Mr. Mathew Wilson reports

STERLING METALS ANNOUNCES SHARE ISSUANCE

Further to the press release of Aug. 18, 2026, Sterling Metals Corp. has issued an aggregate of: (i) 210,000 common shares in the capital of the company; and (ii) an aggregate of 250,000 common share purchase warrants, entitling the holder to acquire common shares at a price of $1.23 per common share until the date that is two years from the date of issuance to an arm's-length party to the company pursuant to an access agreement dated Aug. 17, 2026. The agreement grants the company access to conduct mineral exploration on several mineral claims in Ontario.

All securities issued pursuant to the agreement will be subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the issuance thereof, as applicable, in accordance with applicable securities laws.

About Sterling Metals Corp.

Sterling is a mineral exploration company focused on large-scale and high-grade Canadian exploration opportunities. The company is advancing the 25,000-hectare Copper Road project in Ontario, which has past production and multiple breccia and porphyry targets strategically located near robust infrastructure, and the 29,000-hectare Adeline project in Labrador, which covers an entire sediment-hosted copper belt with significant silver credits. Both opportunities have demonstrated potential for important new copper discoveries, underscoring Sterling's commitment to pioneering exploration in mineral-rich Canada.

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