Mr. Stephen Gray reports

HAPPY CREEK APPOINTS MARKETING AND PROMOTION CONSULTANTS

Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. has entered into the following marketing- and promotion-related contracts.

MarketSmart Communications Inc.

MarketSmart is a corporate communications service provider based in Vancouver, B.C., built over the past two decades, that benefits from a deep industry knowledge in venture capital and small-cap investing. MarketSmart was established in 2002 and has worked with many TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies in assisting them in developing their corporate profile within the investment community.

On Oct. 28, 2025, Happy Creek entered into an agreement with MarketSmart, pursuant to which MarketSmart will provide investor relations (IR) services to Happy Creek for an initial term of six months, commencing on Nov. 1, 2025.

Happy Creek will pay MarketSmart a fee of $7,500 per month, plus applicable taxes, and MarketSmart will also be granted stock options to purchase 300,000 common shares of Happy Creek.

Small Cap Communications Inc.

Founded in 2013, SmallCap Communications is a full-service investor marketing group for private and public companies. Small Cap focuses on increasing brand visibility and shareholder value.

On Oct. 28, 2025, Happy Creek entered into an agreement with Small Cap, pursuant to which Small Cap will provide IR services to Happy Creek for an initial term of six months, commencing on Nov. 1, 2025.

Happy Creek will pay Small Cap a fee of $3,500 per month, plus applicable taxes, and Smart Cap will also be granted stock options to purchase 100,000 common shares of Happy Creek.

Hallgarten & Company Research

Hallgarten is an independent mining and commodity research group based in London, United Kingdom. Hallgarten focuses on critical metals companies and projects with a focus on defence metals, including tungsten and antimony.

On June 10, 2025, Happy Creek commissioned Hallgarten to produce an initiation report on the company to increase brand awareness and exposure to the market. Happy Creek paid Hallgarten $6,500 to produce the initiation report on the company.

The Hallgarten initiation report on Happy Creek is available on Hallgarten's website.

The investor relations agreements and the grant of stock options are subject to the approval of the Happy Creek board and the TSX-V.

About Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.

Happy Creek is focused on making new discoveries and building resources in proximity to infrastructure on the company's 100-per-cent-owned portfolio of diversified metals projects in British Columbia.

Projects include the high-grade Fox tungsten deposit, the Silverboss molybdenum-copper-gold-silver project adjacent to Glencore's closed Boss Mountain molybdenum mine and the adjacent Hen-Art-DL gold and silver project.

On Nov. 7, 2024, Happy Creek announced the closing of the sale of the Highland Valley copper project to Metal Energy Corp. Happy Creek holds 9.9 per cent of Metal Energy's issued capital and up to a 2.5-per-cent net smelter return royalty on the Highland Valley mineral claims.

Happy Creek is committed to responsible mineral resource development. The company's priority is to build and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with indigenous communities in the territories in which the company explores.

We seek Safe Harbor.