CHAMPION IRON COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF RANA GRUBER

/ SYDNEY, April 11, 2026 – Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) (OTCQX: CIAFF) ("Champion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that payment instructions have been effectuated for the payment and completion of its previously disclosed voluntary cash tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Rana Gruber ASA ("Rana Gruber"), a leading Norwegian producer of high-purity iron ore, at a price of NOK 79 per share in cash (the "Transaction"). Acceptance
/ SYDNEY, April 11, 2026 – Champion Iron Limited (TSX: CIA) (ASX: CIA) (OTCQX: CIAFF) ("Champion" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that payment instructions have been effectuated for the payment and completion of its previously disclosed voluntary cash tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Rana Gruber ASA ("Rana Gruber"), a leading Norwegian producer of high-purity iron ore, at a price of NOK 79 per share in cash (the "Transaction"). Acceptance