Ms. Alicia Milne reports

Q2 METALS APPOINTS JEAN-FRANCOIS TREMBLAY AS VICE PRESIDENT - TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR THE CISCO LITHIUM PROJECT IN JAMES BAY, QUEBEC

Q2 Metals Corp. has appointed Jean-Francois Tremblay as vice-president, technical services. In this role, Mr. Tremblay will lead the strategic planning and execution of the company's technical work programs as Q2 advances its Cisco lithium project from exploration through preliminary economic assessment studies and into subsequent phases of engineering and project development.

Mr. Tremblay is a mining executive with more than 25 years of technical and operational leadership experience advancing mineral projects from exploration through development and production readiness. He has established a strong record of leading multidisciplinary technical teams responsible for the delivery of mineral resource estimates, preliminary economic assessment studies, feasibility studies, and other engineering, metallurgical and economic programs that support critical investment and development decisions.

Throughout his career, Mr. Tremblay has successfully integrated geology, mining engineering, metallurgy, environmental management and permitting to optimize project design, reduce technical risk and maximize long-term project value. His expertise spans resource development and optimization, geometallurgy, mine planning, operational readiness, and the strategic execution of technical work programs that advance projects through successive stages of development.

Mr. Tremblay has held senior technical and leadership roles with Elemission, Arcadium Lithium, Nemaska Lithium, BBA Consultants, Niobec (Magris Resources) and Glencore. During his tenure with these organizations, he led technical initiatives that enhanced resource confidence, improved metallurgical performance, supported mine development strategies, advanced permitting and infrastructure projects, and strengthened the technical foundation required to move projects toward production. He is widely recognized for building high-performing technical teams, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and delivering technically rigorous solutions that create long-term shareholder value.

Alicia Milne, president and chief executive officer of Q2 Metals, commented: "On behalf of the Q2 team, I am pleased to welcome Jean-Francois as our vice-president of technical services as we continue to advance the Cisco lithium project towards its next major milestone, the completion of a preliminary economic assessment. Jean-Francois brings exceptional technical expertise, project evaluation and regional experience to Q2. His background with both Arcadium Lithium and Nemaska Lithium will be invaluable as we move Cisco through its next stage of development. I look forward to working closely with Jean-Francois as we continue to strengthen our technical team and position Q2 for its next phase of growth and value creation."

"I am excited to join Q2 Metals at such an important stage in the evolution of the Cisco lithium project," said Mr. Tremblay, vice-president, technical services. "Cisco has all the characteristics of a world-class lithium asset, including exceptional scale, grade and infrastructure advantages. I look forward to working alongside the technical team to build on the outstanding exploration success achieved to date and to continue to systematically advance Cisco through engineering, metallurgy and the successive technical studies."

Warrant exercise

A total of 4,851,027 warrants issued in connection with the July 31, 2024, private placement financing, exercisable at a price of 50 cents per share, were exercised for total proceeds to Q2 of $2,425,514.

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About Q2 Metals Corp.

Q2 Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on advancing the Cisco lithium project, which is located within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. The Cisco deposit is strategically situated just 6.5 kilometres from the Billy Diamond Highway, providing access to rail infrastructure in the town of Matagami, approximately 150 kilometres to the south, with connections to deep sea ports beyond.

The current inferred mineral resource estimate on the Cisco deposit outlines a pit-constrained resource of 270 million tonnes grading 1.36 per cent Li2O (lithium oxide) at a cut-off grade of 0.4 per cent Li2O and an additional underground-constrained resource of 24 million tonnes grading 1.34 per cent Li2O inferred at a cut-off grade of 0.7 per cent Li2O. Together, these support a combined inferred mineral resource of 295 million tonnes grading 1.36 per cent Li2O. The Cisco deposit remains open along strike, with several additional high-priority targets identified across the broader 41,253-hectare project area.

The 2026 exploration program is continuing, with a primary focus on infill drilling aimed at advancing the resource toward an indicated resource classification. The program also includes targeted expansion drilling and regional exploration designed to evaluate high-priority targets surrounding the Cisco deposit and across the broader project area.

Qualified person

Neil McCallum, BSc, PGeol, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, a registered permit holder with the Ordre des Geologues du Quebec and a member in good standing with the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Mr. McCallum, a director and vice-president, exploration, for Q2 Metals, has reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release.

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