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NEWS RELEASE MICHAEL MURPHY ACQUIRES SECURITIES OF GLOBAL BATTERY METALS LTD.

March 2, 2026, Vancouver, BC Michael Murphy (the "Acquirer") announces that he has acquired ownership and control of 1,000,000 units (the "Subject Units") of Global Battery Metals Ltd. ("Global Battery"), effective March 2, 2026 (the "Acquisition"). Each Subject Unit consists of one common share of Global Battery ("Share") and one common share purchase warrant ("Warrant") exercisable at $0.12 for a period of three years from the date of issuance. The Subject Units were acquired pursuant to a private placement from the treasury of Global Battery (the "Private Placement").

The Subject Units represent approximately 8.92% of all issued and outstanding Shares as at March 2, 2026 (or approximately 14.67% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of the Warrants only), resulting in a corresponding change to the aggregate percentage ownership of Global Battery by the Acquirer.

Immediately before the Acquisition, the Acquirer held 325,455 Shares and 175,000 incentive stock options ("Options") to acquire an additional 175,000 Shares of the Company of the pre-Acquisition issued and outstanding Shares on March 2, 2026 (or approximately 6.23% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of all the Options). Immediately following the Acquisition, the Acquirer held 1,325,455 Shares (inclusive of the Subject Units) representing approximately 8.92% of all issued and outstanding Shares as at March 2, 2026 (or approximately 15.60% on a partially diluted basis, assuming exercise of the Warrants and Options).

The Subject Units were acquired pursuant to the Private Placement for a price of $0.09 per Subject Unit. The holdings of securities of Global Battery by the Acquirer are managed for investment purposes, and the Acquirer could increase or decrease his investment in Global Battery at any time, or continue to maintain his current investment position, depending on market conditions or any other relevant factor.

Additional Information

A copy of the applicable securities report filed in connection with the matters set forth above may be obtained by contacting: Michael Murphy, 888 Homer Street, Apt 1808, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W5, Tel: (604) 694-2350.