengthening, but also the relevance of our strategy todiversify into UHP industrial gases,”said DaveGagnon, CHARBONE’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of theBoard. “Our objective is clear: to offer reliablesupply and first-class purity standards in order to meet the highestdemands of the technology and industrial markets in NorthAmerica.”

Momentum Public Relations Inc.Appointment

On February 4, 2026, CHARBONE announced that it hadretained the services of Momentum Public Relations Inc. (“Momentum”), inrelation to investor and public relations strategies. Momentum is aMontreal-based public relations and investor relations firm with aproven track record of supporting emerging companies in the Canadianfinancial markets. Founded in 2008, Momentum specializes in designingtargeted investor outreach programs for listed small and mid-capcompanies, with expertise in the resource sector. Through strategiccommunications, investor outreach, and market engagement, Momentumstrives to increase companies' visibility, strengthen theirpresence, and connect them with a broader network of qualifiedinvestors. Momentum holds a variable stake in CHARBONE and reservesthe right to use its own funds to increase its position.

About CHARBONE CORPORATION

CHARBONE is a developer and producer of clean UltraHigh Purity (UHP) hydrogen with a growing industrial gas distributionplatform. Through a modular approach, CHARBONE is focused ondeveloping a network of clean hydrogen production facilitiesthroughout North America and select markets abroad, starting with itsflagship Sorel-Tracy project in Quebec. The Company’s integratedmodel reduces risk, enhances scalability, and enables diversifiedrevenue streams through partnerships in helium and other specialtygases. CHARBONE is committed to supporting the global transition to alower-carbon economy by providing accessible, decentralized cleanhydrogen and specialty gas solutions while supporting underservedindustrial gas customers and accelerating the shift to localized cleanenergy. CHARBONE is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: CH), theOTC Markets (OTCQB: CHHYF),and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange(FSE: K47). Visit www.charbone.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release containsstatements that are “forward-looking information” as defined underCanadian securities laws (“forward-looking statements”). Theseforward-looking statements are often identified by words such as“intends”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “believes”,“plans”, “likely”, or similar words. The forward-lookingstatements reflect management's expectations, estimates, orprojections concerning future results or events, based on theopinions, assumptions and estimates considered reasonable bymanagement at the date the statements are made. Although Charbonebelieves that the expectations reflected in the forward-lookingstatements are reasonable, forward-looking statements involve risksand uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed onforward-looking statements, as unknown or unpredictable factors couldcause actual results to be materially different from those reflectedin the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements maybe affected by risks and uncertainties in the business of Charbone.These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are notlimited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in theCorporation’s Management’s Discussion & Analysis for theperiod ended September 30, 2025, which is available on SEDAR+ atwww.sedarplus.ca; they could cause actual events or results to differmaterially from those projected in any forward-lookingstatements.

Except as required under applicablesecurities legislation, Charbone undertakes no obligation to publiclyupdate or revise forward-looking information.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor itsRegulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies ofthe TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy oraccuracy of this release.

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