Mr. Philippe Cloutier reports

CARTIER BEGINS TRADING ON THE OTCQB VENTURE MARKET IN THE U.S. UNDER SYMBOL ECRFF

Cartier Resources Inc.'s common shares are now trading on the OTCQB Venture Market, a United States market operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. in New York, under the symbol ECRFF. Cartier will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ECR.

Philippe Cloutier, president and chief executive officer of Cartier Resources, commented: "Cartier's OTCQB listing marks an important step in the company's growth strategy and is expected to strengthen our visibility among American investors, improve trading liquidity and broaden access to the U.S. capital markets. We believe it will support increased investor engagement as we continue to advance our projects and long-term growth objectives."

The OTC operates the world's largest electronic interdealer quotation system for United States broker dealers and offers multiple media channels to increase the visibility of OTC-listed companies. Trading on the OTCQB Market enables companies to efficiently build broader investor awareness and provide U.S. investors with a seamless trading facility to more easily trade through the broker of their choice.

About Cadillac project

The Cadillac project, covering 14,000 hectares along a 15-kilometre segment of the prolific Cadillac fault, represents one of the largest consolidated land packages in the Val d'Or mining camp. Cartier's flagship asset combines the historic Chimo mine and East Cadillac properties, giving the company a dominant position in one of Canada's most established gold districts.

With excellent road access, year-round infrastructure and nearby milling capacity, the Cadillac project is well positioned for continued advancement. The Cadillac project hosts total gold resources of 767,800 ounces in the measured and indicated categories (10.0 Mt (million tonnes) at 2.4 grams per tonne Au) and 2,416,900 ounces in the inferred category (35.2 Mt at 2.1 g/t Au) across all sectors. Readers are referred to the NI 43-101 technical report and mineral resource estimate on the Cadillac project, Val d'Or, Abitibi, Que., Canada, prepared by Pierre-Luc Richard, PGeo (PLR Resources Inc.), Stephen Coates, PEng (Evomine Consulting Inc.), and Florent Baril, PEng (Bumigeme Inc.), with an effective date of Jan. 27, 2026.

About Cartier Resources Inc.

Cartier Resources, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Val d'Or (Quebec), is a gold exploration company focused on building shareholder value through discovery and development in one of Canada's most prolific mining camps. The company combines strong technical expertise and a record of successful exploration to advance its flagship Cadillac project. Cartier's strategy is clear: unlock the full potential of one of the largest undeveloped gold landholdings in Quebec.

Qualified person

The scientific and technical content of this press release has been prepared, reviewed and approved by Ronan Deroff, PGeo, MSc, vice-president of exploration, who is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

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