Mont Royal Accepted into US Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC)

Accepted as a member of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a U.S. Department of Defense-supported collaborative network focused on strengthening industrial capability. Membership positions the Company's Ashram Rare Earth and Fluorspar Project within the growing North American and allied critical minerals supply chain supporting defence, advanced manufacturing and energy security. Creates opportunities to participate in future U.S. Department of Defense prototype, research and industrial capability initiatives under the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) framework. Supports Mont Royal's strategy of rapidly advancing one of North America's largest undeveloped rare earth and fluorspar projects towards development at a time of increasing government focus on securing resilient Western supply chains.

Mont Royal Resources Ltd (ASX: MRZ) (TSXV: MRZL) ("Mont Royal" or "the Company") is pleased to advise that it has been accepted into the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), marking an important strategic milestone as it advances the development of its 100%-owned Ashram Rare Earth and Fluorspar Project in Québec, Canada. The DIBC is a U.S. Department of Defense-supported consortium established to accelerate innovation and strengthen domestic and allied industrial capability across strategically important sectors. Membership provides Mont Royal with access to a collaborative network comprising U.S. defence agencies, prime contractors, research institutions and technology developers working to strengthen North American industrial capability and develop resilient supply chains. As governments across North America and allied jurisdictions continue to prioritise sovereign supply of rare earth elements and industrial minerals essential to defence technologies, aerospace, permanent magnets and advanced manufacturing, Mont Royal believes the Ashram Project is well positioned to contribute to these long-term strategic objectives.

Mont Royal's Managing Director, Mr. Nicholas Holthouse, said: "Acceptance into the Defense Industrial Base Consortium is an important strategic step for Mont Royal because it provides Mont Royal with a direct avenue to engage with organisations focused on strengthening North America's emerging critical minerals supply chain. "Governments are increasingly recognising that secure supplies of rare earth elements and industrial minerals are fundamental to national security, advanced manufacturing and the energy transition. Ashram is one of the largest undeveloped rare earth and fluorspar deposits in North America, and as governments continue to prioritise secure and diversified supply chains, we believe its strategic significance will continue to grow. "While DIBC membership does not itself provide funding, it significantly expands our access to collaboration opportunities and reinforces our objective of positioning Ashram as a future supplier of critical minerals for North American and Allied markets."

The Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) is a U.S. Department of Defense-backed consortium that connects companies, universities and research organizations with government funding opportunities to strengthen the defense industrial base. It operates under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement, allowing the U.S. government to award research and prototype projects faster and with fewer barriers than traditional procurement. For mining and critical minerals companies, the DIBC is particularly relevant because it regularly funds projects involving rare earth elements, gallium, germanium, graphite, antimony, tungsten and other strategic minerals needed for defense supply chains. Successful participants can access non-dilutive government funding, prototype contracts and long-term strategic partnerships.