Mr. Ronald Thiessen reports

NORTHERN DYNASTY REPORTS ORAL ARGUMENTS HELD

Oral arguments were held on June 25, 2026, in Alaska Federal District Court on Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.'s case seeking withdrawal of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) veto.

"The matter is now ripe for decision by the Federal District Court in Alaska," Ron Thiessen, Northern Dynasty president and chief executive officer, commented. "This is an important time for the project, and we look forward to the judge's decision."

About Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.

Northern Dynasty is a mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, Canada. Northern Dynasty's principal asset, owned through its wholly owned Alaska-based United States subsidiary, Pebble LP, is a 100-per-cent interest in a contiguous block of 1,840 mineral claims in southwest Alaska, including the Pebble deposit, located 200 miles from Anchorage and 125 miles from Bristol Bay. The Pebble partnership is the proponent of the Pebble project.

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