Mr. Blake Morgan reports

WESTERN STAR RESOURCES APPOINTS GARLAND SCOTT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Western Star Resources Inc. has appointed Garland Scott to the board of directors at Western Star effective Sept. 11, 2026. Mr. Scott has 26 years of experience in financial services, business development and strategic consulting. He previously held senior roles with Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, where he worked with financial advisers and high-net-worth clients and delivered institutional investment solutions. Mr. Scott later served as business development and consultant director at SEM Wealth Management and as chief growth officer of On3 Strategies. Mr. Scott holds the certified investment management analyst (CIMA) designation and earned degrees in psychology and political science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Blake Morgan, chief executive officer], states: "We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Scott to the board. His background at leading firms such as Goldman Sachs will be instrumental in helping Western Star take that next step forward. In other news, Western Star will have some updates regarding assays on the Rowland, White Star and Eagle point properties very soon."

Investor awareness agreement

Western Star announces that the company has entered into an investor awareness agreement with Market Equities Ltd. (MEL) dated Sept. 11, 2026, whereby the services to be provided by MEL will include branding services, communications, advisory and general consulting services.

The consulting services to be provided by MEL shall include, but are not limited to, SEO (search engine optimization), digital media campaigns for branding, media consulting, general business development, multimedia services and project management. MEL will also write and distribute weekly ticker tag articles highlighting the company in sector based analysis, as well as news-based tags when the company has a new event as outlined in the agreement for a fee of $100,000 (U.S.) for a term of two months upon acceptance by the Canadian Securities Exchange. The agreement may be renewed by the company and MEL at the end of the initial term.

MEL and the company are not related parties and operate at arm's length. Neither MEL nor its principals have any interest in the company's securities, directly or indirectly, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest.

About Western Star Resources Inc.

Western Star Resources is an emerging junior mineral exploration company focused on revitalizing North America's tungsten supply. The company is advancing its entry into the U.S. market through past-producing tungsten assets in historically important mining districts and is positioning itself to participate in the growing need for secure domestic critical mineral supply.