Mr. Braam Jonker reports

COTEC HOLDINGS CORP. ANNOUNCES INVESTOR AWARENESS AGREEMENTS

Cotec Holdings Corp. has entered into the following investor awareness agreements, each subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Investing News Network

The company has entered into an advertising agreement dated Oct. 5, 2026, with Dig Media Inc., doing business as Investing News Network, a privately owned financial news and education publisher headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. INN will provide digital advertising on its website and its distribution channels, including sponsored articles, videos, e-mail and push notifications, and a targeted advertising campaign, as additional inventory under the company's existing INN campaign, which runs to Feb. 27, 2027. The total cost is $57,000 plus applicable taxes, payable in cash in advance. INN is at arm's length to the company, and, to the company's knowledge, holds no interest, directly or indirectly, in the company or its securities, and has no right or intent to acquire such an interest.

BTV -- Business Television

The company has entered into a marketing agreement dated Oct. 14, 2026, with Milky Way Marketing Inc. and Blue Sun Productions Inc. (together BTV), a privately owned media and marketing company based in Surrey, B.C. BTV will produce an approximately two-minute video feature and one-minute promotional spot on the company for broadcast on BNN Bloomberg, Biz TV and Fox Business News, together with a video news release and distribution through BTV's digital, social media and newsletter channels. The engagement is a one-time campaign and continues until the services have been delivered. The total cost is $10,750 plus $6,000 (U.S.), plus applicable taxes, payable in cash on signing. BTV is at arm's length to the company, and, to the company's knowledge, neither BTV nor its principals hold any interest, directly or indirectly, in the company or its securities or have any right or intent to acquire such an interest.

No securities, options or other securities-based compensation are being issued under either agreement, and neither agreement contains performance-based compensation.

About Cotec Holdings Corp.

Cotec 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 and reclamation 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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