Mr. Sean Charland reports

APEX CLOSES OFFERING AND COMPLETES NASDAQ LISTING

Apex Critical Metals Corp. has closed its underwritten public offering in the United States, and trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol APXC will begin, effective Oct. 23, 2026. The offering consisted of 400,000 American depositary shares at an offering price of $4.65 (U.S.) per ADS. Each ADS offered represents six common shares of Apex. The gross proceeds, before deducting underwriting discounts, and commissions and offering expenses, were $1.86-million (U.S.).

In addition, Apex has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 60,000 ADSs at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

Maxim Group LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering.

The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, including advancing the company's continuing drill program at the Rift rare earth project.

The offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-10 (file No. 333-298319) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on Aug. 13, 2026. No securities were offered or sold to Canadian purchasers under the offering. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering and describing the terms thereof were filed with the SEC, form a part of the effective registration statement, and are available on the SEC's website and on SEDAR+ website. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting Maxim Group at 300 Park Ave., 16th floor, New York, N.Y., 10022, attention: syndicate department, or by telephone at 212-895-3745 or by e-mail at syndicate@maximgrp.com.

About Apex Critical Metals Corp.

Apex Critical is a Canadian exploration company focused on advancing rare earth element and niobium projects that support the growing demand for critical and strategic metals across the United States and Canada.

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