Qualifying transaction -- completed

The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing Responsible Energy Corp.'s (formerly AD4 Capital Corp.) qualifying transaction, as described in its filing statement dated Aug. 11, 2026. As a result, at the opening on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, the company will no longer be considered a capital pool company (CPC).

The qualifying transaction was completed pursuant to the terms of a share exchange agreement dated July 31, 2026, between AD4 Capital, Responsible Energy Inc. (REI) and the shareholders of REI. Pursuant to the qualifying transaction, the company acquired all of the issued and outstanding Class A common shares of REI in exchange for 53,256,500 postconsolidation common shares of the resulting issuer, issued at a deemed value of 50 cents per share (including 4,672,500 postconsolidation common shares issued as part of the concurrent financing).

As a result of the qualifying transaction, a total of 37.55 million resulting issuer common shares have been escrowed pursuant to an exchange Tier 2 escrow agreement.

The resulting issuer is classified as a waste treatment and disposal issuer (NAICS No. 562210).

For further information, please refer to the filing statement dated Aug. 11, 2026, available on SEDAR+.

The TSX Venture Exchange has been advised that the above transactions have been completed.