Mr. Braam Jonker reports

COTEC ANNOUNCES ACCELERATION OF WARRANTS

Cotec Holdings Corp. has accelerated the expiry date of the common share purchase warrants issued by the company pursuant to the listed issuer finance exemption offering and private placement announced by the company on May 20, 2025, and completed in tranches on June 18, July 3, July 16 and July 21, 2025.

The company issued an aggregate of 17,339,336 warrants pursuant to the financing entitling the holders thereof to purchase one common share of the company per warrant at an exercise price of $1.20 per common share for a period of 18 months following the date of issuance, subject to the acceleration clause (as defined herein).

The warrants are subject to an accelerated expiry provision such that if, for any 15 consecutive trading days during the unexpired term of the warrants, the closing price of the common shares on the TSX-V exceeds $1.35, the company may accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by way of an announcement.

The company hereby advises that the acceleration trigger has been met as a result of the closing price of the common shares on the TSX-V exceeding $1.35 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days ended March 3, 2026. Accordingly, the accelerated expiry date of the warrants shall be Wednesday, April 10, 2026, being 37 days following the date of this notice. All warrants that remain unexercised after 5 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the accelerated expiry date will expire and become void and of no further force or effect.

To date, 5,132,643 warrants have been exercised resulting in gross proceeds of $6,159,172 to the company. If all the remaining 12,206,696 warrants are exercised, the company will receive further gross proceeds of approximately $14,648,036.

About Cotec Holdings Corp.

Cotec Holdings is redefining the future of resource extraction and recycling. Focused on rare-earth magnets and strategic materials, Cotec integrates breakthrough technologies with strategic assets to unlock secure, sustainable and low-cost supply chains.

Cotec's mission is clear: accelerate the energy transition while strengthening strategic mineral supply chains for the countries the company operates in. By investing in and deploying disruptive technologies, the company delivers capital-efficient, scalable solutions that transform marginal assets, tailings, waste streams and recycled products into high-value critical minerals.

From its HyProMag USA magnet recycling joint venture in Texas, to iron tailings reprocessing in Quebec, to next-generation copper and iron solutions backed by global majors, Cotec is building a diversified portfolio with long-term growth, rapid cash flow potential and high barriers to entry. The result is a differentiated platform at the intersection of technology, sustainability and strategic materials.

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