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Vancouver, British Columbia, September 21, 2026 – TheNewswire – Absolutely Critical Resources Corp. (“ABC” or the “Company”) (TSXV:ABC), wishes to announce that it has been advised that the TSX Venture Exchange does not object to the closing of the private placement announced by the Company on August 24, 2026.

The Company is issuing 10,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Offering”) at a price of $0.015 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $150,000. No commissions or finders’ fees are payable in connection with the fully subscribed Offering.

The proceeds derived from the sale of the shares will be expended as follows:

Massey Nickel/Copper Project – diamond drill high-priority target - $80,000.

Massey Nickel/Copper Project – option payment - $30,000

Working Capital: General Administrative Expenses and Working Capital, including audit, annual general meeting, and filing fees - $30,000.

Mary Ann’s Lake Project – Preparation of NI 43-101 technical report - $10,000

The Offering was allocated to investors relying on the “accredited investor”, and “family and friends” prospectus exemptions available to ABC. No new Control Person’s was created as a result of this Offering,

Certain Insiders (as such term is defined under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ Exchange ”)) of the Company participated in $48,600 of the Offering. The participation of Insiders in the Offering constitutes a “related party transaction” within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“ MI 61-101 ”). The Company relies on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under subsections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Offering by Insiders does not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company’s market capitalization.

All securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a hold period which expires four months and one day after the date the securities are issued.

The securities offered have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities in the United States.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

John F. O’Donnell, Chairman and CEO

john@odonnell-law.ca

Telephone: 1 (647) 966-3100

For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company's filings on SEDAR+ at  www.sedarplus.ca  and our new website at  www.abccriticalresources.com  .

Neither 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.

This news release contains "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information are identified with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "propose", "project", "outlook", "foresee" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Such statements include, among others, the Company’s proposed use of the proceeds of the private payment. Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management's expectations regarding its ability to raise financing. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, regulatory issues, and market conditions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in the Company's securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because the Company can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.

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