Graphite One Awarded US$4.7 Million Contract by U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency to Develop Graphite-Based Foam Fire Suppressant

September 11, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Graphite One Inc. (TSX-V:GPH; OTCQX: GPHOF) (“Graphite One”, “G1” or the “Company”), planning a complete domestic U.S. supply chain for advanced graphite materials, announces today that it has received a US$4.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) to develop a graphite and graphene-based foam fire suppressant as an alternative to incumbent PFAS fire-suppressant materials, as required by U.S. law.