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VICTORY OPPORTUNITIES 1 CORP. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF QUALIFYING TRANSACTION AND NAME CHANGE TO EXCALIBUR METALS CORP.
News Release - Vancouver, British Columbia - September 8, 2025: Victory Opportunities 1 Corp. (TSX- V: VOC.P) (the "Company") and Excalibur Metals Corp. ("Excalibur", and together with the Company, the "Parties") are pleased to announce the closing of the arm's length Qualifying Transaction (the "Qualifying Transaction"), as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 - Capital Pool Companies (the "Policy") of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") Corporate Finance Manual, on August 29, 2025. Subject to final acceptance by the TSXV, the Company will be a Tier 2 Mining issuer focused on the exploration and development of its Bellehelen Project located in Nevada, USA.
In conjunction with the closing of the Qualifying Transaction, the Company or Excalibur:
Completed non-brokered private placement financings (the "Concurrent Financings") for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,674,874.40. Excalibur issued 16,265,830 shares at a price of $0.15 per share for gross proceeds of $2,439,874.50 and on September 9, 2025 the Company will issue 1,566,666 shares at a price of $0.15 per share for gross proceeds of $234,999.90.
Changed its name to "Excalibur Metals Corp.
Final acceptance by the TSXV of the Qualifying Transaction will occur upon issuance of the TSXV's final bulletin (the "Final Bulletin") which is expected to be issued on September 9, 2025. Subject to issuance of the Final Bulletin, trading in the Company's common shares is expected to begin on the TSXV under its new name "Excalibur Metals Corp." and the trading symbol "EXCL." Trading is expected to commence under the new symbol at the opening of markets on or about September 11, 2025. Shareholders of the Company are not required to take any action with respect to the name change or exchange their existing share certificates for new ones.
The Qualifying Transaction
As set out in the Definitive Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Excalibur (the "Excalibur Shares") pursuant to a series of amalgamations completed under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA") by the Company, Excalibur, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Company Subco") incorporated for the purpose of completing the amalgamation (the "Amalgamation"). The Amalgamation resulted in the issuance, to each shareholder of Excalibur (each, a "Excalibur Shareholder"), of one (1) common share of the Company ("Common Shares") for each one (1) Excalibur Share held by such holder (the "Exchange Ratio") immediately prior to the closing of the Qualifying Transaction (the "Closing"). As part of the Amalgamation, all convertible securities of Excalibur outstanding immediately prior to the Closing have been replaced with or exchanged for equivalent convertible securities of the Company entitling the holders thereof to acquire Common Shares in lieu of Excalibur Shares.
The Amalgamation has resulted in the reverse takeover of the Company by Excalibur Shareholders, and constitutes the Company's Qualifying Transaction. As a result of completion of the Qualifying Transaction, the Company, as the issuer resulting therefrom (the "Resulting Issuer"), will carry on the current business of Excalibur under the name "Excalibur Metals Corp.". The business of the Resulting Issuer is primarily focused on mineral exploration and development of Excalibur's Bellehelen property located 70 km east of Tonopah in Central Nevada.
As a result of the Amalgamation, the Company, Excalibur and Company Subco have been amalgamated into a single corporate entity forming the Resulting Issuer. The Resulting Issuer has one wholly owned subsidiary being Excalibur Metals (USA) Corp.
Name Change
As set out in the Definitive Agreement, the Company has changed its corporate name to "Excalibur Metals Corp." (the "Name Change").
Post-Closing Capitalization of the Company
As of the date hereof, the Resulting Issuer's authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer, issuable in series, of which 45,450,496 common shares and no preferred shares are issued and outstanding. In addition, the Resulting Issuer currently has 1,280,905 broker warrants issued and outstanding. In addition, the Resulting Issuer will issue an additional 166,667 common shares to Silver Range Resources Ltd. pursuant to the Bellehelen property option agreement, immediately after the Final Bulletin is issued by the Exchange.
Concurrent Financing
In connection with the Qualifying Transaction, Excalibur undertook an equity private placement (the "Concurrent Financing") of 16,256,830 subscription receipts of Excalibur (the "Subscription Receipts") at a price of $0.15 per Subscription Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,439,874.50. In connection with the Concurrent Financing, finder's fees in the amount of $155,919.72 cash and 1,039,465 non-transferable finder warrants were paid to certain brokerage firms. The finder warrants are at an exercise price of $0.15 per share for a period of two years from closing.
Each Subscription Receipt has automatically converted into Excalibur Share, for no additional consideration upon the conditional approval of the Exchange for the Qualifying Transaction and satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions precedent to the Qualifying Transaction as set out in the Definitive Agreement.
The Concurrent Financing was required to be completed by Excalibur in connection with Qualifying Transaction. Upon the closing of the Qualifying Transaction, the Excalibur Shares issued pursuant to the conversion of the Subscription Receipts have been automatically exchanged for one Common Share pursuant to the Exchange Ratio.
In addition, the Company will complete on September 9, 2025 a non-brokered private placement financing of 1,566,666 Common Shares at a price of $0.15 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $235,000 (the "Company Share Financing"). These 1,566,666 shares will be subject to a statutory hold period that expires on January 10, 2026.
The net proceeds of the Concurrent Financing and Company Share Financing will be used for mineral exploration and development of Excalibur's Bellehelen property located 70 km east of Tonopah in Central Nevada and for general and working capital purposes.
Escrow
Certain securities issued as part of the Qualifying Transaction (the "Transaction Escrowed Securities") are subject to escrow or resale restrictions as set out in the table below. For further details please refer to the Filing Statement (defined below).
Name and Municipality of Residence of Securityholder
Designation of class
After giving effect to the Transaction
Number of securities to be held in escrow
Principal Securities(1)
John Gilbert
Nevada, USA
Class A Common
300,000
King & Bay West Management Corp.
Vancouver, B.C.
Class A Common
3,400,100
Dong Yool Lee (Daniel Lee)
Burnaby, B.C.
Class A Common
40,000
Various Shareholders - deemed Principal Securities
Class A Common
8,099,900(2)
TOTAL: 11,840,000
Seed Share Resale Restrictions(3)
Various Shareholders
Class A Common
9,390,000
TOTAL: 9,390,000
These Transaction Escrowed Securities listed under "Principal Securities" will be subject to the release schedule set out in "Schedule B(2) - Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" pursuant to an Exchange Form 5D - Escrow Agreement among the Resulting Issuer, Computershare Investor Services Inc. and all of the holders of Transaction Escrowed Securities that are principals.
These Transaction Escrowed Securities which are deemed to be "Principal Securities" in accordance with Policy 5.4, being securities that would have been considered Principals' Securities if they had not been transferred, but which have been transferred from the Principal of the issuer to a person who is not a Principal of the issuer within the six months immediately preceding the submission of the application for listing of the Resulting Issuer Shares on the Exchange, will be subject to the release schedule set out in "Schedule B(2) - Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" and the securities certificates will be legended accordingly (see description below).
These Transaction Escrowed Securities listed under "Seed Share Resale Restrictions" are SSRRs (as defined in Policy 5.4 - Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions of the Exchange (Policy 5.4)) are subject to the following release schedule in accordance with Policy 5.4: 20% of the securities will be released on the issuance of the Final QT Exchange Bulletin and an additional 25% will be released on the dates that are 3 months, 6 months, 9 and 12 months thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing Exchange mandated release schedule applicable to these SSRRs, these SSRRs will be voluntarily subject to the more onerous release schedule set out in "Schedule B(2) - Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" and the securities certificates will be legended accordingly.
Additional Information
Additional details of the Qualifying Transaction are included in the Company's amended filing statement dated August 28, 2025 (the "Filing Statement"), which is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
No deposits, advances or loans have been or are intended to be made in connection with the Qualifying Transaction.
Directors and Officers of the Resulting Issuer
Information with respect to certain of the proposed directors and officers of the Resulting Issuer is set forth below.
John Gilbert (Nevada, USA) - CEO of the Resulting Issuer
Mr. Gilbert has worked in mineral exploration since 2008 on projects in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, California, New York and Yukon as a project geologist. Most recently, Mr. Gilbert served as Vice President- Exploration and Corporate Development for Silver Range Resources Ltd., a Nevada gold-focused project generator. He also ran a successful private exploration company which acquired, explored and vended gold projects in New Brunswick. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) degree from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and a Masters of Science degree specializing in structural geology from the University of Vermont.
Mark Morabito (Director and Executive Chair)
Mr. Morabito has more than 20 years of experience in the public markets with expertise in raising capital and corporate development. He is the founder of King & Bay West, a merchant bank and technical services company that specializes in identifying, funding, developing and managing high-potential opportunities. Mr. Morabito founded and has been the principal driving force behind a number of successful resource development companies. He led the team that struck an off-take agreement with Hebei, China's largest steel producer, worth over $400 million. Mr. Morabito has a BA from Simon Fraser University and completed his J.D. at the University of Western Ontario.
Ken Engquist (Director)
Mr. Ken Engquist brings over 30 years of leadership and development experience overseeing the de- risking and advancement of numerous mining projects from early-stage exploration through start-up and operations. He has led operations, technical studies, work programs, permitting, and stakeholder relations as well as participated in the structuring of several financing and M&A deals in the junior mining sector.
Mr. Engquist is currently CEO of Intrepid Metals Corp. Mr. Engquist was most previously the COO of Western Copper and Gold, where he was responsible for development and exploration and lead corporate development, M&A, and due diligence for the Company. Prior to this, he was COO of First Mining Gold where he was responsible for advancing the development of their Springpole Project. Some other recent development projects of his include Nevsun's Timok Copper Project, South32's Hermosa Zinc Project, and Tinka Resources' Ayawilca Zinc Project. He's also led various other projects within Oxygen Capital's managed group of companies where he was responsible for advancing a portfolio of assets at various stages of development through the start of production. A large portion of his career was spent in key management roles on large capital projects and operations within Rio Tinto and AngloGold Ashanti. Mr. Engquist serves as a Director and Board Advisor for other public and private organizations. He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Brian Shin (Director)
Mr. Brian Shin (CPA) specializes in providing financial reporting, corporate finance, auditing, corporate strategy, risk management and other accounting and consulting services to both public and private companies in various industries. Mr. Shin holds the professional designation of chartered professional accountant (CPA) in British Columbia. Mr. Shin worked as a consultant, focusing on developing corporate strategy for mid- to large-sized companies, as well as risk management for first-tier financial companies in South Korea. Additionally, he served as an auditor, conducting audits for internationally funded companies in Hong Kong. Currently, Mr. Shin holds the position of CFO for several public and private companies in Canada. Mr. Shin boasts extensive experience spanning approximately 15 years, serving in roles ranging from consultant to auditor, controller, and CFO. His expertise encompasses diverse industries across multiple countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, and South Korea, working with both publicly traded and private corporations.
Charanjit Hayre (Director)
Mr. Charanjit Hayre is an experienced entrepreneur and has worked with start-ups in every stage of their development process. Mr. Hayre has over two decades of diverse professional experience in building companies. Mr. Hayre has helped to divest companies in the technology and CPG market sectors and he has experience restructuring the businesses at a corporate and operational level for optimal valuation. Charanjit has leveraged his senior management experience at Deloitte to complement the many C suite roles for start-up, small/medium, and global, companies across Europe and North America. Mr. Hayre was previously an Independent Director of Iron Tank Resources Corp., Executive
Vice President of Great Bear Resources Ltd., Chief Operating Officer of Asentus Consulting Group Ltd., and Senior Manager-Enterprise Risk Services Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Daniel Lee (CFO)
Mr. Lee is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with over ten years of progressive experience in public practice and in industry. He has extensive experience working with public and private companies in a variety of sectors providing accounting, audit, tax and financial advisory services. His most recent experience comes from the start-up software and technology industry. Daniel is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) in Canada and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.
Sheila Paine (Corporate Secretary)
Ms. Paine has over 30 years' experience as a senior paralegal, specializing in corporate, securities and regulatory matters both in Canada and the United States. For the past 15 years, Sheila has acted as Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary for a number of public companies trading on various stock exchanges. She is currently the Corporate Secretary of Gunnison Copper Corp. (TSX and OTCQB), Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. (CBOE Canada Exchange and OTCQBand Intrepid Metals Corp. (TSX-V and OTCQB).
About the Resulting Issuer
The Resulting Issuer is a mining company, incorporated under the BCBCA, currently in the exploration phase. The Resulting Issuer's principal asset is its right to earn-in a 100% undivided interest from Silver Range Resources Ltd. ("Silver Range") in the Bellehelen property located 70 km east of Tonopah in Central Nevada, USA pursuant to an option agreement dated December 16, 2022 (as amended) with Silver Range.
Contact Information
Mark Morabito, Executive Chairman
604-681-8030
info@excaliburmetals.com
The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Qualifying Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein in the United States or in any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold in the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward- looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "may", "should", "anticipate", "will", "estimates", "believes", "intends" "expects" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements concerning the use of proceeds from the Concurrent Financings, final TSXV approval of the Qualifying Transactions and the details of the business plan of the Resulting Issuer. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and the actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and expectations, many of which are beyond the control of the Parties, including expectations and assumptions concerning (i) the Resulting Issuer, (ii) the timely receipt of all required regulatory approvals (as applicable), including the final approval of the TSXV, and (iii) the ability of the Resulting Issuer to conduct its business plan. Readers are cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Parties. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, as such information, although considered reasonable by the respective management of the Parties at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and are expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary statement. Except as expressly required by securities law, neither Party undertakes any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither 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.
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THE UNITED STATES
VICTORY OPPORTUNITIES 1 CORP. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF QUALIFYING
TRANSACTION AND NAME CHANGE TO EXCALIBUR METALS CORP.
News Release - Vancouver, British Columbia September 8, 2025: Victory Opportunities 1 Corp.
(TSX- V: VOC.P) (the "Company") and Excalibur Metals Corp. ("Excalibur", and together with the
Company, the "Parties") are pleased to announce the closing of the arm's length Qualifying Transaction
(the "Qualifying Transaction"), as such term is defined in Policy 2.4 - Capital Pool Companies (the
"Policy") of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") Corporate Finance Manual, on August 29, 2025.
Subject to final acceptance by the TSXV, the Company will be a Tier 2 Mining issuer focused on the
exploration and development of its Bellehelen Project located in Nevada, USA.
In conjunction with the closing of the Qualifying Transaction, the Company or Excalibur:
dot Completed non-brokered private placement financings (the "Concurrent Financings") for
aggregate gross proceeds of $2,674,874.40. Excalibur issued 16,265,830 shares at a price of
$0.15 per share for gross proceeds of $2,439,874.50 and on September 9, 2025 the Company
will issue 1,566,666 shares at a price of $0.15 per share for gross proceeds of $234,999.90.
dot Changed its name to "Excalibur Metals Corp.
Final acceptance by the TSXV of the Qualifying Transaction will occur upon issuance of the TSXV's
final bulletin (the "Final Bulletin") which is expected to be issued on September 9, 2025. Subject to
issuance of the Final Bulletin, trading in the Company's common shares is expected to begin on the
TSXV under its new name "Excalibur Metals Corp." and the trading symbol "EXCL." Trading is
expected to commence under the new symbol at the opening of markets on or about September 11, 2025.
Shareholders of the Company are not required to take any action with respect to the name change or
exchange their existing share certificates for new ones.
The Qualifying Transaction
As set out in the Definitive Agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common
shares of Excalibur (the "Excalibur Shares") pursuant to a series of amalgamations completed under the
Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA") by the Company, Excalibur, and a wholly-
owned subsidiary of the Company ("Company Subco") incorporated for the purpose of completing the
amalgamation (the "Amalgamation"). The Amalgamation resulted in the issuance, to each shareholder
of Excalibur (each, a "Excalibur Shareholder"), of one (1) common share of the Company ("Common
Shares") for each one (1) Excalibur Share held by such holder (the "Exchange Ratio") immediately prior
to the closing of the Qualifying Transaction (the "Closing"). As part of the Amalgamation, all convertible
securities of Excalibur outstanding immediately prior to the Closing have been replaced with or
exchanged for equivalent convertible securities of the Company entitling the holders thereof to acquire
Common Shares in lieu of Excalibur Shares.
The Amalgamation has resulted in the reverse takeover of the Company by Excalibur Shareholders, and
constitutes the Company's Qualifying Transaction. As a result of completion of the Qualifying
Transaction, the Company, as the issuer resulting therefrom (the "Resulting Issuer"), will carry on the
current business of Excalibur under the name "Excalibur Metals Corp.". The business of the Resulting
Issuer is primarily focused on mineral exploration and development of Excalibur's Bellehelen property
located 70 km east of Tonopah in Central Nevada.
As a result of the Amalgamation, the Company, Excalibur and Company Subco have been amalgamated
into a single corporate entity forming the Resulting Issuer. The Resulting Issuer has one wholly owned
subsidiary being Excalibur Metals (USA) Corp.
Name Change
As set out in the Definitive Agreement, the Company has changed its corporate name to "Excalibur Metals
Corp." (the "Name Change").
Post-Closing Capitalization of the Company
As of the date hereof, the Resulting Issuer's authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of
common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer, issuable
in series, of which 45,450,496 common shares and no preferred shares are issued and outstanding. In
addition, the Resulting Issuer currently has 1,280,905 broker warrants issued and outstanding. In addition,
the Resulting Issuer will issue an additional 166,667 common shares to Silver Range Resources Ltd.
pursuant to the Bellehelen property option agreement, immediately after the Final Bulletin is issued by
the Exchange.
Concurrent Financing
In connection with the Qualifying Transaction, Excalibur undertook an equity private placement (the
"Concurrent Financing") of 16,256,830 subscription receipts of Excalibur (the "Subscription
Receipts") at a price of $0.15 per Subscription Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,439,874.50.
In connection with the Concurrent Financing, finder's fees in the amount of $155,919.72 cash and
1,039,465 non-transferable finder warrants were paid to certain brokerage firms. The finder warrants are
at an exercise price of $0.15 per share for a period of two years from closing.
Each Subscription Receipt has automatically converted into Excalibur Share, for no additional
consideration upon the conditional approval of the Exchange for the Qualifying Transaction and
satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions precedent to the Qualifying Transaction as set out in the
Definitive Agreement.
The Concurrent Financing was required to be completed by Excalibur in connection with Qualifying
Transaction. Upon the closing of the Qualifying Transaction, the Excalibur Shares issued pursuant to the
conversion of the Subscription Receipts have been automatically exchanged for one Common Share
pursuant to the Exchange Ratio.
In addition, the Company will complete on September 9, 2025 a non-brokered private placement
financing of 1,566,666 Common Shares at a price of $0.15 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of
$235,000 (the "Company Share Financing"). These 1,566,666 shares will be subject to a statutory hold
period that expires on January 10, 2026.
The net proceeds of the Concurrent Financing and Company Share Financing will be used for mineral
exploration and development of Excalibur's Bellehelen property located 70 km east of Tonopah in
Central Nevada and for general and working capital purposes.
Escrow
Certain securities issued as part of the Qualifying Transaction (the "Transaction Escrowed Securities")
are subject to escrow or resale restrictions as set out in the table below. For further details please refer to
the Filing Statement (defined below).
After giving effect to the
Transaction
Name and Municipality of Residence of Securityholder Designation Number of securities to
Principal Securities(1) of class be held in escrow
John Gilbert
Nevada, USA Class A Common 300,000
King & Bay West Management Corp. Class A Common
Vancouver, B.C. Class A Common 3,400,100
Dong Yool Lee (Daniel Lee) Class A Common
Burnaby, B.C. 40,000
Various Shareholders deemed Principal Securities Class A Common 8,099,900(2)
TOTAL: 11,840,000
Seed Share Resale Restrictions(3)
Various Shareholders 9,390,000
TOTAL: 9,390,000
(1) These Transaction Escrowed Securities listed under "Principal Securities" will be subject to the release
schedule set out in "Schedule B(2) Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" pursuant to an Exchange Form
5D Escrow Agreement among the Resulting Issuer, Computershare Investor Services Inc. and all of the
holders of Transaction Escrowed Securities that are principals.
(2) These Transaction Escrowed Securities which are deemed to be "Principal Securities" in accordance with
Policy 5.4, being securities that would have been considered Principals' Securities if they had not been
transferred, but which have been transferred from the Principal of the issuer to a person who is not a
Principal of the issuer within the six months immediately preceding the submission of the application for
listing of the Resulting Issuer Shares on the Exchange, will be subject to the release schedule set out in
"Schedule B(2) Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" and the securities certificates will be legended
accordingly (see description below).
(3) These Transaction Escrowed Securities listed under "Seed Share Resale Restrictions" are SSRRs (as
defined in Policy 5.4 Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions of the Exchange (Policy 5.4)) are
subject to the following release schedule in accordance with Policy 5.4: 20% of the securities will be
released on the issuance of the Final QT Exchange Bulletin and an additional 25% will be released on the
dates that are 3 months, 6 months, 9 and 12 months thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing Exchange
mandated release schedule applicable to these SSRRs, these SSRRs will be voluntarily subject to the more
onerous release schedule set out in "Schedule B(2) Tier 2 Issuer - Release of Securities" and the securities
certificates will be legended accordingly.
Additional Information
Additional details of the Qualifying Transaction are included in the Company's amended filing statement
dated August 28, 2025 (the "Filing Statement"), which is available under the Company's profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
No deposits, advances or loans have been or are intended to be made in connection with the Qualifying
Transaction.
Directors and Officers of the Resulting Issuer
Information with respect to certain of the proposed directors and officers of the Resulting Issuer is set
forth below.
John Gilbert (Nevada, USA) CEO of the Resulting Issuer
Mr. Gilbert has worked in mineral exploration since 2008 on projects in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada,
California, New York and Yukon as a project geologist. Most recently, Mr. Gilbert served as Vice
President- Exploration and Corporate Development for Silver Range Resources Ltd., a Nevada gold-
focused project generator. He also ran a successful private exploration company which acquired,
explored and vended gold projects in New Brunswick. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) degree
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Masters of Science degree specializing in
structural geology from the University of Vermont.
Mark Morabito (Director and Executive Chair)
Mr. Morabito has more than 20 years of experience in the public markets with expertise in raising capital
and corporate development. He is the founder of King & Bay West, a merchant bank and technical
services company that specializes in identifying, funding, developing and managing high-potential
opportunities. Mr. Morabito founded and has been the principal driving force behind a number of
successful resource development companies. He led the team that struck an off-take agreement with
Hebei, China's largest steel producer, worth over $400 million. Mr. Morabito has a BA from Simon
Fraser University and completed his J.D. at the University of Western Ontario.
Ken Engquist (Director)
Mr. Ken Engquist brings over 30 years of leadership and development experience overseeing the de-
risking and advancement of numerous mining projects from early-stage exploration through start-up
and operations. He has led operations, technical studies, work programs, permitting, and stakeholder
relations as well as participated in the structuring of several financing and M&A deals in the junior
mining sector.
Mr. Engquist is currently CEO of Intrepid Metals Corp. Mr. Engquist was most previously the COO of
Western Copper and Gold, where he was responsible for development and exploration and lead
corporate development, M&A, and due diligence for the Company. Prior to this, he was COO of First
Mining Gold where he was responsible for advancing the development of their Springpole Project.
Some other recent development projects of his include Nevsun's Timok Copper Project, South32's
Hermosa Zinc Project, and Tinka Resources' Ayawilca Zinc Project. He's also led various other projects
within Oxygen Capital's managed group of companies where he was responsible for advancing a portfolio
of assets at various stages of development through the start of production. A large portion of his career
was spent in key management roles on large capital projects and operations within Rio Tinto and
AngloGold Ashanti. Mr. Engquist serves as a Director and Board Advisor for other public and private
organizations. He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Brian Shin (Director)
Mr. Brian Shin (CPA) specializes in providing financial reporting, corporate finance, auditing, corporate
strategy, risk management and other accounting and consulting services to both public and private
companies in various industries. Mr. Shin holds the professional designation of chartered professional
accountant (CPA) in British Columbia. Mr. Shin worked as a consultant, focusing on developing
corporate strategy for mid- to large-sized companies, as well as risk management for first-tier financial
companies in South Korea. Additionally, he served as an auditor, conducting audits for internationally
funded companies in Hong Kong. Currently, Mr. Shin holds the position of CFO for several public and
private companies in Canada. Mr. Shin boasts extensive experience spanning approximately 15 years,
serving in roles ranging from consultant to auditor, controller, and CFO. His expertise encompasses
diverse industries across multiple countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, and South Korea, working
with both publicly traded and private corporations.
Charanjit Hayre (Director)
Mr. Charanjit Hayre is an experienced entrepreneur and has worked with start-ups in every stage of
their development process. Mr. Hayre has over two decades of diverse professional experience in
building companies. Mr. Hayre has helped to divest companies in the technology and CPG market
sectors and he has experience restructuring the businesses at a corporate and operational level for
optimal valuation. Charanjit has leveraged his senior management experience at Deloitte to complement
the many C suite roles for start-up, small/medium, and global, companies across Europe and North
America. Mr. Hayre was previously an Independent Director of Iron Tank Resources Corp., Executive
Vice President of Great Bear Resources Ltd., Chief Operating Officer of Asentus Consulting Group
Ltd., and Senior Manager-Enterprise Risk Services Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Daniel Lee (CFO)
Mr. Lee is a seasoned finance and accounting professional with over ten years of progressive experience
in public practice and in industry. He has extensive experience working with public and private companies
in a variety of sectors providing accounting, audit, tax and financial advisory services. His most recent
experience comes from the start-up software and technology industry. Daniel is a Chartered Professional
Accountant (CPA, CA) in Canada and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of
British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.
Sheila Paine (Corporate Secretary)
Ms. Paine has over 30 years' experience as a senior paralegal, specializing in corporate, securities and
regulatory matters both in Canada and the United States. For the past 15 years, Sheila has acted as
Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary for a number of public companies trading on
various stock exchanges. She is currently the Corporate Secretary of Gunnison Copper Corp. (TSX and
OTCQB), Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. (CBOE Canada Exchange and OTCQBand Intrepid
Metals Corp. (TSX-V and OTCQB).
About the Resulting Issuer
The Resulting Issuer is a mining company, incorporated under the BCBCA, currently in the exploration
phase. The Resulting Issuer's principal asset is its right to earn-in a 100% undivided interest from Silver
Range Resources Ltd. ("Silver Range") in the Bellehelen property located 70 km east of Tonopah in
Central Nevada, USA pursuant to an option agreement dated December 16, 2022 (as amended) with
Silver Range.
Contact Information
Mark Morabito, Executive Chairman
604-681-8030
info@excaliburmetals.com
The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Qualifying Transaction and has neither
approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
in any jurisdiction.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities
described herein in the United States or in any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale of the
securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not
been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities
Act"), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not be offered or sold in the United States except
in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities
requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom.
Forward-Looking Statements
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"believes", "intends" "expects" and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements concerning the use of proceeds from the Concurrent Financings, final TSXV approval of the Qualifying
Transactions and the details of the business plan of the Resulting Issuer. Forward-looking statements are inherently
uncertain, and the actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and
expectations, many of which are beyond the control of the Parties, including expectations and assumptions
concerning (i) the Resulting Issuer, (ii) the timely receipt of all required regulatory approvals (as applicable),
including the final approval of the TSXV, and (iii) the ability of the Resulting Issuer to conduct its business plan.
Readers are cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to
be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result
of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of
the Parties. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, as such
information, although considered reasonable by the respective management of the Parties at the time of preparation,
may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and are
expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary statement. Except as expressly required by securities law, neither
Party undertakes any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Neither 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.
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