Mr. James Nelson reports

CRUZ BATTERY METALS CORP. ANNOUNCES CORPORATE UPDATES

Cruz Battery Metals Corp. has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933, Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers, and move to semi-annual financial reporting.

The blanket order permits eligible venture issuers to voluntarily move from quarterly to semi-annual financial reporting. The company has determined that it meets the eligibility criteria under the blanket order, including that it is a venture issuer listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange, has annual revenue of less than $10-million and has a clean 12-month continuous disclosure record.

Under the blanket order, the company will be exempt from filing interim financial reports and related management discussion and analysis (MD&A) for its first and third quarters. The company's fiscal year ends on July 31. The initial period for which the company will not file an interim financial report and related MD&A in reliance of the quarterly reporting exemption will be for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2026. The company will continue to file its audited annual financial report and related MD&A (due within 120 days of July 31) and six-month interim financial report and related MD&A (due within 60 days of Jan. 31).

This news release is being filed pursuant to the blanket Order.

The company is also pleased to announce that its shareholders approved all matters presented for approval at the company's annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 24, 2026, including:

• Setting the number of directors of the company at four;
• Electing James Nelson, Seth Kay, George Franklin Bain and Negar Adam as as directors of the company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders;
• Appointing Davidson & Co. LLP, chartered professional accountants, as the company's auditor until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorizing the directors to fix its remuneration.