Mr. Jonathon Deluce reports

ABITIBI METALS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF BEN PULLINGER AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH

Abitibi Metals Corp. has added its senior leadership team with the appointment of Ben Pullinger as senior vice-president of corporate development and growth, effective immediately. Mr. Pullinger will lead the company's corporate development and growth strategy as Abitibi Metals continues to advance its flagship B26 project while increasing market value and assessing further growth opportunities.

"We are very excited to have Ben join the Abitibi team," stated Jonathon Deluce, chief executive officer of Abitibi Metals. "Ben has a proven track record of significant value creation in various senior roles over the last 15 years, and most recently as CEO of Atex Resources where he was instrumental in the transformation of Atex from a sub $50-million junior explorer to a fully funded $1.5-billion market cap company at the time of his departure. Ben joins what is becoming a best-in-class leadership team, with a compelling asset base and ambitious growth strategy aimed at building Abitibi into a market-leading base metals exploration, consolidation and development company."

Mr. Pullinger, SVP of corporate development and growth, added: "This is an incredible opportunity to join a dynamic, motivated team of professionals with a comprehensive skill set allowing Abitibi to grow across the full spectrum of value creation from exploration to production. I look forward to contributing to the future success of the company."

Highlights:

• Mr. Pullinger significantly contributed to and ultimately led Atex's transformation from an emerging junior explorer into a globally recognized company reaching a market capitalization exceeding $1.5 billion at the time of his departure and in under four years.
• His career also includes senior corporate roles at Roxgold Inc., Excellon Resources Inc. and Golden Star Resources Ltd.
• The appointment significantly deepens Abitibi's management and leadership capacity as the company continues to advance its high-grade, rapidly growing B26 project in Quebec while assessing other opportunities to add value for shareholders.
• Mr. Pullinger joins a team of experienced executives, led by:
  • Chief operating officer -- Dave Bernier, who leads operations and development, and joined the company in January, 2026. He previously served as COO of Foran Mining Corp.;
  • VP, exploration -- Louis Gariepy, who leads exploration and joined the company in March, 2025. He previously served as VP, exploration, at O3 mining.

Mr. Pullinger is widely recognized in the mining sector for being one of the most successful value-creation records among junior developers in recent years. He joined Atex Resources Inc. as senior vice-president, exploration and business development, in May, 2022, and was promoted to president and chief executive officer in May, 2024, a position he held until February, 2026. Under his leadership, Atex advanced the Valeriano copper-gold project in Chile into the largest new copper discovery in Chile in over a decade and one of the most significant emerging copper-gold discoveries globally, driving the company's market capitalization from a modest junior explorer to over $1.5-billion in less than four years.

Prior to Atex, Mr. Pullinger held senior corporate roles with Roxgold Inc. and Excellon Resources Inc., and most recently with Golden Star Resources Ltd., where he remained until that company's acquisition in early 2022. A registered professional geologist in Ontario, Mr. Pullinger has spent his career directly contributing to the growth and development of significant mineral projects globally alongside business development and marketing initiatives. He brings this same combination of technical credibility, capital markets fluency and shareholder-value focus to Abitibi.

In accordance with the company's omnibus incentive plan, it has granted 250,000 incentive stock options to Mr. Pullinger. The options are exercisable in accordance with Canadian Securities Exchange policy and the terms of the omnibus incentive plan for a period of five years from the date of grant. In addition, the company has granted Mr. Pullinger 300,000 restricted share units, which will vest in line with the company's policy.

About Abitibi Metals Corp.

Abitibi Metals is dedicated to acquiring and exploring mineral properties within Quebec, with a particular emphasis on high-quality base and precious metal assets that offer significant potential for growth and expansion.

The company's flagship B26 polymetallic project hosts a substantial and growing resource base:

• Indicated: 12.96 Mt (million tonnes) at 2.08 per cent CuEq (copper equivalent) (1.19 per cent Cu, 1.16 per cent Zn (zinc), 0.44 gram per tonne Au (gold) and 30.8 g/t Ag (silver));
• Inferred: 12.34 Mt at 2.20 per cent CuEq (1.60 per cent Cu, 0.16 per cent Zn, 0.68 g/t Au and 8.1 g/t Ag).

The B26 project is strategically located just seven km southeast of the formerly producing Selbaie mine. This proximity provides the project with access to key infrastructure required for potential mine development.

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