Mr. Paul Loudon reports

OPTEGRA VENTURES PROVIDES DEFAULT STATUS REPORT ON REQUIRED FILINGS

Optegra Ventures Inc., further to its news releases dated Jan. 16, 2026, Jan. 29, 2026, Feb. 12, 2026, and Feb. 26, 2026, regarding the company's late filing of its audited financial statements for the year ended Sept. 30, 2025, and the related management's discussion and analysis, and the chief executive officer and chief financial officer annual certificates for this period, and the grant of a management cease trade order (MCTO), has provided its biweekly default status report in the form of a news release, as required under National Policy 12-203, Management Cease Trade Orders.

The company confirms that:

1. There have been no material changes to the information contained in the default announcement that have not been generally disclosed.
2. There has been no failure by the company in fulfilling its stated intentions with respect to satisfying the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203.
3. There has been no default by the company subsequent to the default announcement other than the company being unable to file its interim financial statements for the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2025, the related management's discussion and analysis, and the CEO and CFO interim certifications (collectively the Q1 (first quarter) filings) by the required deadline of March 2, 2026.
4. There has been no other material information concerning the affairs of the company that has not been generally disclosed.

The company confirms that it will continue to comply with the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203, for so long as the required filings and the Q1 filings have not been filed.

The company expects to file the required filings and the Q1 filings by March 30, 2026, and will issue a news release once the required filings and Q1 filings have been filed.

We seek Safe Harbor.