Mr. Daniel Major reports

EASTPORT CRITICAL METALS APPOINTS DR. ROBERT BOWELL AS TECHNICAL MANAGER AND ENGAGES STOCKBOX MEDIA FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS

Eastport Critical Metals Corp. has appointed Dr. Robert Bowell as technical manager, effective Sept. 1, 2026. The company also has engaged StockBox Media to provide investor relations services.

Highlights:

• The appointment of Dr. Bowell comes at a time where Eastport are rapidly advancing its critical metals projects covering; copper, rare-earth elements, uranium and nickel;
• Dr. Bowell brings over 38 years of experience advising Tier 1 mining companies, financial institutions/investment banks on projects globally with significant experience in Africa;
• Dr. Bowell is currently retained as a strategic adviser to the Pentagon for evaluation of critical metals projects and downstream supply chain solutions;
• Dr. Bowell is the author/co-author of more than 280 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, completed numerous PEA (preliminary economic assessment), PFS (preliminary feasibility study) and feasibility-study-level studies, and is a qualified person for mineral-resource reporting (QMR) also holding multiple professional registrations including registration in Newfoundland and Labrador, chartered geologist, chartered chemist and european geologist.

Chief executive officer Daniel Major commented:

"The rate at which Eastport is advancing its multiasset portfolio requires the company to continually expand our talent pool. Having worked with Rob for over a decade, I can speak to the quality and value that Rob will bring the company, our team and critically our projects as they reach key inflection points in the coming months and year ahead.

"Rob's appointment is further testament to underlying quality that we have across our district scale portfolio where we are making excellent progress.

"I take this opportunity to welcome Rob to the team and look forward to his contribution and dedication to optimizing value for our company and shareholders."

Robert Bowell, incoming technical manager, commented:

"I am excited to be joining the Eastport team and applying the knowledge I have built up over 38 years in the mining industry. Eastport's high-quality portfolio of critical metals projects is clearly close to unlocking its exploration potential, given the current team's phased approach. I have spent much of my career working across a range of commodities, including all those associated with Eastport's projects, from discovery through feasibility studies and on toward development.

"I look forward to working with the excellent Eastport team through this next phase of optimizing results, prioritizing assets, and fast tracking clear economic pathways for shareholders and our stakeholders in Botswana."

Grant of stock options

Dr. Robert Bowell has been granted 200,000 stock options with a strike price of 50 cents and a life to expiry of five years from date of grant. Forty thousand stock options shall vest immediately upon award, 60,000 stock options shall vest upon 12 months of service to the company and 100,000 stock options shall vest upon 18 months of service to the company.

Engagement of StockBox Media

Eastport further announces it has entered into media agency agreement with StockBox Media to provide investor awareness services. Pursuant to the agreement, StockBox Media will assist Eastport in raising its profile with the investment community through digital marketing, content creation and social media distribution. The engagement is for an initial term of 12 months, for a fee of $5,000 per month and may be extended by mutual agreement. All fees payable by the company to StockBox Media pursuant to the terms of the agreement will be paid out of general working capital of the company.

StockBox Media is based out of London. The company and StockBox media act at arm's length (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) of StockBox Media presently holds 818,626 common shares and 240,590 common share purchase warrants in the capital of the company. The agreement remains subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Eastport Critical Metals Corp.

Eastport is a critical minerals development company advancing five projects in Botswana, with cumulative historical and current expenditures approaching $20-million. The company's most advanced asset is the Matsitama copper project, which hosts multiple sizeable targets across the Matsitama copper district.

The company's additional projects include Selebi East, a nickel-copper-cobalt project located seven kilometres east of the historic Selebi Mines; the Semarule rare-earth elements project, positioned within the Gaborone-Molepolole corridor; the Foley uranium project, adjoining the Letlhakane uranium deposit; and the Keng project, which targets nickel, copper and PGEs (platinum group elements) on the northern margin of the Molopo Farms complex.

Botswana is widely regarded as one of Africa's strongest mining jurisdictions, combining the continent's highest GDP (gross domestic product) per capita with a 50-year record of large-scale mineral development since the Orapa diamond discovery in 1967. The country ranks among the top performers globally on the Fraser Institute's Investment Attractiveness Index and is the highest-rated jurisdiction in Africa on the Policy Perception Index. These rankings reflect Botswana's stable regulatory environment, consistent rule of law and long-standing support for responsible mineral development - factors that have underpinned significant investment and major M&A (merger and acquisition) activity in the natural resources sector in recent years.

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