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Vancouver, British Columbia - January 20, 2026 – TheNewswire - Vault Strategic Mining Corp . (TSXV:KNOX) (OTC:KNXFF) (FSE:M85) ("VAULT" or the "Company") announces that the Company intends to extend the expiry date of a total of 2,000,000 share purchase warrants, exercisable at $0.20 and $0.50 per common share (collectively, the " Warrants ") by six months from the current expiry date of February 14, 2026 to August 14, 2026 (the " Warrant Extension ").  The Warrants were issued in connection with a non-brokered private placement of units (each, a " Unit" ) with each Unit comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, which closed on February 14, 2023 and all of the Warrants are currently subject to an acceleration clause.   All other terms and conditions of the Warrants will remain unchanged.   The Warrant Extension is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange (" TSXV ").

Certain of the Warrants are held by insiders who are considered to be "related parties" of the Company (such warrants, the " Related Party Warrants ").  Therefore, the amendment of the Related Party Warrants constitutes a "related party transaction" as contemplated by Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions and TSXV Policy 5.9 – Protection of Minority Shareholders in Special Transactions .  However, the exemptions from formal valuation and minority approval requirements provided for by these guidelines can be relied upon because neither the fair market value of the Related Party Warrants nor the fair market value of the consideration paid for the Related Party Warrants exceeds 25% of the market capitalization of the Company.

Holders of Warrants will not receive an amended Warrant certificate and will be required to submit their original Warrant certificate in order to exercise the Warrants.

About Vault Strategic Mining Corp.

Vault Strategic Mining Corp. is a North American resource company focused on the acquisition and advancement of strategic and critical mineral projects located in top-tier mining jurisdictions. The Company emphasizes historical and underexplored assets with potential for value creation through modern exploration and disciplined development.

Vault Strategic Mining Corp. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: KNOX), OTC Markets (OTC: KNXFF), and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE: M85).

Stakeholders are encouraged to follow the company on X.com and Linkedin .

On behalf of the Board:

Vault Strategic Mining Corp.

"R. Nick Horsley"

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman

Tel: 604-343-4338| Email: vaultstrategic@gmail.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Vault, and the Company’s exploration Projects, which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the completion of the acquisition of the exploration Projects, and the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, and other factors. Often, but not always, Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "is expected", "expects", "scheduled", "intends", "contemplates", "anticipates", "believes", "proposes", "estimates" or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of each entity. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release, including completion of the acquisition of the Letain Project, may not occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the Company, including the risk that VAULT may not obtain all requisite approvals for the acquisition, including the approval of the TSXV, risks of the resource industry, failure to obtain any other required regulatory approvals, economic factors, any estimated amounts, timing of the acquisition and requited payments, the equity markets generally and risks associated with growth, exploration and development. Although VAULT has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made VAULT undertaked no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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