Galaxy Resources Limited large scale, global lithium chemicals business. The company confirmed the achievement of battery grade lithium carbonate at its wholly owned brine project, Sal de Vida. Over the past 12 months test work and piloting on site has steadily improved product quality and project metrics and this has continued with recent test results. Technical analysis of recently completed piloting runs has been verified by independent metallurgical consultants. These results have revealed that battery grade quality product can be achieved and seamlessly incorporated into the Stage 1 project schedule. Galaxy will adopt battery grade quality as the design basis for Stage 1 through the addition of simple bolt- on process steps to the flowsheet with no interruption to project schedule. Piloting and Test work: Previous piloting and test-work results announced on 28 January 2021 showed that lithium carbonate quality was approaching battery grade specifications and that battery grade development activities would continue. All product from piloting was shipped to the Minerals business unit of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's ("ANSTO") facility in Sydney for analysis and verification. ANSTO has significant experience in lithium process development for brine projects and Galaxy has been working with them on its technical development program for over two years. In addition to test work to support this program, ANSTO has provided independent verification of product quality. ANSTO's results have continuously mirrored the outcomes of piloting, further increasing confidence in Galaxy's flowsheet and onsite initiatives. A recent continuous pilot run, incorporating minor enhancements to the flowsheet, has been completed with over 100kg of product shipped to ANSTO for assaying. Product assay results were in line with Galaxy's own laboratory analysis. The results clearly show that apart from Ca and Mg, all specifications for battery grade were met. This pilot run specifically targeted the lowering of K, Na and B and did not focus on the reduction of Ca and Mg. Galaxy has previously conducted test work on Ca and Mg removal using conventional ion exchange ("IX") technology. Results clearly demonstrated that these two impurity elements can be easily rejected to the levels required for battery grade purity. Test work performed at ANSTO, using the site prepared feed used in piloting, has been processed via Galaxy's simplified flowsheet and IX. Lithium carbonate product was successfully produced containing <50 ppm of both Ca and Mg. Assessment of IX technology by the project team has revealed that suitable IX equipment can be purchased off-the-shelf and seamlessly incorporated into the Stage 1 project schedule without any interruption. As this process step is at the end of the flowsheet, volumes to be treated by IX are low, which will result in a moderate capital requirement for IX. No other significant capital changes are envisaged for the upgrade to battery grade product quality and therefore Galaxy will adopt battery grade quality as the design basis for Stage 1.