Mr. Brad Peters reports

PACIFIC EMPIRE ANNOUNCES $4.5 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING WITH $2.7 MILLION IN LEAD ORDERS

Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. intends to issue, pursuant to a non-brokered private placement, up to 46,153,846 flow-through shares of the company at a price of 6.5 cents per FT share for gross proceeds of up to $3-million and up to 25 million common shares of the company at a price of six cents per share for gross proceeds of up to $1.5-million for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4.5-million.

The company is pleased to report that it has secured significant lead orders totalling $2.7-million from resource-focused institutional investors and high-net-worth investors.

Proceeds from the offering will be used to finance the company's 2026 drill campaign on its flagship Trident and adjacent Pinnacle copper-gold-silver porphyry projects, and for general working capital.

Closing of the offering is subject to all necessary approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Brad Peters, the company's president and chief executive officer, commented: "Securing $2.7-million in lead orders at this stage reflects growing confidence from experienced resource investors in the scale and potential of the Trident-Pinnacle system. With multiple high-priority targets remaining untested, we believe 2026 will be a pivotal year for Pacific Empire."

About Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.

Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, B.C., and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The company has a district scale land position in north-central British Columbia totalling 22,541 hectares.

British Columbia is a "green" copper jurisdiction with abundant hydroelectric power, access and infrastructure in close proximity to the end market.

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