Northstar Reports 2024 Year End Financial and Operating Results

CALGARY, AB, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ROOF) (OTCQB: ROOOF) ("Northstar" or the "Company") is pleased to announce our financial and operating results for the three and twelve month period ended December 31, 2024. Selected financial and operational information is set out below and should be read in conjunction with the Company's December 31, 2024 financial statements and the related management's discussion and analysis, which are available for review at www.sedarplus.ca or the Company's website at www.northstarcleantech.com.

2024 Financial and Operational Highlights

Delivery of the Calgary Commercial Facility

    --  During the course of 2024, significant advancements occurred on the
        development, construction and commercial arrangements for the Company's
        inaugural asphalt reprocessing plant located in Calgary, Alberta (the
        "Empower Calgary Facility"). Subsequent to the year-end, the Company
        achieved substantial completion of the Empower Calgary Facility and
        commenced facility commissioning with the objective to achieve
        operations by mid-year 2025. Associated operational objectives completed
        during the year for the Empower Calgary Facility included:
        --  Execution of a five year manufacturing waste asphalt shingle supply
            agreement with IKO Industries Ltd;
        --  Execution of a three year asphalt shingle supply agreement with Ecco
            Recycling & Energy Corporation;
        --  These supply agreements line up with a strategic off-take agreement
            executed in 2023 with McAsphalt Industries Ltd and provided key
            support for funding arrangements for the Empower Calgary Facility
            completed in 2024 as detailed below.

Secured Funding

    --  The Company successfully completed a number of separate and unique
        financings to advance the business plan during the year, including:
        --  Oversubscribed convertible debenture private placement totaling
            $3.65 million, in part subscribed by TAMKO Building Products LLC
            ("TAMKO"), a major strategic investor in Northstar;
        --  Received $1.34 million from Emission Reduction Alberta ("ERA")
            representing the first milestone payment under ERA's $7.1 million
            total grant to the Company. Subsequent to the year-end,
            representatives from ERA toured the Facility to assess construction
            completion known as Milestone 2 under the ERA grant. Conclusions of
            that assessment are expected in the near term;
        --  Closed a US$1.8 million unsecured convertible debenture financing
            with Allmine Paving LLC, a subsidiary of TAMKO. This specific
            financing represents a component of a broader overall US$10 million
            strategic financing in Northstar by TAMKO and its affiliates;
        --  Received $2.25 million from two Calgary based strategic investors
            and welcomed Mr. Patrick Chiu to the Board of Directors;
        --  Executed a $14 million Royalty Financing with CVW Cleantech Inc
            structured as a five-year, 10%, second secured, convertible
            debenture, convertible into revenue royalites on the next two
            Northstar facilities beyond the Empower Calgary Facility;
        --  Drew a total of $8.1 million under the Company's $8.75 million
            non-revolving senior secured project loan facility with the Business
            Development Bank of Canada ("BDC"). Future draws are contingent upon
            completion of commissioning expected to be completed by the end of
            second quarter 2025.

Facility Expansion Efforts

    --  The company made significant advancements towards its expansion of
        reprocessing facilities in various North American locations, including:
        --  Signed letter of intent with Great Lakes Port Management Inc, a
            subsidiary of the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority for a 15 year lease
            for an industrial zone property located in Hamilton, Ontario to
            provide a suitable site for a subsequent asphalt shingle
            reprocessing facility (the "Empower Hamilton Facility");
        --  Subsequent to 2024, executed a letter of intent with York1
            Environmental Waste Solutions, LP to source up to 10,000 tonnes of
            asphalt shingles for the planned Empower Hamilton Facility;
        --  Furthermore, the Company's Board of Directors approved the
            Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States as its first international
            operations. Several business development activities have been
            conducted over the course of 2024 and into 2025 with plans to
            communicate positive steps concerning U.S. expansion in the near
            future.

Financial Results



     
              
                (CAD$, except per share amounts and common shares outstanding)




                                                                                                                 Three Months Ended                       Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                                    December 31,                     December 31,


                                                                                                    2024           2023               2024           2023



     
              FINANCIAL RESULTS



     Loss and comprehensive loss                                                              3,168,285      1,887,798          9,332,820      6,671,927



     Per share - basic and diluted                                                                 0.02           0.01               0.07           0.06





     Net cash flow used in operating activities                                               1,694,980      1,191,525          5,130,299      4,501,739



     Per share - basic and diluted                                                                 0.01           0.01               0.04           0.04





     
              Capital expenditures



     Capital expenditures                                                                     9,454,340      2,093,200         19,261,874      2,305,217





     
              Liquidity & Capitalization



     Working capital surplus                                                                  4,839,707      5,170,113          4,839,707      5,170,113



          7.95% senior secured non-revolving loan (1)                                         8,132,302                        8,132,302



     Convertible debentures - principal amount (2)                                           10,000,000      4,325,000         10,000,000      4,325,000



     Royalty debenture (3)                                                                   14,420,000                       14,420,000





     
              Common shares outstanding



     Weighted average - basic and diluted                                                   129,443,826    126,710,381        127,827,131    121,031,613



     Outstanding, end of period                                                             130,875,408    126,710,381        130,875,408    126,710,381




     
     (1) As at December 31, 2024, the Company had drawn $8,132,302 from the BDC Financing, with $617,698 remaining undrawn. See Note 8 in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2024.




        (2) Since December 2022, the Company has entered into various financing arrangements through issuance of convertible debentures in tranches, raising a total of $10,405,000 at interest rates varying between 10% and 12.5%. As of December 31, 2024, convertible debentures principal amounts totalling $10,000,000 remain outstanding, after convertible debentures conversions totalling $405,000 during the year. See Note 9 in the Company's
         Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2024




        (3) On September 13, 2024 the Company completed an agreement with CVW CleanTech Inc. ("CVW") pursuant to which CVW provided the Company with $14,000,000 in funding through a five-year 10.0% second secured convertible debenture (the "Royalty Debenture") convertible into revenue royalties on two future facilities. Balance includes increase in fair value since inception. See Note 10 in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements as at
         December 31, 2024

Investor Conference Call

The Company will host a virtual investor webcast to discuss these financial results and to provide a business update to the investment community on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 15:00 MDT / 17:00 EDT. Details are provided below.

Title: Northstar Clean Technologies 2024 Annual Financial Results
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Time: 15:00 MDT / 17:00 EDT
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7917446689392/WN_-Z1kDlVHSFSkn5CecMryOw

Approximately two hours after the Q&A session has ended, an archived version of the webcast will be available via the webcast URL above.

About Northstar

Northstar is a Canadian clean technology company focused on the sustainable recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles. Northstar developed and owns a proprietary design process for taking discarded asphalt shingles, otherwise destined for already over-crowded landfills, and extracts the liquid asphalt for use in new hot mix asphalt shingle manufacturing and asphalt flat roof systems while also extracting aggregate and fiber for use in construction products and other industrial applications. Focused on the circular economy, Northstar plans to reprocess used or defective asphalt shingle waste back into its three primary components for reuse/resale with its first commercial scale up facility in Calgary, Alberta. As an emerging innovator in sustainable processing, Northstar's mission aims at leading the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America that would otherwise be sent to landfill addressing numerous stakeholder objectives.

U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on https://www.otcmarkets.com/.

For further information about Northstar, please visit www.northstarcleantech.com.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Aidan Mills
President & CEO, Director

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.

This press release may contain forward?looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which forward?looking information reflects the Company's current expectations regarding future events. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "aim", "objective" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements concerning: (i) Northstar's plans to reprocess used shingles into their component parts in the inaugural commercial facility in Calgary; (ii) operations to commence during the second quarter of 2025; (iii) future draws under the BDC loan; (iv) the ability of the Company to expand into the Mid Atlantic region of the United States; and (v) Northstar's ability to become a leader in the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America.. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including: risks related to factors beyond the control of the Company; inability of the Company to execute on its business plans; the Company may require additional financing which may not be obtainable or on favourable terms; economic uncertainty; and the risks and uncertainties which are more fully described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual and quarterly management's discussion and analysis and other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company's profile on SEDAR+. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward?looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or aimed. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended and such changes could be material. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law.

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