File: Attachment Optegra - News Release re Private Placement Closing 20251231.pdf

OPTEGRA VENTURES INC.

3002 - 1211 Melville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 0A7

Telephone: +1 604 681 4653

OPTEGRA ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Vancouver, British Columbia, December 31, 2025 - Optegra Ventures Inc. (the "Company" or "Optegra") (TSXV: OPTG) is pleased to announce that, further to its October 30, 2025, and December 23, 2025, news releases, it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units of the Company ("Units") at $0.075 per Unit (the "Financing"). A total of 10,000,000 Units were sold under the Financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $750,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each full warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional Common Share at a price of $0.10 per Common Share for a period of five years. An aggregate cash finder fee of $48,300 was paid with respect to the Financing. The Company plans to use the net proceeds for working capital purposes and for debt repayment.

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF OPTEGRA VENTURES INC. Paul Loudon CEO Tel: +1 604 681 4653 Email: ploudon@essexminerals.com https://www.optegraventures.net/

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding "Forward-Looking" Information This information release contains certain forward-looking information. Such forward-looking information or statements include but are not limited to information or statements with respect to the use of proceeds of the Financing. Such information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results; performance or achievements to be materially different from those implied by statements herein, and therefore these statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. These risks and uncertainties include market volatility; the state of the financial markets for the Company's securities; fluctuations in commodity prices and investor sentiment; changes in the Company's business plans; and operating environments. All forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to it as well as other factors. The Company cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, most of which are beyond its control, and that future events and results may vary substantially from what the Company current foresees. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking information or statements include market prices; continued availability of capital and financing; generally economic, market, or business conditions; and investor sentiment. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified by the Company in its public securities filings, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.