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BetterLife Announces Stock Option Grant

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, February 23, 2026 - BetterLife Pharma Inc. ("BetterLife" or the "Company") (CSE: BETR / OTCQB: BETRF / FRA: NPAU), an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on development of BETR-001, its proprietary non-hallucinogenic derivative of lysergic acid diethylamide ("LSD") for the treatment of neurological disorders, today announced that it has granted an aggregate of 6,050,000 options to purchase Common Shares ("Options") to its directors, officers and employees. Each Option is exercisable upon vesting to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.055 per share for a period of five years, with the Options vesting in four equal tranches on the date of grant, and 6, 12 and 18-month anniversaries of the date of grant.

About BetterLife Pharma

BetterLife Pharma Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company primarily focused on developing and commercializing BETR-001 to treat various neurological disorders. BETR-001, which is in preclinical and IND-enabling studies, is a non-hallucinogenic and non-controlled LSD derivative in development and it is unique in that it is unregulated and therefore can be self-administered. BetterLife's synthesis patent for BETR-001 eliminates regulatory hurdles and its pending patent, for composition and method of use, covers treatment of various neurological disorders, until around 2042.

BetterLife also owns a drug candidate for the treatment of viral infections and is in the process of seeking strategic alternatives for further development.

For further information, please visit BetterLife Pharma.

Contact

Ahmad Doroudian, Chief Executive Officer

Email: Ahmad.Doroudian@blifepharma.com

Phone: 1-604-221-0595

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