Focus Graphite Inc. is an emerging mid-tier junior mining company, a technology solution supplier and a business innovator. It is the owner of the highest-grade (16%) technology graphite resources in the world.

The company’s goal is to assume a dominant industry leadership position by becoming the lowest-cost producer of technology-grade graphite in the world. As a technology-orientated enterprise with a view to building long-term, sustainable shareholder value, Focus Graphite is invested in the development of graphene applications and patents through Grafoid Inc.

Focus Graphite Inc. holds 100% ownership of its Lac Knife, Quebec, 16% grade large and medium flake crystalline graphite.

Lac Knife Geology Map [click to see detailed image]

The property, some 35 kilometers south of Fermont, Quebec, is at the pre-development stage with infrastructure, surface mining and primary processing (95%-97% grade) facility construction activities planned for completion by 2013. A secondary enrichment and refining facility capable of producing technology-grade, 99.9% graphite is scheduled for commissioning in 2014.

In May, 2012, Focus Graphite signed a licensing and joint venture agreement with Hydro-Quebec’s leading research institute — I'Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec (“IREQ”), enabling the company to develop a graphite purification facility and a graphite anode production facility for lithium-ion batteries. The intention of this agreement is to transform first-production graphite sourced from the Lac Knife high-grade deposit to battery-grade material.

Focus Graphite's Lac Knife graphite property has a proven history. Nearly developed in the early 2000’s in a joint venture between Graftech International and Ballard Power Systems, previous studies were recast to NI 43-101 standards and announced in December 2011.

The Lac Knife property is unique in the world because of its cost-mitigating, high concentration of large, medium and small flake graphite destined to meet rising global demand from both industrial and high technology end users. Grading at 16%, Focus Graphite anticipates producing the lowest-cost technology graphite in the world.

When complete, Lac Knife will produce up to 25,000 tons per year with a 40-year, extendable mine life.

Environmental permitting applications have been filed with the Quebec government and the company has entered into pre-financing discussions. Additionally, technical discussions with at least six potential long-term graphite buyers have been underway since mid-2011.

As the company's first-to-production, first-to-market project, Lac Knife provides Focus Graphite Inc. and its stakeholders s with a foundation for growth, expansion, re-investment and a potentially robust long-term return on investment.

Focus Graphite's NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate of 8.1 million tons, published in December 2011, validated the company's world-leading technology graphite deposit. With all zones open in all directions and at depth, the results of the company's 7,000-meter expansion, infill and new exploration drilling programs are due to be released by the end of 2012.

In August 2010, Focus signed an option agreement to acquire a 50% interest from SOQUEM, a subsidiary of the Société Générale de Financement du Québec (“SGF”). The results of a 2012 summer drilling program were to be incorporated into an NI 43-101 resource estimate by late 2012 or early 2013.

Under the terms of their agreement, Focus can acquire a 50% interest in the property by incurring exploration expenditures of $3 million over five years. Focus has already spent $2.6 million and may opt to become Kwyjibo’s operator late 2012.

In September 2011, the company incorporated Grafoid Inc., a high technology company which invests in, manages, and develops, markets for processes that produce economically scalable, pure bilayer and trilayer graphene. Focus Graphite Inc. holds a 40% stake in Grafoid. Since inception, Grafoid has signed an MOU with Rutgers University AMIPP Advanced Polymer Center, to jointly develop graphene technology applications.

As a result of its advancements, and applying principles from its own technologies, it is now able to transform any graphite source (not just high-grade material) into graphene. Grafoid is currently working on some 25 diverse technology projects.

Gary Economo — President & CEO

Mr. Economo has a distinguished business leadership career, serving as CEO for a number of public and private high technology companies during the last 20 years. A former President and CEO of Dynasty Components Inc., Mr. Economo enjoys a long history of graphite marketing and sales for high-tech applications. Immediately prior to joining Focus Graphite Inc., a company he founded with Jeffrey York, he served as Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for Everton Resources Inc.

Over the span of his business career, Mr. Economo provided strategic consulting and representation services to technology companies in North America and Asia. In particular, he has a track record of success and expertise in building shareholder value when tasked with bringing discovery companies to market. Born in Greece and raised in Montreal, Mr. Economo is tri-lingual and lives with his family in Ottawa.

Judith T. Mazvihwa-Maclean — Chief Financial Officer

A Vancouver-based geologist, Ms. Mazvihwa-MacLean has over 16-years experience in mineral exploration, mining, management and corporate finance. Prior to joining Focus Graphite Inc., Ms. Mazvihwa-MacLean was the CFO for Golden Harp Resources Ltd., Logan Resources Ltd., and Acme Resources Ltd (formerly, International KRL Resources Corp.). She also served as a member of the Board for both Logan Resources Ltd., and Acme Resources Ltd.

Judith has a significant academic background. She holds a B. Sc. (Geology) from the University of Zimbabwe, an M. Sc. from Brunel University in England and earned her MBA at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She was accredited a Certified Management Accountant by the Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia.

Tony Brisson — Vice President, Exploration

A former recipient of the Quebec Exploration Mining Association’s Prospector of the Year award, Mr. Brisson is a geologist and former VP Exploration at Cogitore Resources Inc. His experience includes senior management and field positions with Cambior Inc., Breakwater cosu the University du Quebec a Chicoutimi and lives in Rouyn-Noranda.

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Gary Economo President & CEO

Mr. Economo has a distinguished business leadership career, serving as CEO for a number of public and private high technology companies during the last 20 years. A former President and CEO of Dynasty Components Inc., Mr. Economo enjoys a long history of graphite marketing and sales for high-tech applications. Immediately prior to joining Focus Graphite Inc., a company he founded with Jeffrey York, he served as Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations for Everton Resources Inc. Over the span of his business career, Mr. Economo provided strategic consulting and representation services to technology companies in North America and Asia. In particular, he has a track record of success and expertise in building shareholder value when tasked with bringing discovery companies to market. Born in Greece and raised in Montreal, Mr. Economo is tri-lingual and lives with his family in Ottawa.

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