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Signs & Accepts Chart Proposal Liquefaction Plant

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Pulsar Helium Inc. has accepted a firm proposal from Chart Industries, a subsidiary of Baker Hughes, for the supply of equipment for its proposed Rare Gas Hub in Minnesota, with an aggregate value of $85.5 million. This agreement includes a helium purification and liquefaction plant with a capacity of 861 liters per hour, equivalent to approximately 7.5 million liters annually, and a CO2 plant with 300-tonne-per-day capture capacity. An upfront payment of $5.025 million is due upon signing and TSXV approval, with a further $8.55 million payment scheduled for January 31, 2027, subject to further funding. The equipment manufacture is expected to take approximately two years following the second milestone payment.

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NEWS RELEASEOCTOBER 1, 2026LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

PULSAR HELIUM SIGNS AND ACCEPTS CHART INDUSTRIES FIRM PROPOSAL FOR COMMERCIAL-SCALE HELIUM LIQUEFACTION PLANT

Staged equipment-supply arrangement advances proposed Rare Gas Hub in Minnesota

Pulsar Helium Inc. (AIM: PLSR) (TSXV: PLSR) (OTCQB: PSRHF) ("Pulsar" or the "Company"), a primary helium company, is pleased to announce that, further to its announcements dated June 30, 2026 and August 3, 2026, it has signed, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pulsar Helium MN Inc., and accepted a proposal (the "Proposal") from Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc. ("Chart"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baker Hughes Company ("Baker Hughes"), which operates as dedicated segment of Baker Hughes following the July 2026 acquisition of Chart Industries, Inc. The Proposal represents the agreement contemplated in the Company's August 3, 2026, announcement and establishes a staged framework for the supply of equipment for Pulsar's proposed Rare Gas Hub in Minnesota for an aggregate value of $85.5 million paid in stages on achievement of applicable milestones under the Proposal before applicable taxes, duties, shipping, commissioning and other items or adjustments not included in the Proposal.

Summary

  • Pulsar has signed Baker Hughes' firm Proposal to supply the equipment for:

o A helium purification and liquefaction plant (and related equipment package) with helium liquification capacity of 861 liters per hour, equivalent to approximately 7.5 million liters of liquid helium annually at continuous nameplate operation (the "Helium Plant")

o A CO2 plant with 300-tonne-per-day CO2 capture capacity (CO2 storage and loading equipment to be addressed separately) (the "CO2 Plant")

  • An upfront payment of US$5.025 million is payable upon signing and approval of TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") which shall be satisfied from existing cash resources, and the next stage payment of US$8.55 million is scheduled for January 31, 2027, subject to further funding. See 'Commercial Framework' below for further details on the payment schedule.

Thomas Abraham-James, Director and CEO of Pulsar, commented: "Signing and accepting Baker Hughes' Proposal is a major milestone for Pulsar and an important step in advancing our proposed Rare Gas Hub. The planned Plant has a nameplate capacity of approximately 7.5 million litres of liquid helium and over 100,000 tons of liquid CO2 annually, supporting our strategy to develop an industrial scale rare-gas processing infrastructure in Minnesota."

Equipment Scope and Capacity

The Proposal outlines the supply of equipment for the Helium Plant and CO2 Plant. Certain additional components relating to the CO2 Plant, including CO2 storage and loading and site-support services, are outside the current equipment-supply scope and will be addressed separately.

At stated nameplate capacity, the helium system would produce approximately 7.5 million liters of liquid helium annually before operating allowances, equivalent to approximately 200 million standard cubic feet of gaseous helium per year.

Equipment manufacture is scheduled to take place over an approximate two-year period following receipt of the Milestone 2 payment. Certain equipment included in the Proposal and relating specifically to the helium liquefaction system has already been manufactured.

Proposed Lake County Site

Separately, the Company is progressing discussions regarding a prospective Plant site in Lake County, Minnesota. Any acquisition, lease or other arrangement for the site remains subject to definitive documentation, satisfactory due diligence, confirmation of site and utility suitability, and applicable permits and approvals. The Company will provide further information if and when definitive documentation is executed.

Commercial Framework

The Proposal sets an aggregate equipment-supply price of US$85.5 million, for the Helium Plant and CO2 Plant. The equipment-supply price does not represent the total installed cost of the Plant and excludes taxes, duties and tariffs, installation and commissioning, site infrastructure and interconnections, and certain other owner and third-party costs.

The First Payment totaling US$5,025,000 is payable upon signing and approval of TSXV, inclusive of an amount of US $750,000 payable under the existing Limited Notice To Proceed ("LNTP"). All LNTP amounts (totalling US$1,000,000, including the US$250,000 deposit previously paid) will be credited dollar-for-dollar against applicable price and milestone payments under the Proposal. The Company currently has cash resources of US$25.2 million. The Proposal remains subject to approval of TSXV. Payment of Milestone 2 of US$8.55 million, is scheduled for January 31, 2027. Payment of Milestone 2 will authorize Chart to commence procurement of long-lead items. If Milestone 2 is not paid by that date, the project will automatically enter a suspension period of up to 180 days, during which the reserved helium liquefaction equipment will remain protected in accordance with the Proposal. During the suspension period, Pulsar will have no obligation to pay Milestone 2, and no cancellation charge will arise solely from the suspension. At the end of the suspension period, the parties will seek to agree whether to proceed, amend the commercial arrangements or terminate the project.

The Company continues to advance financing alternatives for the remaining payments under the Proposal and the wider development costs of the Plant and intends to update shareholders as material arrangements are confirmed.

The remaining milestones are tied to defined engineering, procurement, manufacture and delivery-readiness activities. They include issuance of piping and instrumentation diagrams ("P&IDs") for hazard and operability study review; placement of orders for the pre-treatment and column major materials; issuance of P&IDs for manufacturing; confirmation that all major equipment is ready for shipment; and Chart's submission of final documentation. Payments are scheduled against achievement of these milestones in accordance with the agreed project timetable, and combined comprise the full US$85.5 million contract value.

Cancellation Provisions

If Pulsar elects to terminate the Proposal for convenience, cancellation payments would be determined by the stage of work completed, ranging from 0% at project award to a maximum of 70% of the total contract value following Chart's delivery of final project documentation. No cancellation payment would arise in respect of a milestone unless the associated milestone payment had become due and been paid by Pulsar.

Remaining Project Work

Development of the Plant remains subject to, among other matters, financing, payment of the applicable milestones under the Proposal, detailed engineering and EPC work, verification and testing of the equipment, definitive site arrangements, site development, receipt of required permits and regulatory approvals, installation and successful commissioning.

On behalf of Pulsar Helium Inc.

"Thomas Abraham-James"

CEO and Director

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About Pulsar Helium Inc.

Pulsar Helium Inc. is a publicly traded company quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (United Kingdom) and listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with the ticker PLSR (Canada), as well as on the OTCQB with the ticker PSRHF (United States of America). Pulsar's portfolio consists of its flagship Topaz helium project in Minnesota, the Falcon project in Michigan (both in the USA), and the Tunu helium project in Greenland. Pulsar is the first mover in these locations with primary helium occurrences not associated with the production of hydrocarbons identified at both Topaz and Tunu.

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