Mr. Sean Charland reports

APEX CRITICAL METALS CORP. INCREASES PRIVATE PLACEMENT TO $10 MILLION DUE TO STRONG INVESTOR DEMAND

Apex Critical Metals Corp., due to strong investor demand, has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement from gross proceeds of up to $5-million to gross proceeds of up to $10-million.

The upsized offering will now consist of up to four million units at a price of $2.50 per unit. Each unit will comprise one common share in the capital of the company and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $3 per warrant share for a period of two years from the date of issuance.

All other terms of the offering remain unchanged from those previously disclosed in the company's news release dated Oct. 7, 2025. The securities issued in connection with the offering will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance, in accordance with applicable securities laws.

The gross proceeds from the sale of the units will be used by the company for general working capital and exploration expenses.

The company may pay finders' fees in connection with the offering in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

About Apex Critical Metals Corp.

Apex Critical is a Canadian exploration company specializing in the acquisition and development of properties prospective for carbonatites and alkaline rocks with potential to host economic concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs), niobium, gold and copper mineralization. Apex's Cap property, located 85 kilometres northeast of Prince George, B.C., spans 25 square kilometres and hosts a recently identified promising 1.8-kilometre niobium in soil trend. The company's Bianco carbonatite project encompasses 3,735 hectares covering a large carbonatite complex within an area known for significant niobium mineralization in Northwestern Ontario. The Lac Le Moyne project covers approximately 4,025 hectares and is situated several kilometres to the northwest of Commerce Resources Corp.'s Eldor carbonatite complex, located in Quebec, Canada.

Carbonatites are extremely rare rock types, with around 600 known worldwide. They are host to rare earth element (REE) minerals, niobium, tantalum and phosphate, as well as copper and gold. Carbonatites are host to the world's largest and most productive niobium deposits, including Araxa and Catalao in Brazil, and Niobec in Quebec. In addition, they are the primary source of REEs, including Mountain Pass in California, Mount Weld in Australia and Bayan Obo in China. They are also important sources of phosphate (apatite), including Cargill in Ontario, while the Palabora mine in South Africa has produced copper, nickel, gold, magnetite and vermiculite. Other carbonatites are known to have produced gold, iron, zirconium, fluorite and other industrial minerals.

By acquiring a multitude of carbonatite projects, Apex intends to investigate potential high-value opportunities to meet the growing global demand of specialty metals across various industries. Apex is publicly listed in Canada on the CSE under the symbol APXC and quoted on the OTCQX market in the United States under the symbol APXCF, and in Germany on the Borse Frankfurt under the symbol KL9 and/or WKN: A40CCQ.

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