Mr. Stephen Gray reports

HAPPY CREEK ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR

David Blann has resigned from Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.'s board of directors, effective Jan. 19, 2026.

The board and management thank Mr. Blann for his contributions during his tenure and wish him the best in his future endeavours.

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 metal 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 2,347,220 common shares of Metal Energy.

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.