LEADING EDGE MATERIALS ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Private Placement Announcement: Leading Edge Materials Corp. has successfully closed a non-brokered private placement, issuing 17,738,500 units at C$0.16 each for total proceeds of C$2,838,160, intended for project funding and working capital.

Insider Participation and Regulatory Compliance: Company insider Eric Krafft acquired 10,666,000 units, increasing his ownership to approximately 38.30% of the company's shares, while the transaction complies with regulatory exemptions under Multilateral Instrument 61-101.