Mr. Robert Rosner reports

CAT STRATEGIC ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF QUEBEC RARE EARTH ELEMENTS TRANSACTION

CAT Strategic Metals Corp. has completed the previously announced transaction granting the company the exclusive right to earn a majority interest in a district-scale rare earth element exploration project in Quebec, Canada, pursuant to the press release dated Jan. 13, 2026.

In accordance with the memorandum of understanding, the company issued 33 million common shares at a deemed price of 1.5 cents per common share. All securities issued pursuant to the binding MOU are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance, as well as a concurrent resale restriction under Canadian Securities Exchange policies requiring a CSE-prescribed legend restricting trading until the expiry of the hold period.

Appointment of new chief financial officer and corporate secretary

Further, the company is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Malone as chief financial officer and corporate secretary, effective Jan. 29, 2026, replacing Steven Cozine, who will remain as a director.

Mr. Malone is the founding director of PrOasis, a professional consulting corporation, where he has spent the past 35 years managing the firm which focuses on executive management, corporate finance, strategic planning and governance for major Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprise organizations. Mr. Malone currently holds several positions as chief financial officer. Additionally, Mr. Malone currently serves on the board of directors for several public and private organizations. Mr. Malone has extensive listing, regulatory reporting and governance experience with private businesses and public companies and on exchanges in Canada and the United States. Mr. Malone's experience stems from over 43 years in the North American work force holding senior financial and information technology systems roles in some of Canada's largest domestic and multinational organizations. Mr. Malone holds a CPA and CMA designation and graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a BA in commerce and economics.

The company's chief executive officer, Robert Rosner, commented: "We are pleased to welcome Christopher to the management team. His experience will be invaluable as we continue to advance our exploration initiatives."

About CAT Strategic Metals Corp.

CAT Strategic is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and derisking of overlooked projects situated in well-established geological districts in North America. The company is specially focused on minerals which are considered highly strategic from a monetary, as well as global infrastructure and energy, point of view. CAT's shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the trading symbol CAT, on the OTC Markets under the trading symbol CATTF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 8CHA.

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