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Largo Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Outcomes; Announces First Commercial Delivery of Ilmenite as Spin-off of its Vanadium Operations in Brazil (Image: Company Wire)

Q3 2023 and Other Emphasizes

• Profits of $44.0 million vs. earnings of $54.3 million in Q3 2022; Decrease driven by lower vanadium costs and lower vanadium sales volumes; Profits per pound offered ³ of V ₂ O ₅ equivalent of $8.34 vs. $8.80 in Q3 2022
• Operating expense of $42.5 million vs. $45.6 million in Q3 2022; Money operating expense omitting royalties ¹ per pound offered of $5.44 vs. 4.86 per pound offered in Q3 2022
• Bottom line of $11.9 million vs. bottom line of $2.6 million in Q3 2022; Standard loss per share of $0.19 vs. standard loss per share of $0.04 in Q3 2022
• Money utilized before working capital products of $4.4 million vs. money supplied before working capital products of $4.3 million in Q3 2022
• Money balance of $39.5 million, net working capital surplus of $91.0 million and financial obligation of $65.0 million leaving Q3 2023
• V ₂ O ₅ comparable sales of 2,385 tonnes (inclusive of 256 tonnes of acquired product) vs. 2,796 tonnes (inclusive of 351 tonnes of acquired product) offered in Q3 2022
• Production of 2,163 tonnes (4.8 million pounds ¹ ) of V ₂ O ₅ vs. 2.906 tonnes in Q3 2022
• Largo Clean Energy’s (” LCE”) 6 megawatt-hour (” MWh”) vanadium redox circulation battery (” VRFB”) implementation for Enel Green Power España (” EGPE”) was verified to run on test conditions according to EGPE specs and LCE test treatments in October
• The Business effectively commissioned and remains in the procedure of increase production of its brand-new ilmenite concentrate plant with preliminary production of 350 tonnes in August and 700 tonnes in September; The very first business delivery of ilmenite remains in development and must add to the Business’s earnings in Q4 2023 as a spin-off of its vanadium operations
• Q3 2023 results teleconference: Thursday, November 9th at 1:00 p.m. ET

Vanadium Market Update ²

• The typical benchmark cost per pound of V ₂ O ₅ in Europe was $8.03, a 2.5% reduction from the average of $8.23 seen in Q3 2022
• Vanadium area need was soft in Q3 2023, mainly due to negative conditions in the Chinese and European steel markets. Nevertheless, strong need development from the aerospace and energy storage sectors continued

Daniel Tellechea, Director and Interim CEO of Largo commented: “Q3 2023 was a tough quarter for Largo, mainly due to the terrible mishap that happened at the Business’s chemical plant in July in addition to technical hold-ups in commissioning our brand-new squashing plant. The mishap at the chemical plant led to a capability traffic jam in the evaporator area of the plant, which led to lower total production rates of vanadium in July and August. In early September, our operating group recommissioned the evaporator circuit, which is now running at its initial capability. A hold-up in increase of the brand-new magnetic separation squashing plant likewise briefly affected vanadium production in Q3 2023. The brand-new squashing plant was developed to balance out the effect of lower mined vanadium grades, based on the Business’s mine strategy. The operating group remains in the procedure of dealing with these concerns, and we are happy to report that the squashing plant went beyond 1,000 tonnes of included V ₂ O ₅ in October, regardless of extra squashing plant enhancements set up to be executed in November and December.”

He continued: “It is our concern to continue to enhance our operations, lower expenses, and accomplish production and sales targets securely. Because of this, we keep our assistance for 2023. In addition, more procedures are being executed to enhance the company’s efficiency, consisting of enhancing functional effectiveness through the application of the brand-new squashing system, focusing on increasing production of high pureness vanadium, reorganizing devices upkeep procedures to even more lower expenses, and increase ilmenite production beginning in the 4th quarter of 2023 to diversify earnings. We are starting to see a noteworthy decrease in crucial consumable expenses, such as salt carbonate, in addition to continuous overhead expense decreases through a decrease of the variety of professionals at the mine through effectiveness enhancement programs and more decreases in the headcount at LCE. The Business thinks about these continuous efforts to be an essential procedures to counter the existing reduction in vanadium costs.”

He concluded: “Throughout this previous year, we have actually likewise made a number of considerable financial investments that are essential for the sustainability of our operations in a lower vanadium cost environment. Amongst these financial investments are an increased waste rock pre-stripping and aggressive infill drilling program to enhance production in the years to come. Our group has actually effectively developed and commissioned an ilmenite plant to diversify future earnings as a spin-off of the vanadium mine, developed a brand-new magnetic separation squashing plant for the function of mining lower-grade product without lowering production levels, and provided the Business’s very first vanadium battery to EGPE, our European energy storage consumer. A significant financial investment has actually been made in LCE, which is not yet creating considerable earnings, however continues to take in money. With our existing tactical evaluation procedure in location, Largo anticipates to enhance the worth proposal of LCE and take part in among the most considerable macrotrends, the tidy energy shift with vanadium as a crucial product. With these financial investments, our company believe that Largo is on the course to a brighter future.”

Financial and Operating Outcomes– Emphasizes

Q3 2023 Notes

• The reduction in running expenses in Q3 2023 is mainly attributable to lower total sales in the duration, that includes a decrease in the sale of acquired items and lower royalties due to reduce sales.
• V ₂ O ₅ comparable production of 2,163 tonnes in Q3 2023 reduced from 2,639 tonnes produced in Q2 2023. Production in July 2023 was 644 tonnes, with 775 tonnes produced in August and 744 tonnes produced in September, for an overall of 2,163 tonnes of V ₂ O ₅ comparable produced. July and August production were adversely affected as an outcome of the chemical plant running at minimal capability due to the mishap in the evaporation area of the plant in July 2023. In addition, September production was adversely affected by low accessibility of the squashing circuit, integrated with the prepared lower vanadium grade of ore mined. V ₂ O ₅ production in October continued to enhance with 866 tonnes produced.
• The Business is actively working to accomplish greater levels of functional stability to much better handle its expenses which have actually increased due in part to lower grades of ore mined as compared to previous quarters. The lower grade of ore mined in Q3 2023 was according to strategy, representing a 27% reduction year-over-year. The Business is actively working towards increasing the accessibility of its brand-new squashing system to balance out reduces grades of ore mined and reach production of 1,000 tonnes of V ₂ O ₅ monthly in future months.
• Overall mined (dry basis) of 6.4 million tonnes increased by 53% and overall ore mined of 447,165 tonnes was 27% greater than Q3 2022, respectively. Increased mining rates and greater mining expenses affected the Business’s monetary efficiency in Q3 2023.
• As part of its continuous mitigation efforts, the Business is concentrated on lowering its set expense structure through agreement renegotiations and an optimization of crucial functional locations, consisting of mining, upkeep, devices leasing and consumables.
• The commissioning and increase of the ilmenite plant started in Q3 2023 with production of 350 tonnes in August and 700 tonnes in September. The Business anticipates the increase to conclude in Q2 2024 with earnings expectations in Q4 2023.
• Expedition and examination expenses of $2.3 million increased by $1.8 million from Q3 2022. This was driven by infill drilling and geological design work at the Maracás Menchen Mine and diamond drilling at Campo Alegre de Lourdes to support the upkeep of the Business’s mineral rights. Throughout Q3 2023, the Business finished around 9,100 metres of diamond drilling in the near mine deep drilling and expedition program. In the 9 months ended September 30, 2023, around 19,100 metres of diamond drillholes have actually been finished in Campo Alegre de Lourdes and Maracas targets. A re-assay program started in Q2 2023 to carry out chemical analysis on formerly analyzed outcomes. The focus of this program is to increase determined and suggested resources. Roughly 5,000 samples were prepared and sent out to the external lab for analysis in Q3 2023.

The details supplied within this release must read in combination with Largo’s unaudited condensed interim combined monetary declarations for the 3 and 9 months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and its management’s conversation and analysis (” MD&A”) for the 3 and 9 months ended September 30, 2023 which are readily available on our site at www.largoinc.com or on the Business’s particular profiles at www.sedarplus.com and www.sec.gov

About Largo

Largo is a worldwide acknowledged vanadium business understood for its premium VPURE ™ and VPURE+ ™ items, sourced from its Maracás Menchen Mine in Brazil. The Business is presently concentrated on carrying out an ilmenite concentrate plant and is carrying out a tactical examination of its U.S.-based tidy energy service, including its innovative VCHARGE vanadium battery innovation to optimize the worth of the company. Largo’s tactical service strategy centers on keeping its position as a leading vanadium provider with a development method to support a low-carbon future.

Largo’s typical shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and on the Toronto Stock Market under the sign “LGO”. For additional information on the Business, please see www.largoinc.com

Cautionary Declaration Concerning Positive Details:

This news release consists of “positive details” and “positive declarations” within the significance of appropriate Canadian and United States securities legislation. Positive details in this news release consists of, however is not restricted to, declarations with regard to the timing and quantity of projected future production and sales; the future cost of products; expenses of future activities and operations, consisting of, without constraint, attaining functional stability and handling system expenses; and the anticipated conclusion of the ilmenite strategy increase in Q4 2023.

The following are a few of the presumptions upon which positive details is based: that basic service and financial conditions will not alter in a product negative way; need for, and steady or enhancing cost of V ₂ O ₅ , other vanadium items, ilmenite and titanium dioxide pigment; invoice of regulative and governmental approvals, authorizations and renewals in a prompt way; that the Business will not experience any product mishap, labour disagreement or failure of plant or devices or other material disturbance in the Business’s operations at the Maracás Menchen Mine or connecting to Largo Clean Energy; the accessibility of funding for operations and advancement; the accessibility of financing for future capital investment; the capability to change existing financing on terms satisfying to the Business; the capability to reduce the effect of heavy rains; the dependability of production, consisting of, without constraint, access to enormous ore, the Business’s capability to acquire devices, services and running products in enough amounts and on a prompt basis; that the quotes of the resources and reserves at the Maracás Menchen Mine are within affordable bounds of precision (consisting of with regard to size, grade and healing and the functional and cost presumptions on which such quotes are based); the precision of the Business’s mine strategy at the Maracás Menchen Mine, the competitiveness of the Business’s vanadium redox circulation battery (” VRFB “) innovation; the capability to acquire financing through federal government grants and awards for the Green Energy sector, the precision of expense quotes and presumptions on future variations of VCHARGE battery system style, that the Business’s existing prepare for ilmenite and VRFBs can be accomplished; the Business’s “two-pillar” service method will succeed; the Business’s sales and trading plans will not be impacted by the progressing sanctions versus Russia; and the Business’s capability to draw in and keep knowledgeable workers and directors; the capability of management to carry out tactical objectives.

Positive declarations can be determined by the usage of positive terms such as “strategies”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “is anticipated”, “spending plan”, “set up”, “quotes”, “projections”, “plans”, “expects” or “does not prepare for”, or “thinks”, or variations of such words and expressions or declarations that specific actions, occasions or outcomes “might”, “might”, “would”, “may” or “will be taken”, “happen” or “be accomplished”. All details included in this press release, aside from declarations of existing and historic truth, is forward looking details. Positive declarations undergo recognized and unidentified dangers, unpredictabilities and other elements that might trigger the real outcomes, level of activity, efficiency or accomplishments of Largo to be materially various from those revealed or suggested by such positive declarations, consisting of however not restricted to those dangers explained in the yearly details type of Largo and in its public files submitted on www.sedarplus.ca and readily available on www.sec.gov from time to time. Positive declarations are based upon the viewpoints and quotes of management since the date such declarations are made. Although management of Largo has actually tried to determine crucial elements that might trigger real outcomes to vary materially from those included in positive declarations, there might be other elements that trigger results not to be as prepared for, approximated or planned. There can be no guarantee that such declarations will show to be precise, as real outcomes and future occasions might vary materially from those prepared for in such declarations. Appropriately, readers must not position unnecessary dependence on positive declarations. Largo does not carry out to upgrade any positive declarations, other than in accordance with appropriate securities laws. Readers must likewise examine the dangers and unpredictabilities areas of Largo’s yearly and interim MD&A which likewise use.

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Non-GAAP ⁵ Steps

The Business utilizes specific non-GAAP procedures in this news release, which are explained in the following area. Non-GAAP monetary procedures and non-GAAP ratios are not standardized monetary procedures under IFRS, the Business’s GAAP, and may not be similar to comparable monetary procedures revealed by other providers. These procedures are planned to supply extra details and must not be thought about in seclusion or as a replacement for procedures of efficiency prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Profits Per Pound

This news release describes earnings per pound offered, a non-GAAP efficiency procedure that is utilized to supply financiers with details about an essential procedure utilized by management to keep an eye on efficiency of the Business.

This procedure, together with money operating expense and overall money expenses, is thought about to be among the crucial indications of the Business’s capability to create operating revenues and capital from its Maracás Menchen Mine and sales activities. This earnings per pound procedure does not have any standardized significance recommended by IFRS and varies from procedures identified in accordance with IFRS. This procedure is planned to supply extra details and must not be thought about in seclusion or as a replacement for procedures of efficiency prepared in accordance with IFRS. This procedure is not always a sign of net revenues or capital from running activities as identified under IFRS.

The following table supplies a reconciliation of this procedure per pound offered to earnings based on the Q3 2022 unaudited condensed interim combined monetary declarations.

Money Operating Expense Per Pound

The Business’s MD&A describes cash operating expense per pound and money operating expense omitting royalties per pound, which are non-GAAP ratios based upon money operating expense and money operating expense omitting royalties, which are non-GAAP monetary procedures, in order to supply financiers with details about an essential procedure utilized by management to keep an eye on efficiency. This details is utilized to evaluate how well the Maracás Menchen Mine is carrying out compared to strategy and previous durations, and likewise to evaluate its total efficiency and effectiveness.

Money operating expense consists of mine website running expenses such as mining expenses, plant and upkeep expenses, sustainability expenses, mine and plant administration expenses, royalties and sales, basic and administrative expenses (all for the Mine residential or commercial properties sector), however leaves out devaluation and amortization, share-based payments, forex gains or losses, commissions, improvement, capital investment and expedition and examination expenses. Running expenses not attributable to the Mine residential or commercial properties sector are likewise left out, consisting of conversion expenses, item acquisition expenses, circulation expenses and stock write-downs.

Money operating expense omitting royalties is computed as money operating expense less royalties. Money operating expense per pound and money operating expense omitting royalties per pound are gotten by dividing money operating expense and money operating expense omitting royalties, respectively, by the pounds of vanadium comparable offered that were produced by the Maracás Menchen Mine. Money operating expense, money operating expense omitting royalties, money operating expense per pound and money operating expense omitting royalties per pound, together with earnings, are thought about to be crucial indications of the Business’s capability to create operating revenues and capital from its Maracás Menchen Mine. These procedures vary from procedures identified in accordance with IFRS, and are not always a sign of net revenues or capital from running activities as identified under IFRS.

The following table supplies a reconciliation of money operating expense and money operating expense omitting royalties, money operating expense per pound and money operating expense omitting royalties per pound for the Maracás Menchen Mine to running expenses based on the Q3 2023 unaudited condensed interim combined monetary declarations.

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¹ Conversion of tonnes to pounds, 1 tonne = 2,204.62 pounds or pounds.
² Fastmarkets Metal Publication.
³ The money operating expense omitting royalties and earnings per pound per pound offered are reported on a non-GAAP basis. Describe the “Non-GAAP Steps” area of this news release. Profits per pound offered are computed based upon the amount of V2O5 offered throughout the stated duration.
⁴ Reliable grade represents the portion of magnetic product mined increased by the portion of V2O5 in the magnetic concentrate
⁵ GAAP– Typically Accepted Accounting Concepts

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