TORONTO, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) ('Electra” or the 'Company”) today announced that it has entered into an amendment (the 'Amendment”) to its Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated October 22, 2025 (the 'Credit Agreement”) among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, GLAS USA LLC, as administrative agent and GLAS Trust Company LLC, as collateral agent. The Amendment provides the Company with additional flexibility with respect to its working capital and government financing initiatives within the framework of the existing senior secured Credit Agreement, supporting the Company’s ability to finalize related government funding arrangements.