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Democrat events protesting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address prompted sharp pushback from conservatives on social media and from Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said the events painted a sharp contrast between the two parties.

Democrats held several counter-programming events to Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, including an event called ‘State of the Swamp,’ where far-left activists, including the Portland Frog Brigade, took to the stage dressed in animal costumes.

‘The difference today isn’t between right vs left,’ Sanders posted on X in response to a video of activists dressed up in frog costumes alongside Democreatic Rep. Maxine Dexter. ‘It’s normal vs crazy.’

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Sanders added, ‘Last night, President Trump laid out a vision of a stronger, safer, more prosperous America — and the best counterargument the Democrats could provide were unhinged heckles, refusing to stand to celebrate the accomplishments of patriotic Americans, and a bizarre dress-up show.’

At another point in the event, an activist dressed in a giraffe costume took the stage criticizing ICE and calling Trump ‘pumpkin spice Satan.’ 

‘They always want to dress in animal costumes… WTF,’ Red State’s Jennifer Van Laar posted on X.

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‘This is what Democrats are doing instead of attending President Trump’s State of the Union speech,’ a Republican National Committee account posted on X. ‘Democrats are literally hanging out with deranged Leftists dressed in giraffe costumes bragging about getting arrested by ICE.’

‘Who is advising the Democrats and how do we make sure they never quit?’ Conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X.

‘These people are weird,’ GOP Sen. Ted Cruz posted on X.

‘They don’t just hate America… they’re mentally ill,’ comedian Tim Young posted on X.

Dozens of Democrats boycotted Trump’s speech, with many attending events like State of the Swamp or the People’s State of the Union, which was held in the frigid temperatures outside the capitol.

‘Not one more dime to the Department of Homeland Security until they start following the law in this country,’ Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told a crowd of protesters gathered outside.

The event, organized by MoveOn and co-hosted by the Midas Touch Network, featured a number of House and Senate Democratic lawmakers who opted to skip Trump’s address, which they said would be filled with ‘lie after lie’ and ignore what they described as a country ‘in crisis.’

Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.

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Country superstar Luke Combs is pushing back on labels from both sides of the political aisle, saying rejecting racism shouldn’t automatically brand someone as ‘liberal.’

In a wide-ranging conversation touching on culture, politics and the evolution of country music, Combs addressed criticism he faced in recent years — particularly after speaking out during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and apologizing for past use of Confederate flag imagery.

During the New York Times’ ‘Popcast,’ Combs was asked if he regrets how he handled that criticism, particularly now that culture and country music specifically have shifted away from those kinds of call-outs.

He said that he doesn’t regret it.

‘It’s funny. There’s always something in my video. It’s like, ‘Well I can’t believe you’d like Luke Combs, he’s a liberal’ or whatever it is. … One, I’ve never said what I am. That’s the thing that blows me away the most about it is, like, basically seven or whatever years ago, five, six years ago now, me saying that I was not a racist was then people saying, ‘Well then you must be a liberal’ … I’m not sure those things really [equate].

‘I’ve been accused of a million things, man. Like, I would consider myself heavily moderate in everything. … That’s to the point where like I’m not liberal enough for liberals, and I’m not conservative enough for conservatives, right? And I kind of like it that way.

‘Also I kind of like people not really (knowing) what I have going on politically. Like, why do we all care what everybody else is? … I have friends that are liberal. I have tons of friends that are conservative. You know, I have friends all across the board.’

‘There was a time when people were trying to actively cancel me for basically saying like, ‘Hey, man. Well, this guy’s, you know, he’s a liberal or whatever.’ … I never said that.’

— Luke Combs

The host asked, ‘You’re in an interesting industry. The reason I’m framing it this way is, like, you’re in one of the only mainstream American industries where the norm is to not say ‘I’m not a racist’ … and especially now, like you could be canceled from the right.’

‘Oh, certainly you could be for sure. For sure. And I mean, listen, there was a time when people were trying to actively cancel me for basically saying like, ‘Hey, man. Well, this guy’s, you know, he’s a liberal or whatever.’ … I never said that. Never said I was liberal. … How is it hard to say you’re not like a racist? That’s all I’m saying.’

Combs released his first EP, ‘The Way She Rides,’ in 2014, which was years prior to the release of his debut album, ‘This One’s for You,’ in 2017. Combs’ popular song ‘Hurricane’ was featured on this album, as well as ‘When It Rains It Pours.’

Many viral Combs moments have come from his cover of Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car.’ After performing ‘Fast Car’ at many of his shows, the singer released the cover in 2023. His cover of the ’80s song rose to the top of music charts.

Aside from his chart-topping music, Combs is married to Nicole Hocking. The two tied the knot in August 2020 in Florida before welcoming their three sons, Tex Lawrence Combs, Beau Lee Combs and Chet Wiley Combs.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night ‘lazy,’ but history tells another story: Trump broke his own record for the longest such speech in American history.

In fact, Trump, the oldest American president ever inaugurated, has delivered three of the top five longest State of the Union addresses. His Tuesday night speech clocked in at nearly 1 hour and 48 minutes, making it number one, according to the American Presidency Project (APP).

‘I thought the speech was lazy,’ Pelosi told CNN after the speech.

Historically, most State of the Union addresses last about an hour.

Trump and former President Bill Clinton are the Energizer bunnies of State of the Union addresses, with the two men rounding out the top five of all-time longest speeches (including Trump’s 2025 speech before a joint session of Congress, which was technically not a State of the Union because it was in the first year of his term) in terms of total time, including pauses for standing ovations and applause:

– 1 hour, 48 minutes

– 1 hour, 40 minutes 

– 1 hour, 29 minutes

– 1 hour, 25 minutes

– 1 hour, 22 minutes

Tuesday night officially gave Trump the top billing from Clinton among official State of the Union addresses.

Trump also holds the unofficial record for the most words in a delivered speech, with his 2026 address estimated at 10,599 words, according to APP. There were some State of the Union addresses in American history delivered only in written form that measured longer by word count.

Pelosi was put off by Trump taking time to hail American excellence, like the gold-medal-winning Team USA men’s hockey team, and addressing victims of violence, including Charlie Kirk widow Erika Kirk, Purple Heart recipient Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, and the Gold Star parents of the late West Virginia National Guard member, U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20.

Wolfe and Beckstrom were shot by an Afghanistan war refugee while serving as part of the Trump administration security detail in Washington, D.C., last year.

‘It’s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well and everything when you have absolutely nothing to do with their courage or the rest,’ Pelosi told CNN. ‘But you spend an hour and a half doing it — what is the state of the nation?’

During his speech, the president directly addressed Pelosi while calling on Congress to ‘pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.’

WATCH: Trump takes JAB at Pelosi over controversial stock trading

The bill, which has 91 Republican and two Democratic co-sponsors in the House, proposes restricting members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependents, from trading stocks.

‘Let’s also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit from using insider information,’ Trump remarked, to one of the few moments of bipartisan applause. 

‘They stood up for that. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it,’ he added, pointing to the Democrat side of the House chamber.

‘Did Nancy Pelosi stand up – if she’s here – doubt it,’ he continued. ‘Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.’

Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have faced scrutiny for their investments in recent years. The former House speaker is one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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President Donald Trump tore into Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Wednesday as ‘lunatics’ after they interrupted his State of the Union address with shouting.

‘When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. ‘LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalized.’

‘We should send them back from where they came,’ he added.

The president then took a shot at actor Robert De Niro, who appeared on MS NOW Tuesday and told Americans to ‘resist’ Trump.

‘They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!’ Trump wrote. 

‘When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States,’ the president said. ‘The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much.’

The blistering post followed a highly contentious State of the Union address in which Omar repeatedly interrupted Trump’s remarks on border security and homeland funding. 

At several points during the speech, she shouted, ‘You are a murderer’ and ‘You’re a liar,’ as the president discussed immigration enforcement and accused Democrats of cutting funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Tlaib, seated next to Omar, wore a round button reading ‘F— ICE,’ referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and also shouted objections during the address. She additionally wore a message that read, ‘STAND WITH SURVIVORS RELEASE THE FILES,’ an apparent reference to materials related to the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. 

Both lawmakers were seen scowling and vocalizing opposition throughout portions of the speech before departing the chamber early.

Trump’s post revives rhetoric that has previously drawn sharp backlash. In 2019, he told progressive Democratic lawmakers, including Omar and Tlaib, to ‘go back’ to the countries they came from — remarks that were widely condemned by Democrats and some Republicans at the time. Omar immigrated to the United States from Somalia as a child refugee and became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Tlaib was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Palestinian immigrant parents.

At one point during their outbursts, Tlaib shouted that ‘Alex wasn’t a criminal,’ in apparent reference to Alex Pretti — an armed man shot and killed by federal agents amid immigration protest chaos in Minneapolis.

Later in the evening, Omar and Tlaib prematurely left the chamber while Trump was recounting the raid on Caracas that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Fox News Digital reached out to Omar, Tlaib and De Niro for comment and has yet to receive replies. 

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President Donald Trump warned in his State of the Union address that Iran has ‘sinister ambitions’ with its nuclear program and that the U.S. has not yet heard from Tehran that it will ‘never have a nuclear weapon.’ 

The remarks come as the U.S. and Iran are gearing up for another round of negotiations on Thursday.  

‘After Midnight Hammer, they were warned to make no future attempts to rebuild their weapons program and, in particular, nuclear weapons. Yet they continue starting it all over. We wiped it out, and they want to start all over again and are at this moment again pursuing their sinister ambitions,’ Trump said Tuesday, referencing the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last summer. 

‘We are in negotiations with them. They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words, ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon,’’ Trump added. ‘My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy. But one thing is certain, I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon. Can’t let that happen.’ 

‘For decades it had been the policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Many decades. Since they seized control of that proud nation 47 years ago, the regime and its murderous proxies have spread nothing but terrorism and death and hate,’ Trump also said during his speech. ‘They’ve killed and maimed thousands of American service members and hundreds of thousands and even millions of people with what’s called roadside bombs. They were the kings of the roadside bomb. And we took out [Iranian Gen. Qassim] Soleimani. I did that during my first term. Had a huge impact. He was the father of the roadside bomb.’ 

‘And just over the last couple of months with the protests, they’ve killed, at least, it looks like 32,000 protesters in their own country. They shot them and hung them. We stopped them from hanging a lot of them, with the threat of serious violence. But this is some terrible people. They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,’ Trump said.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said following Trump’s address that, ‘No one should be fooled by these prominent untruths.’ 

‘Whatever they’re alleging in regards to Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s ballistic missiles, and the number of casualties during January’s unrest is simply the repetition of ‘big lies,’’ Baghaei claimed on X. 

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Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was widely panned by conservatives on social media over her rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, with many calling out the governor for labeling herself as a ‘moderate’ during the campaign but changing her tune.

Spanberger’s speech contained several examples of supporting far-left causes that drew criticism online, including school walkouts over ICE, touting ‘affordability’ despite pushing to raise taxes and slamming Trump.

Her overall speech quickly drew heat from conservatives online over her policies and her tone. 

‘This Spanberger speech can basically be summed up as ‘I AM A DEMOCRAT WHO IS MODERATE AND NORMAL. PLEASE BELIEVE I AM MODERATE AND NORMAL,’’ Mark Hemingway, senior writer for Real Clear Investigations, posted on X.

‘Abigail Spanberger comes off like the radical psychopath she is,’ Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, posted on X. ‘Anyone who claims she is a ‘moderate’ is a liar. Plain and simple.’

‘Abigail Spanberger campaigned as a moderate but governs as a left-wing activist,’ GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn posted on X. ‘There is no room for moderates in today’s Democrat party.’

‘It’s despicable to hear Abigail Spanberger speak so plainly like a supposed moderate when she’s governing with a legislature that’s more akin to Gavin Newsom in California or, say, Maura Healy in Massachusetts,’ Newsbusters managing editor Curtis Houck posted on X.

Liberal pundits deride Trump speech moments honoring Americans as

‘Spanberger passed exactly one test,’ Ruthless podcast co-host Josh Holmes posted on X. ‘A year from now you’ll have absolutely no idea who gave the Democrat response.’

‘Abigail Spanberger tanks,’ Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell posted on X. ‘She’s so nervous. It’s like she didn’t practice the actual speech.’

‘The focus of Abigail Spanberger’s rebuttal is ‘affordability’ as her party proposes sweeping tax hikes on nearly every sector of the Virginia economy,’ Daily Caller senior editor Amber Duke posted on X.

Fox News Digital reached out to Spanberger’s office for comment.

A top Republican told Fox News Digital earlier this week that Spanberger would never have been given airtime in the Democrats’ official response to Trump’s State of the Union if it weren’t for her support of the commonwealth’s controversial redistricting and adherence to the party line.

‘Our president has sent poorly trained federal agents into our cities, where they have arrested and detained American citizens and people who aspire to be Americans,’ Spanberger said during her speech. ‘They have done it without a warrant. They have ripped nursing mothers away from their babies. They have sent children — a little boy in a blue bunny hat — to far-off detention centers, and they have killed American citizens in our streets.

‘And they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability,’ she continued. ‘Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings.’

At one point in her speech, Spanberger appeared to briefly lose her place on the teleprompter:

‘But as the President spoke of his perceived successes tonight, he continues to cede economic power and technological strength to Russia … bow down to … China …to bow down to a Russian dictator, and make plans for war with Iran,’ she said, as her prepared remarks cited China as the technological rival.

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.

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Rzolv Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RZL,OTC:RZOLF) (FSE: S711) (OTCQB: RZOLF) (‘RZOLV’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a one-year investor relations agreement, effective February 24, 2026, with San Diego Torrey Hills Capital (‘SDTHC’), a U.S.-based investor relations and corporate communications firm.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay SDTHC a monthly cash fee of US$4,000 and grant 100,000 incentive stock options (the ‘Options’) exercisable at $0.50 for a period of three years from the date of grant. The Options will vest as follows: (i) 25% on the three-month anniversary of the grant date; (ii) 25% on the six-month anniversary; (iii) 25% on the nine-month anniversary; and (iv) 25% on the twelve-month anniversary. The Options will be granted in accordance with the Company’s equity incentive plan and are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV’).

The engagement of SDTHC is intended to support RZOLV’s expanding U.S. capital markets presence following its recent OTCQB listing. SDTHC will assist the Company in strengthening investor awareness, coordinating non-deal roadshows, facilitating institutional outreach, and enhancing communications across North American markets. SDTHC is at arm’s length to the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, does not hold any securities of RZOLV as of the date of this release.

San Diego Torrey Hills Capital was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The firm provides investor relations, corporate communications, market visibility strategies, and U.S. capital markets advisory services to emerging growth companies listed in Canada and the United States.

OTC Markets Virtual Conference

Also, as part of its recent listing on the OTCQB, Rzolv Technologies Inc. announces that it will participate in the OTC Markets Virtual Investor Conference Series on March 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. EST. For the webcast link: Click Here. The presentation will provide a corporate overview and will not include any material information not previously disclosed by the Company. Interested investors will be able to access the webcast and replay through OTC Markets’ conference portal following the event, and management will also be available for scheduled one-on-one meetings. A copy of the Company’s investor presentation will be made available on the Company’s website and/or through OTC Markets in connection with the event.

CEO Commentary

Duane Nelson, President & Chief Executive Officer of Rzolv Technologies, commented: ‘As we continue to advance RZOLV™ through commercialization and broaden our capital markets footprint, expanding our U.S. investor engagement is a strategic priority. San Diego Torrey Hills Capital brings decades of experience supporting cross-border issuers and emerging growth companies in the U.S. markets.

‘Our recent OTCQB listing positions RZOLV to access a significantly larger pool of institutional and retail investors, and this engagement is designed to ensure our story is communicated clearly, consistently, and professionally as we scale. We believe that enhanced visibility in the U.S. market will support liquidity, shareholder diversification, and long-term value creation as we progress our non-cyanide gold extraction platform toward broader industry adoption.’

About San Diego Torrey Hills Capital

San Diego Torrey Hills Capital specializes in the development and marketing of emerging growth companies that trade in the United States (NYSE, NYSE American, and OTC Markets) and in Canada (TSX, TSXV, and CSE). The firm assists clients in articulating key investment attributes, strategic direction, and financial objectives in order to enhance market awareness and shareholder engagement.

RZOLV to Attend and Exhibit at PDAC 2026

Rzolv Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2026 Convention, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, from March 1-4, 2026. Shareholders, mining professionals, and prospective partners are invited to visit Booth #2748 to meet with management and learn more about RZOLV’s proprietary non-cyanide gold recovery platform (RZOLV™) and its potential to support lower-impact gold processing across cyanide-restricted or technically challenging applications.

Company representatives will be available throughout the conference to discuss recent corporate developments, technical progress, and partnership opportunities. Attendees interested in scheduling a meeting are encouraged to contact the Company in advance through its investor relations channels.

About Rzolv Technologies Inc.

Rzolv Technologies Inc. is a clean-technology company developing innovative, non-cyanide hydrometallurgical solutions designed to address structural inefficiencies, regulatory complexity, and permitting challenges in modern gold extraction and mine-site remediation.

The Company’s flagship technology, RZOLV™, is a proprietary water-based reagent system intended to recover gold from ores, concentrates, tailings, and secondary materials in applications where conventional cyanide chemistry is technically ineffective, increasingly restricted, or subject to heightened permitting complexity.

While cyanide has been the dominant gold lixiviant for more than a century and remains widely used across the industry, evolving regulatory frameworks, extended permitting timelines, stricter environmental standards, and growing ESG scrutiny have created operational and approval challenges in certain jurisdictions and deposit types. In some regions, cyanide use faces partial or full prohibitions, while in others it requires enhanced containment, detoxification, transport, and monitoring protocols that can materially impact project economics and development schedules.

RZOLV™ is designed as a lower-toxicity alternative with the potential to deliver comparable recovery performance and economic outcomes. The technology aims to expand the addressable gold market by enabling extraction in environments where cyanide use presents technical, environmental, or permitting constraints.

For more information, please visit www.rzolv.com.

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 news release.

For Further Information

Duane Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Rzolv Technologies Inc.
Email: duane@rzolv.com
Phone: (604) 512-8118

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally identified by words such as ‘expects,’ ‘plans,’ ‘anticipates,’ ‘believes,’ ‘intends,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘projects,’ ‘potential,’ or similar expressions, or statements that events or conditions ‘will,’ ‘may,’ ‘could,’ or ‘should’ occur.

Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the engagement of San Diego Torrey Hills Capital, expansion of the Company’s investor base, improved liquidity, enhanced market visibility, and advancement of the Company’s technology and commercialization strategy.

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks include, among others, general market conditions, regulatory matters, operational execution risks, capital markets conditions, and the Company’s ability to advance its technology and business objectives as anticipated.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained herein is provided as of the date of this news release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise such information except as required by applicable securities laws.

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Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ,OTC:QQCMF) (OTCQB: QQCMF) (FSE: D910) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Questcorp’) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its upsized non-brokered private placement of 11,100,000 units (each, a ‘Unit’) at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2,220,000.00 (the ‘Offering’). Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a ‘Share’) and one-half-of-one common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a ‘Warrant’). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.30 until February 24, 2029, provided that holders will not be permitted to exercise Warrants until 60 days following closing of the first tranche of the Offering.

The Company expects to utilize the proceeds of the Offering for exploration work at the Company’s La Union Gold and Silver Project and North Island Copper Project, and for general working capital purposes.

The Units issued under the Offering were offered for sale pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions, as amended by CSA Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (collectively, the ‘Listed Issuer Financing Exemption‘), in all provinces of Canada, except Quebec, and other qualifying jurisdictions, including the United States. The Units issued under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption will be immediately ‘free-trading’ under applicable Canadian securities laws.

In connection with closing of the first tranche of the Offering, the Company paid $16,300, issued 580,000 Units at a deemed issued price of $0.20 per Unit and issued 661,500 common share purchase warrants (each, a ‘Finders’ Warrant‘) to certain arms-length parties (each, a ‘Finder‘) who assisted in introducing subscribers to the Offering. Each Finders’ Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.30 until February 24, 2029, provided that holders will not be permitted to exercise Finders’ Warrants until 60 days following closing of the first tranche of the Offering. All securities issued to Finders are subject to restrictions on resale until June 25, 2026 in accordance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to qualification or registration under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from U.S. registration requirements and applicable U.S. state securities laws.

About Questcorp Mining Inc.

Questcorp Mining Inc. is engaged in the business of the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in North America, with the objective of locating and developing economic precious and base metals properties of merit. The Company holds an option to acquire an undivided 100% interest in and to mineral claims totaling 1,168.09 hectares comprising the North Island Copper Property, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, subject to a royalty obligation. The Company also holds an option to acquire an undivided 100% interest in and to mineral claims totaling 2,520.2 hectares comprising the La Union Project located in Sonora, Mexico, subject to a royalty obligation.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Saf Dhillon
President & CEO

Questcorp Mining Corp.
saf@questcorpmining.ca
Tel. (604-484-3031)
Suite 550, 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2V6

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This news release includes certain ‘forward-looking statements’ under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the intended use of proceeds from the Offering; and closing of subsequent tranches of the Offering. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, uncertain capital markets; and delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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

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Quebec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) (‘QIMC’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to report significant initial results from the first 300 metres of its planned 650-metre diamond drill hole DDH-26-01 at its West Advocate Eatonville Project, Nova Scotia. Drilling remains ongoing.

The Company has intersected a previously unmapped hydrogen-bearing tectonic fault corridor measuring approximately 40 metres in apparent width between 142 metres and 191 metres depth.

These results provide strong subsurface data supporting the presence of a structurally controlled natural hydrogen system and materially confirming QIMC’s structural natural hydrogen model.

What This Means for Investors

QIMC’s results represent direct subsurface indication via drill bit of a pressurized structural conduit consistent with an active natural hydrogen migration system at West Advocate. With four additional drill holes planned and in situ quantitative measurements to follow, the Company has a defined, systematic, data-driven, and well-capitalized pathway for the next phases of its Nova Scotia natural hydrogen program.

John Karagiannidis, President of QIMC, notes:

‘Reporting on the first 300 metres of a planned 650-metre hole, we have intersected a 40-metre-wide hydrogen-bearing fault corridor with readings in the ambient air around the borehole collar approximately 2,000 times atmospheric background levels. These results strongly support our structural hydrogen model and indicate we are operating within an active structurally controlled gas migration system.

The geochemical, geological, and geophysical similarities between the Eatonville Road and Bennett Hill areas suggest a broader structurally controlled hydrogen corridor across the Advocate region. Drilling remains ongoing as we continue evaluating the system at depth.’

TECHNICAL CONTEXT: MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY

The winter exploration program at West Advocate has two important components.

The first, currently underway, uses conventional diamond drilling to document local geology and validate our exploration model, which was developed to explain the strong hydrogen, radon, and thoron anomalies observed in the soils of the area.

The drilling program is being executed by Maritime Diamond Drilling Ltd., an experienced Nova Scotia drilling contractor. Core logging and geological documentation are being conducted by Tower Resources Inc. of Nova Scotia, providing independent technical support for lithological, structural, and alteration characterization

Four hydrogen detectors were deployed to measure hydrogen concentrations at the edge of the wellhead and inside the drill compartment. These measurements are direct indicators of hydrogen emerging from the drill head, though the concentrations recorded are highly diluted by ambient atmospheric air, meaning the true subsurface concentrations may be significantly higher than what was measured.

The second component includes in situ sampling using pressurized water samplers rated to pressures equivalent to 1,200 metres of burial depth. These data will allow us to quantitatively establish the relationships between hydrogen concentrations and the structural features identified during drilling, providing a much more rigorous and precise characterization of the system.

Major Subsurface Results

Within the first 300 metres of drilling, QIMC encountered:

  • A ~40-metre-wide hydrogen-bearing fault corridor
  • Elevated hydrogen (H₂) readings in the vicinity of the borehole collar exceeding 1,000 ppm (instrument detection range up to 1,000 ppm; readings reached the upper calibrated measurement range of the monitoring equipment) during intersection of the fault zone
  • Very low oxygen (O₂) and no methane (CH₄) detected
  • Strong pressurized formation water inflow into the borehole and visible gas bubbling
  • Hydrogen detected within the structural interval associated with the fault corridor

For context, normal atmospheric hydrogen concentrations average approximately 0.5 ppm (500 parts per billion). The readings recorded near the borehole collar following pressurized formation water inflow are therefore approximately 2,000 times greater than typical atmospheric background levels. Because these readings were taken in ambient air significantly diluted by the atmosphere, they are considered a conservative indicator of subsurface hydrogen concentrations.

Formation water inflow and gas bubbling subsided only after drilling an additional six metres past 191 metres, indicating intersection of an active, pressurized structural conduit rather than a stagnant or isolated gas pocket.

Drilling also intersected faulted black graphite between 206 metres and 212.3 metres. Graphitic shear zones are commonly associated with deep crustal deformation, which may promote the rise of hydrogen from deep sources.

Geological Significance: Structural Model Validation

Results from DDH-26-01 provide direct subsurface support for QIMC’s natural hydrogen exploration model.

Key observations include:

  • Wide tectonic deformation corridors acting as hydrogen migration pathways
  • An open and structurally controlled system
  • Hydrogen structurally associated with deformation corridors rather than indicative of a conventional hydrocarbon system
  • A structural corridor interpreted to extend across the property toward the Bennett Hill target area

The interpreted multi-kilometre structural continuity toward Bennett Hill supports the emergence of a broader district-scale structural hydrogen corridor, though additional drilling will be required to evaluate continuity and scale.

Importantly, this structural corridor was not previously mapped at this level of detail in publicly available geological surveys, highlighting QIMC’s data-driven H₂ exploration model.

Discovery Highlights (First 300m of 650m Hole 1)

  • Newly identified ~40 m wide hydrogen-bearing fault zone
  • Hydrogen readings exceeding 1,000 ppm near the borehole collar
  • Pressurized formation water inflow with visible gas bubbling
  • Hydrogen detected in specific structural intervals
  • Very low oxygen (O₂) and no methane (CH₄) detected
  • Cataclasites and intensely deformed sedimentary rocks observed
  • Graphite-rich shear zone (206 m – 212.3 m)
  • Structure interpreted as part of a multi-kilometre structural corridor

Prof. Marc Richer-LaFlèche of INRS (Institut national de la recherche scientifique, one of Canada’s leading scientific research universities with internationally recognized expertise in Earth sciences and geochemistry) commented:

‘The DDH-26-01 borehole was primarily designed to document the geology of a sector of the Cobequid Highlands (West Advocate) characterized by strong hydrogen, radon, and thoron anomalies measured in soils. In this area, the underlying basement geology is largely masked by Quaternary till cover, which complicated interpretation of data acquired during the summer and fall 2025 programs.

Prior to drilling, the conceptual model suggested the presence of hypothetical fault structures acting as migration pathways for H₂ toward the subsurface. These structures were interpreted to occur within a transition zone marking the shift from a southern sedimentary domain to older northern basement rocks — a transition also supported by gravity and magnetic data.

Core observations from DDH-26-01 provide direct structural evidence consistent with this model. The drilling identified fault zones and deformation corridors not previously mapped or identified in geological surveys. The discovery of deformation corridors reaching up to approximately 40 metres in apparent thickness indicates that secondary structures associated with the Cobequid Fault Zone are more extensive and structurally complex than previously interpreted.

Based on the integration of geochemical, geophysical, and drilling data, these deformation corridors are interpreted to represent the principal structural controls influencing the elevated hydrogen concentrations measured in soils. These fault zones are associated with cataclasites, intensely deformed sedimentary rocks, and locally developed graphite-rich zones.’

Ongoing Drill Program

  • Hole 1 (DDH-26-01): Drilling continues to planned 650m depth; borehole geophysics and multi-parameter logging underway to characterize lithology, structural features, fracture distribution, and hydrogeological conditions.
  • Hole 2 (DDH-26-02): Drilled from the same site as Hole 1 with an orientation of N297° and a 55° plunge to the northwest, designed to drill in the direction of identified magnetic and gravity highs.
  • Hole 3 (DDH-26-03): Eatonville Road area along the Reid Line, planned to 700m depth.
  • Holes 4 (DDH-26-04) & 5 (DDH-26-05): Bennett Hill targets, testing the broader regional structural hydrogen corridor interpreted from geochemical and geophysical similarities with the Eatonville area.

The Natural Hydrogen Opportunity

Natural hydrogen (H₂), sometimes called ‘white hydrogen’ or ‘gold hydrogen,’ is attracting growing attention from governments, energy majors, AI data centers, and investors as a potential source of off-grid, naturally occurring clean hydrogen. Unlike manufactured green or blue hydrogen, natural hydrogen exists in the subsurface and may be extractable at a fraction of the production cost. QIMC is a publicly listed company with an advanced, active, scientifically rigorous drill program specifically targeting structurally hosted natural hydrogen systems in North America.

About Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (QIMC)

Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) is a mining exploration and development company dedicated to unlocking the potential of North America’s abundant natural resources. With properties in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Minnesota (USA), QIMC specializes in the exploration of white (natural) hydrogen and high-grade silica assets.

QIMC is committed to sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and innovation, with the objective of supporting clean energy solutions for the AI-driven and carbon-neutral economy.

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Regulatory Disclaimer

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release and has neither approved nor disapproved its contents. Technical Note: Hydrogen readings reported are based on real-time field measurements from the first 300 metres of Hole 1 using calibrated monitoring equipment at the borehole collar with an upper measurement range of approximately 1,000 ppm. True structural width and regional continuity remain subject to further drilling and structural interpretation. Drilling remains ongoing to the planned 650 metre depth.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains ‘forward-looking statements’ and ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These statements are based on expectations, estimates, and projections as of the date of this press release and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied.

Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as ‘expects,’ ‘anticipates,’ ‘believes,’ ‘intends,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘projects,’ ‘potential,’ and similar expressions, or by statements that events or conditions ‘will,’ ‘may,’ ‘could,’ or ‘should’ occur.

Although the Company believes that the forward-looking information contained herein is reasonable as of the date of this press release, such information is subject to change and no assurance can be given that future results will be achieved. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.

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European Green Transition plc (AIM: EGT) announces that in line with its strategy set out at IPO, EGT has entered into a share purchase agreement (‘SPA‘) to acquire an established, EBITDA profitable onshore wind turbine operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring business (the ‘O&M Business‘) in the UK and Ireland (the ‘Acquisition‘). The O&M Business is being acquired from the court-appointed liquidators of Arena Capital Partners (‘ACP‘) (in liquidation) for a consideration of £3.5 million in cash (‘Consideration‘). The Consideration is being satisfied through existing cash resources and short-term bridging facilities. Further information on the Acquisition and bridging facilities is set out in this announcement.

The O&M Business includes a 100% interest in Earthmill Maintenance Ltd (‘Earthmill‘), based in Harrogate with depots in Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, and an 85% interest in WEP Wind Energy Partnership Ltd (‘WEP‘), based in the Republic of Ireland, and its 100% owned subsidiary Silverford Engineering Ltd, based in Northern Ireland. This provides a broad operational footprint to serve over 900 wind turbines across the UK and Ireland. Each of these businesses have continued to trade profitably despite the challenges faced by the O&M Business’ parent company, ACP. The Acquisition also includes a 52% interest in Anemos Analytics Ltd (‘Anemos‘), which is a complementary condition monitoring software technology based in Scotland.

Key Transaction Highlights

  • Acquisition of an established and EBITDA profitable critical infrastructure services platform focused on servicing onshore wind assets in the UK and Ireland
  • In 2025 the O&M Business generated approximately £14.7 million revenue (2024: approximately £14.4 million) and approximately £0.9 million adjusted EBITDA (2024: approximately £1.5 million)
  • Near-term and medium-term revenue visibility to deliver significant growth in 2026 and beyond:
    • Repowering opportunity (replacing and upgrading ageing wind turbines with newer, more powerful and efficient models):
    • UK government policy changes took effect in summer 2025, lifting the onshore wind planning permission ban, creating a significant and immediate growth opportunity for repowering turbines across the UK
    • Heads of terms signed with approximately 50 clients to deliver new repowering projects (average approximately £450k contract value) providing a possible £19 million repowering pipeline visibility
    • The O&M Business’ management have identified approximately 280 additional qualified repowering prospects in the near future
    • Repowering contracts are often followed by multi-year operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring relationships, further strengthening longer term revenue visibility
  • Core operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring business delivered £12.8 million revenue in 2025 across the O&M Business’ portfolio of over 900 turbines in the UK and Ireland, with multi-year relationships supporting recurring and repeatable revenue
  • The Acquisition will be completed on a cash-free debt-free basis at what the Directors believe to be an attractive equity value of approximately £3.5 million, representing a 2.3x 2024 EBITDA multiple and a 3.9x 2025 adjusted EBITDA multiple
  • The Acquisition includes approximately £3.95 million of inventory and £2.5 million net working capital
  • As a result of the Acquisition, EGT is now aiming to achieve a medium-term target of £50 million Group revenue and double-digit EBITDA margins driven primarily through organic growth and strategic bolt-on acquisitions across the critical infrastructure space in the UK, Ireland, and Europe, such as water, energy, roads, and data centres which will be funded from existing cash resources and a debt facility which the Directors expect will not pass more than 2x EBITDA
  • From the first full year following completion of the Acquisition, EGT intends to adopt a progressive dividend policy, targeting annual dividend growth of approximately 5%
  • To complete the Acquisition in an accelerated timeline, EGT entered short term bridge financing agreements with Raglan Road Capital Limited (‘Raglan Capital‘), Roaring Waters Capital Limited (‘Roaring Waters‘) and other parties for a total of £3.0 million (‘Bridge Facilities‘), further details regarding the Bridge Facilities and associated related party transaction are set out below
  • The Company intends to launch a fundraise via a placing in due course to raise approximately £5 million (‘Fundraise‘). As set out below, £1.5 million of the Bridge Facilities will automatically convert into equity at completion of the Fundraise at the placing price to be determined (‘Placing Price‘). The Company has received a further cornerstone offer of up to £1.1 million from an additional investor to participate in the placing at the Placing Price. The Company has therefore received offers in aggregate for up to £2.6 million, representing up to 50% of the approximately £5 million placing in advance of the Fundraise
  • Net proceeds from the Fundraise will be used to repay the remaining £1.5 million of the Bridge Facilities and provide additional working capital to support the continued development and growth of the business
  • The Board believes this Acquisition represents an attractive opportunity to acquire a platform business unencumbered with debt and with scope for organic growth and margin accretion
  • Cathal Friel, Co-founder and Executive Chair of European Green Transition plc said: ‘I am delighted with this significant milestone in EGT’s strategy that we set out at IPO targeting the acquisition of high-potential, profitable critical infrastructure services businesses. We have been engaging with the management teams of Earthmill and WEP for the last 18 months and are delighted to have completed the acquisition of these businesses at what we believe to be an attractive valuation. The businesses are trusted partners, delivering high quality services to over 900 wind turbines across the UK and Ireland with recurring revenues and excellent near and long-term visibility to deliver significant revenue growth in 2026 and beyond. Furthermore, this platform allows the Company to continue its growth and expansion into related areas such as water, energy, roads, and data centres.

    ‘We are acquiring these businesses at an exciting time following the removal of the defacto ban on onshore wind in the UK imposed by the Conservative government. This has created a significant and immediate repowering opportunity which involves replacing and upgrading ageing wind turbines. The business has signed approximately 50 heads of terms providing over £19 million of repowering revenue visibility with approximately 280 additional qualified prospects, which is in addition to its core operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring relationships.

    ‘We have a new medium-term target of £50 million revenue and double-digit EBITDA margins, as we focus on free cash flow generation to support further strategic growth and ensuring we can pay a progressive dividend going forward. We believe this transaction positions EGT well to deliver value for shareholders going forward.’

    Dave Broadbank, Managing Director of the O&M Business, said: ‘This is an exciting moment for both our business and EGT. We have a strong platform, a loyal client base and a huge opportunity ahead of us. Being part of EGT will enable us to move faster and drive longterm growth, while staying focused on the quality and reliability our clients expect. Having been with the business for 15 years, I’m incredibly proud of the team and what we’ve built, and I look forward to the next phase where we can unlock further potential across all businesses within the Group.’

    Background to the Acquisition and the O&M Business

    An established & trusted platform in a growing market

    The O&M Business provides annually recurring operations, maintenance, repairing and remote monitoring services to over 900 wind turbines together with repeatable retrofit upgrade programmes across the UK and Ireland. It is a trusted partner to its long-standing clients and has an established operational footprint, headquartered in Harrogate (UK) with regional depots supporting operations in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

    The business benefits from an experienced team of 78 professionals with deep sector expertise in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) design, engineering, and asset management. The senior management at the O&M Business will continue in their roles led by Managing Director, Dave Broadbank. The business owns intellectual property for Endurance turbine models and maintains a strategic inventory of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) turbine parts valued at approximately £3.95 million (as at December 2025), ensuring rapid fault resolution and operational continuity. Through Anemos, the majority-owned condition monitoring software technology, clients benefit from predictive maintenance, reduced downtime, and improved energy yields.

    Europe is one of the world’s largest wind markets, with about 285 GW of installed capacity expected to approach 450 GW by 2030, driven predominantly by onshore deployment and sustained policy support. As capacity grows and turbine fleets age, the base of assets requiring technical support continues to expand, increasing demand for operations, maintenance, repairing, and repowering services.

    Trading history

    The O&M Business generated approximately £14.7 million of revenue (2024: approximately £14.4 million) and approximately £0.9 million adjusted EBITDA (2024: approximately £1.5 million) for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 (unaudited) across contracted and recurring operating and maintenance (‘O&M‘), repairing, repowering projects, and condition-monitoring revenues. The Acquisition includes approximately £3.95 million of inventory and £2.5 million net working capital.

    Strong visibility to deliver significant revenue growth in 2026 and beyond

    A core pillar of the O&M Business’s growth strategy is repowering, which involves replacing and upgrading ageing wind turbines with newer, more powerful and efficient models, increasing energy yield and power output. The UK Government’s strategy to accelerate onshore wind development which took effect in summer 2025 has driven a significant and immediate increase in repowering activity, as turbine owners seek to maximise feed-in-tariff revenues. This represents an attractive driver of both near-term project revenues and longer-term contracted, recurring income.

    The O&M Business sales pipeline includes signed heads of terms for approximately 50 new repowering projects with average project values of approximately £450k, giving visibility over a possible £19 million repowering pipeline. By 2035, it is expected that over 50% of UK’s current onshore wind capacity will face decisions around repowering, and management have identified approximately 280 qualified repowering prospects in the near future.

    This repowering opportunity is in addition to the core operating, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring business which delivered £12.8 million unaudited revenue in 2025 across the portfolio of over 900 turbines in the UK & Ireland. These multi-year relationships support recurring and repeatable revenue. Repowering is also often followed by multi-year O&M relationships, further strengthening longer term revenue visibility.

    The O&M Business benefits from a favourable cash receipt model, with an element of upfront deposit fees and further cash received in advance of delivery of key milestones.

    Medium-term strategy to achieve £50 million revenue and double-digit EBITDA margin

    The Acquisition marks a pivotal milestone in the execution of EGT’s medium-term strategy to build a portfolio of revenue generating and profitable businesses in the critical infrastructure sector across the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

    The Acquisition provides a platform to achieve EGT’s new medium-term target of £50 million revenue and double-digit EBITDA margins. The Company’s strategy to achieve this includes:

    • Delivery of strong organic growth from the O&M Business by expanding the service offering across new and existing client relationships.
    • Focus on targeted operational improvements and efficiencies to drive margin expansion.
    • Focus on strong free cash flow generation to fund a progressive dividend policy from the first full year following completion of the Acquisition, targeting annual dividend growth of approximately 5%.
    • Pursue a disciplined capital allocation policy for small, strategic bolt-on acquisitions to support expansion of services across the critical infrastructure sector in the UK, Ireland, and Europe, such as water, energy, roads, and data centres funded through operating cash flows supplemented by prudent leverage and deferred consideration of 1-2x EBITDA where appropriate.

    Financing structure & proposed fundraise

    EGT has entered into a binding SPA to acquire the O&M Businesses from the court-appointed liquidators of ACP. The Directors believe the appointment of liquidators to ACP was driven by holding company capital structure constraints rather than any deterioration in underlying performance of the O&M Business which has continued to trade profitably as ACP entered examinership and subsequently liquidation.

    The Acquisition will be completed at an equity valuation of approximately £3.5 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, representing a 2.3x 2024 EBITDA multiple and a 3.9x 2025 adjusted EBITDA multiple, which the Directors believe reflects an attractive entry valuation.

    The Consideration for the Acquisition will be funded from the Company’s existing cash balance (£2.3 million, as at December 2025) and the Bridge Facilities to support the accelerated transaction timeline as part of a competitive liquidation process. Further details regarding the Bridge Facilities are set out below.

    The Company intends to raise up to approximately £5 million before expenses through a placing of new ordinary shares in the Company to repay the Bridge Facilities and provide additional working capital to support the continued development and growth of the O&M Business. In addition, the Company intends to use certain funds to pursue selective strategic bolt-on acquisitions to expand the Company’s geographic footprint, broaden its service offering and enhance technical capabilities.

    £1.5 million of the Bridge Facilities will automatically convert into equity at completion of the Fundraise at the Placing Price. The Company has received a further cornerstone offer of up to £1.1 million from an additional investor to participate in the placing at the Placing Price. The Company has therefore received s offers in aggregate for up to £2.6 million, representing up to 50% of the approximately £5 million placing in advance of the Fundraise.

    Further details regarding the Fundraise will be announced in due course. The Company expects to post a circular and Notice of General Meeting, which will contain further details of the proposed shareholder resolutions in relation to the proposed Fundraise.

    Principal terms of the Bridge Facilities

    In order to facilitate the Acquisition as part of a competitive process with an accelerated timetable, the Company entered into short-term Bridge Facilities totalling £3.0 million which, alongside the Company’s existing cash resources, will fund the £3.5 million Consideration and provide sufficient working capital for the enlarged group.

    The Bridge Facilities comprise three separate short-term Facilities:

    Facility 1: £1.5 million provided by Roaring Waters, which carries no interest and will automatically convert into equity at the Placing Price upon completion of the Fundraise. Upon completion of the Fundraise, the Company will issue warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company to Roaring Waters equal to 35% of the commitment exercisable at the Placing Price for a six-year term. In the event the Fundraise is not completed within three months following the date of the Facility, the number of warrants issued will increase by 1% per month until the earlier of completion of the Fundraise, or the termination of the facility being 12 months from the date of this announcement.

    Facility 2: £1.1 million provided by Raglan Capital an entity of which Cathal Friel, Executive Chair, is also a director. This is a 12 month facility, however it is the Company’s intention to repay this short-term loan following completion of the Fundraise in the coming weeks. The facility is a loan bearing interest of 1.75% per month for the first three months, and 2.5% per month for the remaining nine months, and includes an arrangement fee of 2.25% of the total commitment. The minimum return on the facility is 7.5% of the total commitment. No repayment of Facility 2 is permitted until Facility 1 and Facility 3 have each been repaid in full.

    The Company will issue warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company to Raglan Capital equal to 25% of the committed funds, exercisable at the Placing Price for a six-year term (‘Raglan Warrants‘). The Raglan Warrants will only be issued upon completion of the Fundraise.

    Raglan Capital, and parties acting in concert with it, are currently interested in approximately 33.5% of the existing voting rights of the Company. Following completion of the Fundraise, and pursuant to Facility 2 detailed above, Raglan Capital will be issued with the Raglan Warrants. Pursuant to the loan agreement between EGT and Raglan Capital, Raglan Capital has agreed not to exercise the Raglan Warrants, if following exercise of the Raglan Warrants, Raglan Capital, and parties acting in concert with it, would hold an interest above 29.9% in the voting rights of the Company or if the exercise of the Raglan Warrants would otherwise trigger, on Raglan Capital, and parties acting in concert with it, an obligation to make a general offer for all of the existing ordinary shares in the Company (not held by them) to be made under Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

    Facility 3: £400,000 provided by high net worth investors under separate facility agreements, each with a monthly interest rate of 2.5% and a minimum return of 5% of the total commitments. This is a 12 month facility, however it is the Company’s intention to repay the short-term bridge loans following completion of the Fundraise in the coming weeks. Upon completion of the Fundraise, the Company will issue warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company equal to 25% of the committed funds, exercisable at the Placing Price for a six-year term.

    Each of the Bridging Facilities shall be subject to security granted by the Company with Facility 3 ranking pari passu with Facility 1 and ahead of Raglan Capital in the repayment waterfall.

    Facility 1 totalling £1.5 million, will convert into ordinary shares in the Company at the Placing Price upon completion of the Fundraise. It is expected that Facility 2 and Facility 3 above, totalling £1.5 million, will be repaid in full from the net proceeds of the Fundraise upon its anticipated completion in the coming weeks.

    Related Party Transaction

    Raglan Capital holds an interest in 13.8% of the Company’s ordinary shares and is a Substantial Shareholder in the Company as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies (‘AIM Rules‘). Cathal Friel holds an interest in 5.3% of the Company’s Ordinary Shares and is a director of the Company and Raglan Capital.

    Entering into the Bridge Facility agreement (Facility 2) with Raglan Capital constitutes a related party transaction pursuant to AIM Rule 13. The independent directors of the Company, being Daniel Akselson, James Leahy, and Michael Kearney, for the purposes of the Bridge Facility agreement (Facility 2) with Raglan Capital having consulted with the Company’s nominated adviser, Panmure Liberum, consider the terms of the Bridge Facility agreement with Raglan Capital to be fair and reasonable insofar as shareholders of the Company are concerned.

    EGT’s Existing Natural Resources Assets

    The Company remains focussed on generating value from its existing portfolio of European mining projects and is actively working to monetise these projects through sale or partnership with third parties in order to realise further value for our shareholders. The Olserum Rare Earth Elements (‘REE‘) project is a district scale REE system in Sweden and has been designated as a project of national importance. EGT completed a successful drill programme at the Olserum REE project in 2024, with the project now well placed to potentially contribute significantly to the supply of REEs in Europe, with both the European Union and national governments actively pursuing strategies to develop domestic supply chains of REEs in Europe. Additionally in 2025, EGT entered into an exclusive option agreement with Recovery Metals Cyprus Limited for the potential sale of the Pajala Copper project in Sweden, with discussions ongoing to progress towards the sale of the project.

    Appointment of Joint Broker

    Oak Securities (a trading name of Merlin Partners LLP) has been appointed as joint broker to the Company.

    The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (‘MAR‘) EU no.596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service (‘RIS‘), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

    Enquiries

    European Green Transition plc

    Cathal Friel, Executive Chairman

    Jack Kelly, CFO

    +44 (0) 208 058 6129

    Panmure Liberum – Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker

    James Sinclair-Ford / Gaya Bhatt

    Mark Murphy / Rauf Munir

    + 44 (0) 20 7886 2500

    OAK Securities – Joint Broker

    Jerry Keen / Calvin Man

    +44 (0) 20 3973 3678

    Camarco – Financial PR

    Billy Clegg, Elfie Kent,
    Lily Pettifar, Poppy Hawkins

    + 44 (0) 20 3757 4980

    europeangreentransition@camarco.co.uk

    Notes to Editors

    European Green Transition plc (AIM: EGT) is a company focused on acquiring, integrating and optimising revenue-generating and profitable services businesses in the critical infrastructure sector across the UK and Ireland.

    In 2026, EGT delivered a significant milestone in this strategy by agreeing to acquire an EBITDA profitable operation, maintenance, repairing, and remote monitoring platform business which serves over 900 onshore wind turbines across the UK & Ireland. This platform includes Earthmill, Wind Energy Partnership, Silverford Engineering, and Anemos Analytics.

    The Company’s strategy is to deliver sustained organic growth by expanding its service offering, driving operational efficiencies to support margin improvement, and generating strong free cash flow to fund reinvestment and a progressive dividend strategy. EGT is pursuing a disciplined capital allocation policy, including targeting selective bolt-on acquisitions across the critical infrastructure space in the UK, Ireland, and Europe, such as water, energy, roads, and data centres. The Company is also seeking to sell or partner its existing portfolio of non-core mining projects, including the Olserum Rare Earth Element (REE) Project.

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