REG - CleanTech Lithium - Appointment of Project Financial Advisor

Cleantech LithiumAnnouncement

06/01/2026 07:00

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20260106:nRSF7130Na&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 7130N  CleanTech Lithium PLC  06 January 2026

6 January 2026

CleanTech Lithium PLC ("CTL", CleanTech Lithium" or the "Company")

Appointment of Financial Advisor to Secure Strategic Partner and Project
Finance

 

CleanTech Lithium PLC ("CleanTech Lithium" or "CleanTech" or the "Company")
(AIM: CTL, Frankfurt:T2N), an exploration and development company advancing
sustainable lithium projects in Chile, is pleased to announce the appointment
of Cutfield Freeman & Company Limited ("CF&Co") as its Financial
Advisor for the purposes of supporting the Company in securing a strategic
partner for the next phase of development at the Laguna Verde project and in
structuring the financing pathway towards commercial production.

Funding the Laguna Verde project through its next and subsequent development
stages is now of central importance following the Company's recent application
for a Special Lithium Operating Contract ("CEOL") and the Pre-Feasibility
Study ("PFS") is nearing completion. CF&Co was appointed following a
selection process involving a number of firms in Q4 2025, and selected for its
sector experience having achieved meaningful results for some of CleanTech
Lithium's peers.

Ignacio Mehech, Chief Executive Officer of CleanTech Lithium, commented: "The
appointment of CF&Co marks a significant next step in the evolution of
CleanTech Lithium. As we progress the CEOL application through the streamlined
process and prepare to release the Laguna Verde PFS, the timing is ideal to
bring in an experienced advisor to support both our strategic partner process
and the broader project financing pathway. CF&Co's track record,
particularly in energy-transition minerals, gives us confidence that we can
identify and secure the right partner to unlock the full value of the Laguna
Verde project."

Founded in 2000, CF&Co deals exclusively with the mining and metals
processing industry and has offices in London, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Perth
and provide advice across the spectrum of private mining finance. CF&Co
has, since inception, advised on over 200 transactions worldwide, covering
over US$20 billon, including other lithium development projects.
https://www.cfandco.com/en/ (https://www.cfandco.com/en/)

 For further information contact:
 CleanTech Lithium PLC
 Ignacio Mehech/Gordon Stein/Nick Baxter       Office: +44 (0) 1534 668 321

                                               Mobile: +44 (0) 7494 630 360

                                               Chile office: +562-32239222
 Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

 Roland Cornish/Asia Szusciak
 IStar Capital Limited (Joint Broker)          +44 (0) 20 3884 8450

 Daniel Fox-Davies                             daniel@istar.capital
 Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)              +44 (0) 20 7523 4680

 James Asensio

 

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated
Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's
responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a
responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under
the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed
solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and
will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections
afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to
the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter
referred to in it.

 

Notes

CleanTech Lithium (AIM:CTL, Frankfurt:T2N) is an exploration and development
company advancing lithium projects in Chile for the clean energy transition.
CleanTech Lithium has two key lithium projects in Chile, Laguna Verde and
Viento Andino, and exploration stage project in Arenas Blancas (Salar de
Atacama), located in the lithium triangle, a leading centre for battery grade
lithium production.

 

CleanTech Lithium is committed to utilising Direct Lithium Extraction ("DLE")
with reinjection of spent brine resulting in no aquifer depletion. Direct
Lithium Extraction is a transformative technology which removes lithium from
brine with higher recoveries, short development lead times and no extensive
evaporation pond construction. For more information, please visit:
www.ctlithium.com (http://www.ctlithium.com)

 

Cutfield Freeman:  CF&Co is an independent financial adviser, dealing
exclusively with the mining and metals processing industry. The Company was
founded in 2000, and has 18 professionals across offices in London, Toronto,
Hong Kong, and Perth and provide advice across the spectrum of private mining
finance - M&A, asset sales, joint ventures, project and trade finance,
government relations. CF&Co are independent and not tied to any financial
institution or funding source. They state that their role is to help maximise
value for their clients.

CF&Co has, since inception, advised on over 200 transactions worldwide,
covering over US$20 billon, including other lithium development projects.
They also have considerable experience helping junior mining and metals
companies fund their projects and have longstanding experience dealing with
mining and metal processing industry financiers and partners.

 

**ENDS**

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  APPUPUUPGUPQGMA



            Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reserved