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On February 26, 2026, Energy Fuels Inc. announced that it expects to appoint Mr. Ross Bhappu, the President of the Company, to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a Director effective April 15, 2026. Mr. Bhappu was originally appointed President of the Company effective August 4, 2025. Mr. Bhappu, age 65, brings over 35 years of experience in mining to the Company, including nearly 25 years with Resource Capital Funds, where he provided both technical and financial evaluation and support in project identification, analysis, development, valuation, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and sourcing of capital from private and public markets exclusively for the mining and minerals sector. Mr. Bhappu completed his Ph.D. degree in Mineral Economics at the Colorado School of Mines and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Arizona. He began his professional career with Cyprus Minerals Company in Denver, Colorado and Miami, Arizona where he served in both technical and financial roles before joining Newmont Mining Corporation in Denver where he served as Director of Business Development. Mr. Bhappu gained substantial expertise in copper concentrate marketing while at Newmont and served as CEO of GTN Copper Corporation for three years with a focus on acquiring and redeveloping a brownfield copper project in Arizona prior to joining Resource Capital Funds in 2001. During his 25 year tenure at Resource Capital Funds, where he served in multiple roles including as Head of Private Equity Funds, Mr. Bhappu was instrumental in the acquisition of Mountain Pass, the only operating rare earth mine in the U.S., and the recreation of Molycorp, Inc. where he served as Chair of the Board from 2008-2013. Mr. Bhappu retired from Resource Capital Funds just prior to joining the Company.

On May 11, 2026, Mr. David C. Frydenlund, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Energy Fuels Inc., transitioned into the role of Executive Vice President, Strategic Acquisitions and Financings and Special Counsel to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Frydenlund is Energy Fuels' Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, a position he has held since August 2022. Mr. Frydenlund was General Counsel of Energy Fuels from 2012 to 2022, Corporate Secretary of Energy Fuels from 2012 to 2025 and Chief Financial Officer of Energy Fuels from 2017-2022. With 40 years in the mining and energy sectors, Mr. Frydenlund holds a prominent role in Energy Fuels, overseeing all legal, regulatory and permitting matters. His expertise extends to regulatory and environmental laws and regulations at the state and federal levels. Prior to his role at Energy Fuels, Mr. Frydenlund served as the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Denison Mines Corp. and its predecessor, International Uranium Corporation (IUC). He was also a director at IUC from 1996 to 2007 and served as Chief Financial Officer of IUC from 2000 to 2005. Preceding that, he was a Vice President of the Lundin Group, a collection of international public mining and oil and gas companies. Prior thereto, he worked as a partner at the Vancouver, Canada law firm of Ladner Downs (now Borden Ladner Gervais LLP), specializing in corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions and international mining transactions law. Mr. Frydenlund earned a bachelor's degree in business and economics from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, a master's degree in economics and finance from the University of Chicago and a law degree from the University of Toronto.

Mr. Bennett is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Energy Fuels. From August 2022 to the date of his current appointment, he served as Energy Fuels' Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Energy Fuels, Mr. Bennett served as Controller of Antero Midstream Corporation from December 2013 to August 2022 where he led the accounting, treasury and financial reporting functions and the successful closing of two initial public offerings in 2014 (Antero Midstream Partners LP) and 2017 (Antero Midstream GP LP). Prior to Antero Midstream Corporation, Mr. Bennett held various positions within the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Denver, Colorado from December 2010 to December 2013 and previously in Houston, Texas from January 2007 to December 2010 serving clients in the energy industry. Mr. Bennett holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree, as well as a Master of Accounting degree, both from Utah State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Colorado.

Mr. Benjamin Eshleman III is currently a director on the board of directors of Mestena, LLC, a privately held energy company headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mr. Eshleman previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mestena, LLC, during which time he was responsible for the oil, gas, and uranium leasing activities under 200,000 mineral acres located in South Texas. Mestena built, operated, and mined several million pounds of uranium through its Alta Mesa plant in the mid-2000s. Mr. Eshleman also serves as Co-Manager of the Eshleman-Vogt Ranch and sits on the board of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, a well-known business association advocating for landowner rights. Mr. Eshleman is a 1979 graduate of Menlo College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Ms. Filas has hands-on experience with operating gold and coal mines and processing facilities; executive experience in consulting, public companies, and non-profits; and technical expertise in base and precious metals, coal, uranium and industrial metals in various engineering and environmental capacities. From 2009 to 2013, she held several roles including President and Chief Administrative Officer of Geovic Mining Corp., a publicly traded company in the United States and Canada with an advanced cobalt, nickel, and manganese exploration project in Cameroon. She was President and Chief Executive of Knight Piesold and Co., a leading global mining and environmental consulting firm, where she held roles of increasing responsibility from 1989 to 2009. Prior to joining Knight Piesold, she worked at several operating mines and processing facilities. She is now a director and audit committee member of Austin Gold Corp., a publicly traded company on the NYSE American (NYSE American or NYSE.A) (AUST); and a former director of Knight Piesold Holdings Limited, a private international consultancy, and Moroccan Minerals Ltd., a private company that explored for base and precious metals in Morocco and Serbia. Ms. Filas was the first female President of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration in 2005, the world's largest mining technical organisation. She is an internationally recognized thought-leader on mining sector topics including environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, waste management, closure, and sustainability; and has experience in both developed and developing countries on six continents. She has a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona and is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

Mr. Hansen is the former Chief Executive Officer and a former director of General Moly Inc., having served in such capacities from 2007 to November 2020. Mr. Hansen additionally served as the Chief Financial Officer of General Moly Inc. from May 2017 to November 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Hansen was Senior Vice-President, Operations Services and Development with Newmont Mining Corporation. He worked with Newmont for ten years, holding increasingly senior roles, including Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2005. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Hansen spent 12 years with Santa Fe Pacific Gold, where he held increasingly senior management roles including Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President Finance and Development. Mr. Hansen is currently a director of New Moly LLC, a private molybdenum development company, and served as a director of ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd from 2014 to 2024. In addition to his directorships, Mr. Hansen currently serves as a Senior Adviser with Headwall Partners LLC, an independent investment banking firm focused on the steel, metals and mining industries. Mr. Hansen holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Mr. Higgs has been involved in the financial and venture capital markets in Canada, the U.S., and Europe for over forty years. He founded his first junior exploration company in 1983 and took it public through an initial public offering in 1984. Since then, Mr. Higgs has been involved in the founding, financing, initial public listing, and building of several companies. Mr. Higgs was directly involved with the founding and initial public offering of Arizona Star Resource Corp. and the listing and financing of BioSource International Inc., both of which were the subject of takeover bids. Mr. Higgs was the founding director and subsequently Executive Chair of Uranerz Energy Corporation before it was acquired by Energy Fuels. Mr. Higgs was Executive Chair of the board of directors of Uranerz from February 1, 2006 until June 18, 2015. He currently serves as the President and sole owner of Ubex Capital Inc., a management consulting business, as well as the President and a director of Austin Gold Corp., a publicly traded company on the NYSE American. Mr. Higgs holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.

Ms. Herrera is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in corporate and technical leadership positions across multiple industries, including refinery, petrochemical, chemical, mining & mineral processing, energy and food and beverage. Currently, she serves as Vice President and General Manager of Graver Technologies/Marmon Water, a Berkshire Hathaway company. She held senior roles at Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, where she led corporate business as AVP and Vice President of Sales. Ms. Herrera's experience also includes global industry development for base metals and iron ore industries, focusing on copper and molybdenum markets in various regions Ms. Herrera has extensive experience in the bauxite mining and alumina processing sectors in South America, the U.S. and the Caribbean. She is a holder of a U.S. Patent on functionalized silicones for froth flotation. Ms. Herrera has authored technical papers, including one on Trihydrate separation presented at the TMS. She has actively volunteered for organizations such as UNICEF and Water for People, providing education and technical expertise in water treatment for drinking water to schools in remote communities in Latin America. She is currently Chair for WAAIME, a Division of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. She also serves as a board member for a non-profit organization helping youth with leadership skills. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in both metallurgical engineering and industrial engineering, a Master of Sciences in material science, and a Master of Business Administration in operations. Additionally, she completed Executive Programs in Corporate Governance and Corporate Development Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions at the Wharton School of Business. She is also fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Mr. Stirzaker has over 30 years of commercial experience, mainly in mining finance and mining investment. He began his career in Sydney, Australia, as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG before moving into investment banking with the HSBC Group and then Kleinwort Benson Limited in London. From 1993 to 2007 he was part of the natural resource advisory and investment firm, RFC Group Limited, where he became Joint Managing Director. He has also been a shareholder and director of Tennant Metals Pty. Limited, a privately owned physical metal trader and investor, and was the finance director of Finders Resources Limited, an ASX listed company producing copper in Indonesia. From 2010 until 2019, Mr Stirzaker was a partner with private equity mining fund manager, Pacific Road Capital Management. Since 2019, Mr Stirzaker has acted as a non-executive director of several junior mining companies and is currently also a non-executive director of Southern Palladium Ltd. Mr Stirzaker was Chair of the board of directors of Base Resources Limited (Base Resources) until its acquisition by Energy Fuels.

On May 11, 2026, Mr. Nathan Longenecker, previously Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company was appointed as the Company's Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Government Relations. Mr. Longenecker is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Energy Fuels, a position he has held since August 2024. Mr. Longenecker has worked in the natural resources industry, both in-house and in private law practice, for over 30 years. Prior to joining Energy Fuels, Mr. Longenecker spent approximately 15 years working at Kinross Gold Corporation, most recently serving as Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Global Legal Operations and Major Permitting. Preceding that, he was a partner at Temkin, Wielga Hardt & Longenecker LLP where he focused on natural resources law, permitting, environmental law and litigation. Early in his career, Mr. Longenecker was an associate at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (now Ballard Spahr LLP). Mr. Longenecker has spent the bulk of his career providing strategic business advice, supporting operations and addressing complex legal, regulatory and sovereign risks around the world, including in the U.S., Canada, South America, Africa and Russia, in addition to managing corporate legal, security and compliance functions. Mr. Longenecker earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Colorado College and a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law where he was a member of the San Diego Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Wyoming.

Mr. Cabrera is the Senior Vice President of Regulatory, Environmental, and Sustainability with over 30 years of leadership experience spanning government, industry and academia. Before joining Energy Fuels in January 2026, he served three years as Professor of Practice and Director of the University of Arizona School of Mining Engineering & Mineral Resources, where he expanded industry engagement, launched the first international Mining Social License Summit, promoted interdisciplinary research, and taught the school's core course on mining sustainability. Previously, Mr. Cabrera spent more than seven years as Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), a cabinet-level agency with a $200 million annual budget and 450 employees. During his tenure, the agency improved environmental outcomes, delivered award-winning online services, accelerated permitting processes and received 28 recognitions from local and national organizations. He also helped lead the development of the Arizona Management System, now used by agencies across Arizona's executive branch. Before becoming Director, Mr. Cabrera served nearly four years as Deputy Director of ADEQ. Prior to joining ADEQ, he worked 18 years in technical and leadership roles at international engineering firms, managing projects across the U.S., South Korea, Costa Rica, Mexico and Italy. Mr. Cabrera is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arizona and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Mr. Moore serves as the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development at Energy Fuels. With more than fifteen years at Energy Fuels, Mr. Moore holds a key position in overseeing product marketing, public relations, investor relations and government relations, and he plays a significant role in mergers and acquisitions, strategy and corporate legal matters. Prior to joining Energy Fuels, Mr. Moore gained experience in diverse fields, including multi-family real estate development, government relations and public affairs, production homebuilding and private law practice. As a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado, he brings a valuable legal perspective to his role. Mr. Moore earned a Juris Doctor and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Additionally, he holds a dual bachelor's degree in economics-government from Claremont McKenna College. Mr. Moore's commitment to the region is evident through his role serving as the President of the board of directors of the Friends of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, a respected nonprofit based in Moab, Utah U.S. that supports area national parks and monuments.

Mr. German is Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources of Energy Fuels. Mr. German is a seasoned Human Resources executive with over 25 years of global experience. Prior to joining Energy Fuels in July 2025, Mr. German led diverse teams and delivered impactful results across Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa. His extensive background includes senior HR leadership positions at Fortune 100 companies, private equity firms, and startups such as BHP, Coca-Cola, Elementia, Seahawk Drilling and RigNet. Mr. German holds a bachelor's degree in Finance and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership. He is fluent in both Spanish and English and brings a strong multicultural perspective to his work. Nationally recognized as one of the top 20 Executive Role Models in the U.S. through the Life Savers Take a Bigger Role Award, Mr. German blends deep expertise with heart and purpose. In addition to his corporate achievements, Mr. German is a Certified Maxwell Leadership Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Facilitator. He is the former founder and leader of German Consulting Group and most recently launched Affirm Leadership Coaching with a mission to empower emerging leaders.

Mr. Shumway is currently Vice President, Processing Operations of Energy Fuels and has been with Energy Fuels since 2010, working at its White Mesa Mill (the Mill). During his tenure with Energy Fuels, Mr. Shumway has served in various roles, including as Chief Metallurgist, Operations Superintendent, Mill Manager and Director, Conventional Operations. He is responsible for managing the day-to-day processing activities at the Mill, as well as engineering and construction of the Mill property's expanded operations into rare earths processing. Mr. Shumway attended Brigham Young University where he received degrees in chemical engineering and chemistry.

Mr. van Akkooi is Senior Vice President, Global External Affairs of Energy Fuels. Mr. van Akkooi joined Energy Fuels in July 2025 and is responsible for leading global strategy across government affairs and community and stakeholder relations. He also plays a key role in advising Energy Fuels' executive leadership team on political and social risk, shaping strategic communications and supporting Energy Fuels' license to operate in key jurisdictions. Mr. van Akkooi brings more than 30 years of international executive leadership across both the public and private sectors with deep expertise in government relations, sustainability, ESG, community engagement and issues-management in highly complex and regulated industries. Most recently, Mr. van Akkooi served as Senior Vice President of External Affairs & ESG at Kinross Gold Corporation where he was a trusted adviser to the CEO and board of directors and led global government affairs and ESG strategy across six countries. Mr. van Akkooi's career spans over 50 countries, where he has built and led multi-stakeholder strategies, navigated sensitive political landscapes and helped shape corporate narratives aligned with strategic objectives. His prior experience includes senior leadership roles at BHP and the Government of the Netherlands, where he served in diplomatic, defense, and policy capacities - including as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defense. Mr. van Akkooi has a Master of Political Science & International Relations from the University of Amsterdam and a Global Executive MBA (Paris, Oxford, Boston & Beijing) from HEC Paris.

Ms. Bennethum is Vice President of Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain at Energy Fuels, leading the Company's new rare earth element business and U.S.-based supply chain development. Ms. Bennethum previously held senior roles at General Motors, including managing the critical mineral procurement supply team, and led the execution of over $1.5 billion in new critical mineral projects for electric vehicles. Ms. Bennethum also managed the procurement of entire new vehicle programs, both internal combustion and EV programs. She began her career at BP Corporation in engineering and logistics roles. Ms. Bennethum holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University and serves on the Board of the Rare Earth Industry Association and the Advisory Board for 47G.

Ms. Hoffmeier is currently Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Energy Fuels, a position she has held since December 2025, prior to which she served as Energy Fuels' Corporate Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary (January 2022-December 2025) and Staff Attorney (June 2017-January 2022). Before joining Energy Fuels, Ms. Hoffmeier ran the Pre-Award Grants and Contracts Program for the University of Colorado Denver's Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension where she worked on medical research proposal submissions and regulatory compliance. In November 2016, Ms. Hoffmeier was appointed by the Denver City Council to serve on the Denver Board of Ethics, which she did through August 2019. While on the board, she served in varying capacities, including as Vice-Chair and Chair. Ms. Hoffmeier earned her Bachelor of Arts in music from Lewis and Clark College, graduating with honors, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, graduating with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and Utah.

Mr. Kapostasy is currently the Vice President, Technical Services of Energy Fuels. He has been with Energy Fuels since 2013 where he has held a number of positions relating to the geology and other technical aspects of Energy Fuels' conventional operations. Since 2020, Mr. Kapostasy has held more senior positions with Energy Fuels and has been directly involved with both the conventional uranium operations and Energy Fuels' expansion into REE and HMS projects. Mr. Kapostasy most recently served as Energy Fuels' Director of Technical Services. Starting in 2008, prior to joining Energy Fuels, Mr. Kapostasy worked for a uranium junior mining company, Strathmore Minerals Corporation, as a uranium geologist. At Strathmore, Mr. Kapostasy was responsible for or involved in resource estimation, permitting and field operations. Mr. Kapostasy is currently responsible for overseeing the corporate technical team of geologists and engineers, supporting conventional operations, and is involved with Energy Fuels' strategic planning and project execution.