Ms. Loraine Charlton reports

AKITA DRILLING LTD. ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR ELECTION RESULTS

Akita Drilling Ltd. has released director election results from its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders held May 9, 2023. The nominees shown in the attached table, listed in the information circular dated March 20, 2023, were elected as directors of Akita according to the proxies received and the ballots cast at the meeting.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, chartered accountants, was appointed as auditor of the corporation to hold office until the next annual meeting of share owners.

Akita is an Alberta corporation engaged in the contract drilling business and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AKT.