VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 27, 2026 /CNW/ — Century Lithium Corp. (TSXV: LCE) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (“Century Lithium” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) will be held on November 25, 2026. During the Meeting, the management will nominate five directors for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), Dr. Corby Anderson, Dr. William Willoughby, Donald Myers, James Pettit and Dr. Cormac O’Laoire, who stands for election for the first time. Bryan Disher is retiring from the Board and will not stand for re-election; he will continue to serve as a director through the conclusion of the Meeting.
Dr. O’Laoire has worked closely with management as a Strategic Advisor since January 2026, and his depth in battery materials, gigafactory execution and lender due diligence bears directly on the decisions ahead as Century Lithium moves Angel Island through permitting and into project finance.
The Board would like to thank Mr. Disher for his many contributions to Century Lithium and for his continued service through the Meeting.
New Director Nominee
Cormac O’Laoire, PhD is Managing Director of Electrios Ltd., a Hong Kong-based battery advisory firm, and has served as Strategic Advisor to Century Lithium since January 2026. He has over 20 years of experience across the lithium-ion battery value chain, from battery metals and lithium refining through precursor and cathode active materials (pCAM/CAM), cell manufacturing, energy storage and recycling.
Based in Hong Kong for more than a decade, Dr. O’Laoire has advised automakers, cell manufacturers, materials suppliers, governments, lenders, and investors on battery manufacturing, materials processing and battery energy storage projects, providing technical due diligence, lenders’ technical advisory, capital-cost review and independent oversight for more than 60 GWh of capacity. He is also a retained expert witness in industrial litigation and international arbitration.
Dr. O’Laoire began his career in electrochemical research, including as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy national laboratory, and his doctoral research on lithium-air battery chemistry is widely cited. He holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Information concerning the Meeting and the procedures for voting will be included in the Company’s Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular, which will be filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ in advance of the Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to review the meeting materials when available and to vote their shares.
ABOUT CENTURY LITHIUM CORP.
Century Lithium Corp. is an advanced-stage lithium development company focused on its 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Angel Island hosts one of the largest known sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States and is designed with an integrated, end-to-end process to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate on-site to support the electric vehicle and battery storage markets.
The Company has developed a patent-pending process that incorporates hydrochloric acid leaching combined with direct lithium extraction to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. As part of the integrated chlor-alkali process, Angel Island is designed to produce sodium hydroxide as a co-product, with planned surplus sales expected to lower operating costs, reduce reliance on externally sourced reagents, and minimize environmental impacts.
Century Lithium is currently advancing Angel Island through the permitting process.
Century Lithium trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “LCE”, the OTCQX under the symbol “CYDVF” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “C1Z”.
To learn more, please visit centurylithium.com.
ON BEHALF OF CENTURY LITHIUM CORP.
WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD, PE
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved” and similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook.
Forward-looking statements relate to any matters that are not historical facts and statements of our beliefs, intentions and expectations about developments, results and events which will or may occur in the future, without limitation, statements with respect to the potential development of a chlor-alkali plant, site selection, anticipated capacity and product slate, regional supply and demand conditions, and the intended financing structure and sources for the chlor-alkali plant, the anticipated benefits of the plant to the Angel Island Lithium Project, and anticipated engineering, permitting and financing activities and their timing. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management considers reasonable, including as to the availability of a suitable site, power, feedstock, permits, equipment and financing on acceptable terms, and as to regional demand. Actual results may differ materially. The Company has not made a construction decision, has not secured a site, and there is no assurance that any plant will be developed or that any memorandum of understanding will result in a definitive agreement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law.
These and other forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of the Company to control or predict, that may cause their actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein. These risks include those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual information form and its other public filings, copies of which can be found under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place reliance on forward-looking statements or information. Furthermore, Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
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