Mr. Philip Potter reports

GETTY COPPER INC. ANNOUNCES DEATH OF BOARD MEMBER LARRY REAUGH

Larry W. Reaugh, a member of Getty Copper Inc.'s board of directors, has passed away.

Mr. Reaugh had been a director since 2017, contributing his experience of over 50 years in the mining industry. For the past 30 years, he has been the chief executive officer and president of several exploration, development and producing mining companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and Nasdaq. Several companies in which Mr. Reaugh was involved made discoveries, of which three went on to be producing mines. During his career, Mr. Reaugh was involved in raising more than $300-million in aggregate gross proceeds for junior resource mining companies.

Philip A. Potter, interim chief executive officer, added: "I am very saddened by Larry's passing. He was a tremendous supporter of the company, and for that, we will always be appreciative of his impact here. The Getty Copper Inc. family offers our thoughts and prayers to his family at this time."