Mr. Gord Neal reports

DOMESTIC METALS ENGAGES ICP SECURITIES INC. FOR AUTOMATED MARKET MAKING SERVICES AND PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF MICHAEL POUND

Domestic Metals Corp. has engaged the services of ICP Securities Inc. to provide automated market-making services, including use of its proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium, in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable legislation. ICP will be paid a monthly fee of $7,500, plus applicable taxes. The agreement between the company and ICP was signed with a start date of Jan. 23, 2026, and is for four months, and shall be automatically renewed for subsequent one-month terms unless either party provides at least 30 days of written notice prior to the end of the initial term or an additional term, as applicable. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement and no stock options or other compensation in connection with the engagement. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the securities of the company in the future.

ICP is an arm's-length party to the company. ICP's market-making activity will be primarily to correct temporary imbalances in the supply and demand of the company's shares. ICP will be responsible for the costs it incurs in buying and selling the company's shares, and no third party will be providing funds or securities for the market-making activities.

Engagement of Michael Pound

Pursuant to the company's news release dated Dec. 11, 2025, the company provides additional clarification pursuant to Mr. Pound's engagement. The company added Mr. Pound to its investor relations team. Mr. Pound has over 30 years of market experience and also holds a wealth of knowledge, including an extensive network within the small-cap community. Mr. Pound will be focused on investor outreach to that community, and will provide shareholder and corporate communication services and other investor relations related services. Mr. Pound will be paid a monthly cash fee of $7,500 per month plus applicable taxes. The term of the agreement is for 12 months, will automatically renew for an additional one-year term and shall thereafter renew for further one-year terms unless terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. On Feb. 17, 2025, Mr. Pound was granted 500,000 options at an exercise price of 10 cents and included vesting provisions, whereby one-fourth of the options vest every four months. Mr. Pound is no longer at arm's length to the company as he holds stock options and is a less-than-5-per-cent shareholder of the company.

Opportunity to meet with Domestic's management

Management appreciates meeting with the company's supporters and shareholders in person to provide a detailed update and as such is looking forward to seeing you at booth No. 1101 at the VRIC in Vancouver on Jan. 25, 2026, to Jan. 26, 2026, and booth No. 3139 at the Investors Exchange at the PDAC on March 1, 2026, to March 4, 2026, in Toronto.

About ICP Securities Inc.

ICP Securities is a Toronto-based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in automated market-making and liquidity provision, as well as having a proprietary market-making algorithm, ICP Premium, that enhances liquidity and quote health. Established in 2023, with a focus on market structure, execution and trading, ICP has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high-quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors.

About Domestic Metals Corp.

Domestic Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of large-scale copper and gold deposits in exceptional, historical mining project areas in the Americas.

The company aims to discover new economic mineral deposits in historical mining districts that have seen exploration in geologically attractive mining jurisdictions, where economically favourable grades have been indicated by historic drilling and outcrop sampling.

The Smart Creek project is strategically located in the mining-friendly state of Montana, containing widespread copper mineralization at surface, and hosts four attractive porphyry copper, epithermal gold, replacement and exotic copper exploration targets with excellent host rocks for mineral deposition.

Domestic Metals is led by an experienced management team and an accomplished technical team, with successful records in mine discovery, mining development and financing.

We seek Safe Harbor.