HOPIUM: HOPIUM ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESS OF ITS CAPITAL INCREASE BY PRIVATE PLACEMENT FOR AN AMOUNT OF 5.5 MILLION EUROS – 12/23/2021 at 6:45 p.m.

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Paris, December 23, 2021

HOPIUM ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESS OF ITS CAPITAL INCREASE BY PRIVATE PLACEMENT FOR AN AMOUNT OF 5.5 MILLION EUROS

HOPIUM

(FR0014000U63 / Ticker: MLHPI), French manufacturer of high-end hydrogen cars, today announces the success of its capital increase carried out with the elimination of shareholders’ preferential subscription rights for a final amount of € 5.5 million with a restricted circle of investors, in accordance with article L.411-2 I of the Monetary and Financial Code.

The Operation gave rise to the issue of 237,828 new shares with a unit par value of € 0.01, at a price per share of € 23 (issue premium included), for a total issued amount of 5, € 5million (i.e. 1.36% of the post-transaction share capital of the Company).

Olivier LOMBARD, CEO and founder of Hopium, declares on this occasion:

“I would like to warmly thank all of our new shareholders, as well as our current shareholders, who have shown their confidence in us by contributing to the success of this capital increase. We are pursuing with strength and determination our ambitious roadmap which should lead us to market in 2025 the Hopium M? China, the first high-end hydrogen-powered sedan in the world, with a wealth of news from the 1

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quarter 2022. ”

The settlement-delivery of the new shares issued within the framework of the Private Placement and their admission to the Euronext Access Paris market will take place no earlier than December 24, 2021. The new shares will carry current dividend rights and will be admitted to trading on the Euronext Access market. Euronext Access Paris under the same ISIN code FR0014000U63 – MLHPI.

At the end of the Operation, the Company’s share capital is now made up of 12,795,351 shares with a par value of 0.01 euros each.

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, the distribution of the shareholding after the completion of the transaction is as follows:

AT? As an indication, the participation of a shareholder holding 1% of the Company’s share capital prior to the Operation will be increased to 0.98%.

In accordance with the provisions of article 211-3 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the offer of the Company’s shares within the framework of this capital increase carried out within the framework of a private placement, has not not given rise to a prospectus submitted for approval by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

Detailed information concerning the Company, in particular relating to its activity, its results and the corresponding risk factors, can be found in chapters 5 and 6 of the Company’s information document, which can be consulted, as well as other regulated information and ” all of the Company’s press releases on its website (https://www.hopium.com/#Investors).

About Hopium

Founded by Olivier Lombard, the youngest winner of the 24h of Le Mans, Hopium is a manufacturer of high-end hydrogen vehicles which is the culmination of its experience acquired on motor racing circuits. Olivier Lombard, who inherits automotive culture, drove hydrogen-powered racing cars for 7 years, making him the most experienced racer in the world in the field. An open-air laboratory, the race enabled Olivier Lombard and his team to reflect on new mobility solutions in order to meet contemporary environmental challenges. While the transport sector alone is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, the company is positioning itself as a player in climate change. Hopium brings together a team of experts, leading partners, at the forefront of innovation in the fields of hydrogen fuel cells, automotive technology and engineering.

Hopium (FR0014000U63 – MLHPI) is listed on Euronext Access + and is eligible for PEA-PME. More information on: https://www.hopium.com/#Investors

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In France, the offer of the Hopium shares described above will be made exclusively as part of a private placement, in accordance with? with Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the applicable regulatory provisions. It does not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of Article L. 411-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. Consequently, no prospectus will be published? Nor approved by the Authority? financial markets.

With regard to the Member States of the European Economic Area which have transposed Directive 2003/71 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 4, 2003 (as amended in particular by Directive 2010/73 / EU, to the extent or? this directive has been? transposed in each of the member states of the European Economic Area) (the “Prospectus Directive”), no action has been taken? company and will not be undertaken for the purpose of allowing a public offering of the securities that are the subject of this press release making it necessary to publish a prospectus in one or other of the Member States.

This press release and the information it contains do not constitute an offer to subscribe or purchase, or the solicitation of an order to buy or subscribe, shares in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which the operation may be subject to restrictions. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or exemption from registration under the

US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “US Securities Act”), being clarified that the shares were not? and will not be registered under the US Securities Act and that does not intend to make a public offering of the shares in the United States, or in any other jurisdiction.

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