Mr. Paul Loudon reports

OPTEGRA VENTURES PROVIDES DEFAULT STATUS REPORT ON REQUIRED FILINGS

Further to its news releases dated Jan. 16, 2026, and Jan. 29, 2026, announcing Optegra Ventures Inc.'s late filing of its audited financial statements for the year ended Sept. 30, 2025, the related management discussion and analysis, and chief executive officer and chief financial officer annual certificates for this period and the grant of management cease trade order, the company provides its biweekly default status report in the form of a news release, as required under National Policy 12-203, Management Cease Trade Orders.

The company confirms that:

1. There have been no material changes to the information contained in the default announcement that have not been generally disclosed.
2. There has been no failure by the company in fulfilling its stated intentions with respect to satisfying the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203.
3. There has been no default by the company subsequent to the default announcement.
4. There has been no other material information concerning the affairs of the company that has not been generally disclosed.

The company confirms that it will continue to comply with the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203, for so long as the required filings have not been filed.

Both the company and the company's auditor continue to work diligently to complete and file the required filings on SEDAR+. The company expects to file the required filings by March 14, 2026, and will issue a news release once the required filings have been filed.

We seek Safe Harbor.