Mr. Ryan O'Regan reports

GETTY COPPER DEFINES SEVEN NEW EXPLORATION TARGETS IN THE HIGHLAND VALLEY COPPER DISTRICT

Getty Copper Inc.'s continuing geological and exploration work has defined seven additional targets across the Getty project in the Highland Valley district.

Highlights

• Seven new exploration targets identified across the Getty project, expanding the exploration pipeline beyond Getty North and Getty South resource targets;
• New 1,805-hectare mineral claim further expands the company's land position;
• Multiple targets considered drill-ready for the planned 4,000- to 6,000-metre fall program;
• Assays remain pending from 16 holes completed during the 2026 spring drilling program.

The new targets expand Getty's exploration pipeline beyond the Getty North and Getty South deposits, and provide the company with multiple opportunities to discover additional porphyry copper deposits across the project. Many of the targets described below and listed in Table 1 are considered drill ready and may be tested as part of the company's planned fall drill program of 4,000 to 6,000 metres.

"In 2026, we have two aims: to modernize the historical mineral resource at Getty North and Getty South, and to explore for new porphyry deposits. Today's update significantly expands Getty's exploration pipeline by defining seven priority exploration targets ranging from open copper intercepts to undrilled geochemical and geophysical targets. Several of these targets are expected to be tested as part of our planned, fully funded 4,000- to 6,000-metre fall drilling program. Highland Valley is one of Canada's most established copper-producing districts, yet the Getty claims have not seen modern, systematic exploration in a generation. We now have a growing pipeline of opportunities to prioritize as we work to unlock the value and more fully define the copper potential across the broader portfolio of mineral claims," said Ryan O'Regan, chief executive officer.

Exploration drilling, subject to completion of applicable drill permitting, is also being considered for the company's nearby Dot property, as well as drilling to evaluate potential extensions to known mineralization at Getty North and/or Getty South, pending interpretation of outstanding assay results.

Getty project exploration targets

Getty West

Relogging indicates that mineralization in historical drill hole GN96-08 (42 metres of 0.26 per cent Cu (copper), 126 ppm (parts per million) Mo (molybdenum), including 22 m of 0.35 per cent Cu, 148 ppm Mo) consists of disseminated chalcopyrite and molybdenite within a series of porphyry intrusions. The mineralization is located on the fringe of a significant IP chargeability anomaly that projects beneath post-mineral volcanic rocks, providing a target for follow-up exploration.

Dike Swarm

Dike Swarm is an overburden-covered, undrilled area within a broad IP anomaly that extends southeast from the Getty North deposit. Historical drilling along the flank of this one-kilometre-long target shows ubiquitous propylitic and weak sericitic alteration, commonly associated with strongly anomalous copper values in the hundreds of ppm (parts per million) range.

Bark and Bite

These two targets comprise large zones of anomalous copper in pine bark samples underlain by postmineral cover. The anomalies are considered relevant because similar bark biogeochemical anomalies are associated with the Getty North and Getty South deposits. Both targets are considered prospective based on projected mineralization trends and structural features.

Woods Creek

Woods Creek is an overburden-covered IP (induced polarization) chargeability anomaly and magnetic low extending for more than two kilometres. Widely spaced historical drill holes fringing this anomaly encountered abundant disseminated pyrite, potentially part of the alteration halo of a porphyry deposit.

North Glossie

North Glossie is an overburden-covered area with a coincident IP anomaly and magnetic low. Subtle anomalous copper in soil located down-ice, together with copper oxides mapped in nearby bedrock, contribute to the prospectivity of the target. There is no historical drilling in the immediate target area.

Lux

Lux comprises a broad area of localized copper-in-soil anomalies that coincides with narrow intercepts of copper mineralization in historical drill holes. Glacial overburden covers the potential source area up-ice, which remains unexplored. The company has submitted a new mineral claim application covering this prospective area.

Technical background

The geology of the project consists mainly of Triassic intrusive rocks of the Guichon Creek batholith, including plutonic host rocks that predate mineralization and slightly younger porphyritic intrusions closely related to the emplacement of porphyry copper deposits. These rocks are in places overlain by postmineral volcanic rocks of the Eocene age Kamloops Group and sporadically covered by Pleistocene to recent glacial and overburden deposits, which may mute geochemical signatures and hide prospective geology.

Based on the geological framework and the characteristics of the copper deposits of the district, the company uses a combination of geological, geochemical and geophysical data sets to define exploration drill targets. Outcropping alteration and mineralization, projections of known mineralized trends, soil and/or bark geochemical anomalies, IP chargeability highs, relative magnetic lows, and patterns of conductivity (from IP or MT surveys) are all favourable signatures that contribute to the definition of a drill-ready target. Coverage of these data sets is extensive across the project. More localized surveys that have been completed historically, including passive seismic and gravity, provide additional information on the depth of overburden and cover rocks, which is useful for target prioritization.

Outlook

Getty has initiated planning for a fully financed fall 2026 drilling program of approximately 4,000 to 6,000 metres, planned to commence in October. The program is expected to test selected exploration targets described above and may also include additional resource expansion drilling opportunities to text potential extensions to known mineralization at Getty North and/or Getty South, dependent on the results of the company's continuing geological modelling.

Permitting and drill targeting are continuing at the company's Dot property, also located in the Highland Valley district, which represents an additional part of the exploration pipeline.

In parallel, assay results remain pending for three additional holes from Getty North and 13 holes from Getty South completed as part of the company's 2026 spring drilling program. These results, together with continuing geological modelling, will help inform target prioritization and planning for the next phase of drilling.

QP (qualified person) statement on technical disclosure

The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Roy Greig, PhD, PGeo, vice-president of exploration of the company, who is a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Certain historical exploration data contained in this news release has not been independently verified by the company except as expressly stated. The company considers this information relevant for geological context and exploration targeting purposes, but readers should not place undue reliance on it. Mineralization at Teck's Highland Valley copper mine, the Bethlehem mine or other nearby or regional mineral projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization at the Getty project, the Dot property or the company's other mineral properties.

About Getty Copper Inc.

Getty Copper is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on Southern British Columbia, Canada. The company's portfolio comprises the 82-per-cent-owned Getty property, located adjacent to Teck's Highland Valley copper mine, and the nearby 100-per-cent-owned Dot property. These projects include a significant historical mineral resource estimate and a broad portfolio of exploration targets, making Getty a significant presence in Canada's largest copper-producing district, with multiple opportunities for resource growth and new discoveries.

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