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William Robert Steele Jr. William Robert Steele Jr. is the Chief Financial Officer of New USARE and USARE OpCo. Prior to joining New USARE and USARE OpCo, Mr. Steele served as the Global Chief Financial Officer of Mujin Corp., a physical AI industrial robotics software platform, from October 2024 until March 2025. Prior to his role at Mujin Corp., Mr. Steele spent six years at Bank of America Securities as a Managing Director from 2018 to October 2024. He also previously served as Managing Director at Stifel from 2005 to 2018, Director and Managing Director at SC Cowen Securities Corporation from 2000 to 2005, and Principal at Banc of America Securities, Inc. from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Steele received his bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School at UCLA.

Michael Blitzer has served as Chairman of our Board since March 2023 when the Company was named Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (Inflection Point). Mr. Blitzer served as Inflection Point's Chief Executive Officer from March 2023 until the closing of the merger in March 2025 pursuant to which IPXX Merger Sub, LLC, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Inflection Point, merged with and into USA Rare Earth, LLC, with USA Rare Earth, LLC being the surviving company (the Merger). Mr. Blitzer currently sits on the board of directors of Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) where he chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the audit committee. Mr. Blitzer also serves on the board of directors of Merlin Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRLN) as lead independent director and chair of the nomination & governance committee. Mr. Blitzer has served as the Chairman and CEO of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III (Nasdaq: IPCX), a special purpose acquisition company which announced the signing of a definitive agreement for its initial business combination with Air Water Ventures Holdings Limited on August 25, 2025, since October 2024, as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: IPEX) which has announced a business combination with GoWell, since September 2025, and as the Chairman of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI, a special purpose acquisition company (Nasdaq: IPFX), since December 2025. Mr. Blitzer is also the Chairman and CEO of Inflection Point Asset Management, the financial sponsor of strategically important assets in the critical infrastructure and national security industries, since 2024. He was the founder and CEO of Kingstown Capital Management, which he founded in 2004 and grew to a multi-billion asset manager with some of the world's largest endowments and foundations until 2021. Mr. Blitzer began his Wall Street career at J.P. Morgan Securities in 1999 advising companies globally in private debt and equity capital raises followed by work at the investment fund Gotham Asset Management, which was founded by the author and investor Joel Greenblatt. He holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. from Cornell University. On July 19, 2026, the Board appointed Michael Blitzer, age 49, as the Executive Chair of the Board. Mr. Blitzer has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since March 2023. He served as CEO of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II from March 2023 until March 2025. Mr. Blitzer currently serves on the board of directors of Intuitive Machines, Inc. and Merlin Labs, Inc. He has served as the Chairman and CEO of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III since October 2024, as the Chairman and CEO of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V since September 2025, as the Chairman of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI since December 2025, and as the Chairman and CEO of Inflection Point Asset Management since 2024. Previously, Mr. Blitzer was the founder and CEO of Kingstown Capital Management from 2004 until 2021. Mr. Blitzer began his Wall Street career at J.P. Morgan Securities in 1999 advising companies globally in private debt and equity capital raises followed by work at the investment fund Gotham Asset Management.

Otto Schwethelm has served as a director on our Board since the Merger. Mr. Schwethelm is the Founder and Principal of Schwethelm Financial LLC, a financial advisory and consulting firm where he has served since 2017. Currently, Mr. Schwethelm serves on the board of directors for Paint Rock Bancshares and First State Bank of Paint Rock, positions he has held since December 2020. With over 45 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Schwethelm has held significant positions such as CFO at Capital Precast Holdings LLC (from October 2022 to October 2024), MP Materials (from December 2017 to November 2019), M.S. Al Suwaidi Industrial Services Ltd., OQ (formerly Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company), and Tesoro Corporation. He has also been actively involved in various non-profit organizations, including Schreiner University, Peterson Health, Junior Achievement of South Texas, and San Antonio Sports Foundation. Mr. Schwethelm holds credentials as a Certified Public Accountant (licensed in Texas), Certified Internal Auditor, and Certified Fraud Examiner. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Carolyn Trabuco has served as a director on our Board since the Merger. Ms. Trabuco is a business and finance professional in the fields of global equity research, strategic advisory, commodities and corporate governance. She has over 25 years of global growth investing and fund management experience, including over 10 years specializing in the metals, mining, and resources sectors. Ms. Trabuco is co-founder of Azul Brazilian Airline, listed on the BOVESPA and the New York Stock Exchange in 2017, and served on its board of directors from 2008 until 2025. Ms. Trabuco also serves on the boards of Merlin Labs Inc.; Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company which has announced a business combination with Ace Green Recycling since December 2024; as well as Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company which has announced a business combination with GoWell, since September 2025; and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI. Ms. Trabuco's former public company board service includes Critical Metals Corp., formerly known as Sizzle Acquisition Corp., and Shimmick Corp. She served as the chief financial officer of Inclusively from 2021 to 2022. She is also the founder of Thistledown Advisory Group, LLC, a strategic advisory firm, a position she has held since 2017. Earlier in her career, she worked at various asset management firms as an equity research analyst and portfolio manager including Phibro Trading, Pequot Capital, Wells Fargo, Montgomery Securities and Fidelity Investments. She is an adjunct professor of finance at Sacred Heart University. Ms. Trabuco holds a bachelor's degree in art history from Georgetown University and a master's degree in public administration from Sacred Heart University.

Michael Senft has served as a director on our Board since the Merger. Mr. Senft is a former CFO and investment banker who has served on multiple public company boards. Mr. Senft is currently the lead independent director for Molekule Group, Inc., a position he has held since 2020, and a senior advisor to Critical Response Group, a position he has held since 2019. Mr. Senft's former positions include serving as an executive advisor to Lilium N.V. in 2023, and as the lead independent director at AeroClean Technologies, Inc. from 2019 until its merger with Molekule Group, Inc. in 2023. Earlier in his career, he was a director at B/E Aerospace, Inc. and CFO of KLX, Inc., a B/E Aerospace, Inc. spin-off, until its acquisition by The Boeing Company in 2018. Mr. Senft was an investment banker for over 30 years, including roles at Moelis & Company, CIBC World Markets Corp., and Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Senft received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Thrasyvoulos Moraitis was appointed to the board as Director and as President with effect from September 03rd, 2026. Mr. Moraitis has served as CEO of the Serra Verde Group since January 2023. Prior to joining Serra Verde, Mr. Moraitis was the co-founder of X2 Resources and served on the Executive Committee of Xstrata, led by CEO Mr. Davis, ultimately selling it to Glencore in 2013. At Xstrata he was responsible for strategic development, post-acquisition integration, leadership development, external affairs and investor relations as well as Xstrata's technology business. While at Xstrata, he was involved in some 40 transactions. Mr. Moraitis began his career in the early 1980s as an engineer on the South African gold mines of General Mining Union Corporation (Gencor), followed by a series of entrepreneurial activities and, prior to joining Xstrata, was a global partner at the Monitor Group, a global advisory and merchant banking group. Mr. Moraitis was previously the Chief Development Officer and a member of the Executive Board of EuroChem Group AG, a global fertilizer company and, prior to this, an Executive Director at Brilliant Planet, a growth company developing a scalable method for producing microalgae for food solutions and carbon sequestration. Effective 01st October 2026, Thrasyvoulos Moraitis will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Sir Michael Lawrence Davis was appointed to the board as a director with effect from 03rd September, 2026. Mr. Davis is the founder and Managing Partner of Vision Blue which invests in metal and mineral resource companies that can meet the world's evolving energy needs. Mr. Davis is a highly successful mining executive accredited with building Xstrata plc into one of the largest mining companies in the world prior to its acquisition by Glencore plc. Before listing Xstrata on the LSE as CEO he was CFO of Billiton plc and Chair of Billiton Coal which he joined from the position of Eskom CFO. During his career in mining, he has raised over $40 billion from global capital markets and successfully completed over $120 billion of corporate transactions, including the creation of the Ingwe Coal Corporation in South Africa; the listing of Billiton on the LSE; the merger of BHP and Billiton; as well as numerous transactions at Xstrata culminating in the sale to Glencore plc.

Valerie Ford Jacob serves as our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining the Company in March 2026, Ms. Jacob was a Senior Counsel from May 2025 until March 2026 and a partner from September 2014 until May 2025 at Freshfields US LLP. Prior to her role at Freshfields US LLP, Ms. Jacob was a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP from 1980 until 2014 where she served as Chairperson from 2003 until March 2014. Ms. Jacob received her J.D. from Cornell University and a bachelor's degree from Boston University.

Currently, Mr. Boling serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of USARE where he focuses on tax, accounting, audit compliance and financial systems. Mr. Boling joined USARE on November 1, 2024. Prior to his role at USARE, Mr. Boling held the positions of (i) Controller Consultant at SR Group from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024, (ii) Chief Financial Officer at Skorpios Technologies, an integrated silicon photonics company, from October 2021 to January 2024, (iii) Chief Financial Officer at Xymogen,a contract manufacturer serving the health sciences industry, from January 2021 to October 2021 and (iv) Chief Financial Officer at Alternate Health Corp, an international, vertically-integrated medical cannabis company, from July 2016 to January 2020. Mr. Boling received a Master of Business Administration from Berry College and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia. Mr. Boling is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).