Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2026) - Prospector Metals Corp.  (TSXV: PPP) (OTCQB: PMCOF) (FSE: 1ET0) ("Prospector" or the "Company") today announced it has completed the sale of its non-Yukon assets to Lightning Resource Corp. (formerly BeMetals Corp.) (TSXV: LTNG) ("Lightning"), previously announced the Company's news releases dated April 16, May 20, July 31, 2026 and August 28, 2026 (the "Transaction"). As previously disclosed, the non-arm's length Transaction included the sale of assets including (i) the mineral titles and permits for the Savant, TooGood, Whitton, and Devon Projects; (ii) 5,367,000 common shares of TooGood Gold Corp.; (iii) Prospector's proprietary geological database; and (iv) $150,000 in cash, in consideration for the issuance of 29,400,000 common shares of Lightning (the "Consideration Shares") to Prospector. No finder's fees were paid in connection with the Transaction.

Dr. Robert Carpenter, Co-Chairman and CEO of Prospector, and Chairman and Interim CEO of Lightning Resources Corp. stated "The distribution of the Consideration Shares to shareholders represents significant value creation for assets that have been largely overshadowed due to our focus on the ML Project, Yukon. Prospector shareholders will gain a ground floor opportunity in a new Canadian focused gold exploration company, led by proven professionals with a track record of discovery and development."

Immediately following the Transaction, Prospector beneficially owns an aggregate of 29,400,000 common shares of Lightning, representing approximately 43.98% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Lightning. An early warning report will be filed by Prospector in accordance with applicable securities laws and will be available under Lightning's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

As previously disclosed, Prospector will distribute the Consideration Shares to the holders of its common shares as a one-time special distribution as a return of capital on the basis of 0.174977 of a Consideration Share for each common share of Prospector held (the "Payment Ratio"). No fractional Consideration Shares will be distributed, and all fractional Consideration Shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole Consideration Share with no consideration being provided for the fractional Consideration Shares cancelled (the "Return of Capital").

Prospector has set market close on September 4, 2026 as the record date for the Return of Capital (the "Record Date"). Prospector's common shares will commence trading on an ex-distribution basis at market open on the Record Date. The distribution of the Consideration Shares to holders of Prospector's common shares, or the "Payable Date", will be completed effective September 10, 2026. In order to maintain the Payment Ratio, any exercises of outstanding stock options or warrants will not be processed before the Record Date.

In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the 8,000,000 subscription receipts ("Subscription Receipts") previously issued in connection with the closing of the subscription receipt offering (the "Offering") completed by Prospector's previous subsidiary, Lightning Subreceipt Financing Corp. have automatically been converted, and have been exchanged for an aggregate of 8,000,000 common shares of Lightning ("Lightning Shares") and share purchase warrants ("Warrants") exercisable to acquire an aggregate of 4,000,000 common shares of Lightning at a price of $0.62 until September 2, 2027, subject to acceleration.

Insiders of the Company and Lightning (the "Participating Insiders") participated in the Offering, subscribing for a total of 50,000 Subscription Receipts, which have now converted into 50,000 Lightning Shares and 25,000 Warrants, for aggregate proceeds of C$25,000. The issuance of these securities to the Participating Insiders of the Company and Lightning are "related party transactions" under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company and Lightning are relying on exemptions from the minority shareholder approval and formal valuation requirements applicable to the related party transactions under Sections 5.7(1)(b) and 5.5(b), respectively, of MI 61-101. There has been no prior formal valuation of the Subscription Receipts, Lightning Shares or Warrants issued as there has not been any necessity to do so. The Offering has been reviewed and unanimously approval by the Company's board of directors and Lightning's board of directors, including the independent directors. In accordance TSX Venture Exchange policies, the securities issued to the Participating Insiders are subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of the completion of the Offering. All other Lightning Shares and Warrants are free from resale restrictions under applicable Canadian securities laws.

About Prospector Metals Corp.

Prospector Metals Corp. is a proud member of Discovery Group and focuses on district scale, early-stage exploration of gold and base metal prospects. The Company creates shareholder value through new discoveries and identifies underexplored or overlooked mineral districts displaying important structural and mineralogical occurrences similar to more established mining operations. Prospector is currently concentrating its efforts on its ML Project in the Yukon where it has discovered a high-grade gold-copper-silver zone (see news release dated October 1, 2025). Prospector establishes and maintains relationships with local and Indigenous rightsholders and seeks to develop partnerships and agreements that are mutually beneficial to all interested parties.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Prospector Metals Corp.

Dr. Rob Carpenter, Ph.D., P.Geo.
President & CEO

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

Prospector Metals Corp. is a proud member of Discovery Group^TM. For more information please visit: discoverygroup.ca

Forward-Looking Statement Cautions:

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, including, but not limited to, the Company's plans with respect to the Company's projects, including the ML Project, and the timing related thereto of the drill program, the merits of the Company's projects, the Company's objectives, plans and strategies, and other project opportunities. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "aims," "potential," "goal," "objective,", "strategy", "prospective," and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "can," "could" or "should" occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities laws and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include the risks associated with the Transaction, including the risk that all requisite regulatory and corporate approvals may not be received, changes to the Record Date or Payment Date, risk of accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, or the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other agency or governmental clearances, necessary to carry out the Company's exploration plans, risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes in the jurisdictions where the Company carries on its business that might interfere with the Company's business and prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company's reports, publicly available through the Canadian Securities Administrators' System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.ca for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects.

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