File: Attachment First Hydrogen - Annouces Financing 2026-04-02 FINAL.pdf

For Immediate Release TSXV/FHYD/OTC/FHYDF/FSE/FIT

FIRST HYDROGEN ARRANGES FINANCING

VANCOUVER, BC, April 2, 2026 First Hydrogen Corp. ("FIRST HYDROGEN" or the "Company") (TSXV: FHYD) (OTC: FHYDF) (FSE: FIT) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of units up to $3-million. The private placement will consist of up to 9,677,419 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.31 per unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (each, a "Share") and one Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one Share at $0.45 for a period of two years from the date of closing.

The Company will offer convertible debentures holders the opportunity to settle up to $2,744,425 in principal, consisting of $2,204,425 of convertibles debentures due on November 22, 2028 and $540,000 of convertible debentures due on July 9, 2026, by issuing up to 8,852,984 Units of the private placement.

All securities issued in connection with the offering will be subject to a statutory resale restriction for four months and one day from the closing date of the offering. Finders' fees may be paid by the company in conjunction with the completion of the financing in accordance with the TSX Venture Exchange policies.

The Company may pay a finders' fee upon completion of the financing in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies.

The Company reserves the right to accept, reject or partially fill any subscriptions received up to the aggregate amount permitted by the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the financing for working capital and general corporate purposes.

About First Hydrogen Corp. (FirstHydrogen.com)

First Hydrogen Corp. is a Vancouver, Montreal, Germany and London UK-based company focused on zero- emission vehicles, green hydrogen production and distribution. The Company has designed and built two hydrogen- fuel-cell-powered light commercial vehicles ("FCEV"). The FCEV are road-legal in the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) with 6,000 km of testing completed and have achieved a range of 630+ kilometres on a single refueling. The vehicles have successfully been trialled in real-world conditions with fleet operators in the United Kingdom.

About First Nuclear Corp. (FirstNuclear.com) First Nuclear Corp. is committed to developing and commercializing advanced clean energy solutions, including green hydrogen produced by state-of-the-art Small Modular Reactors. The Company aims to provide scalable, sustainable, and economically viable alternatives to meet global climate goals and enhance energy security.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of

FIRST HYDROGEN CORP. "Balraj Mann" Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Contact: - 2 -

Balraj Mann First Hydrogen Corp. 604-601-2018 investors@firsthydrogen.com

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The forward-looking statements made in this news release are based on management's assumptions and analysis and other factors that may be drawn upon by management to form conclusions and make forecasts or projections, including management's experience and assessments of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments. Although management believes that these assumptions, analyses and assessments are reasonable at the time the statements contained in this news release are made, actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Examples of risks and factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from forward-looking statements may include: the timing and unpredictability of regulatory actions; regulatory, legislative, legal or other developments with respect to its operations or business; limited marketing and sales capabilities; early stage of the industry and product development; limited products; reliance on third parties; unfavourable publicity or consumer perception; general economic conditions and financial markets; the impact of increasing competition; the loss of key management personnel; capital requirements and liquidity; access to capital; the timing and amount of capital expenditures; the impact of COVID-19; shifts in the demand for First Hydrogen's products and the size of the market; patent law reform; patent litigation and intellectual property; conflicts of interest; and general market and economic conditions.

The forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the expectations of First Hydrogen as of the date of this news release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. First Hydrogen undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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