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Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. Grants Stock Additional Options

February 20, 2026 - Vancouver, British Columbia. Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. (the "Company") (CSE: QMET) (Frankfurt: 0NB) (OTCPK: BTKRF) is pleased to announce that announce that it has granted an additional 1,150,000 options to directors, officers and consultants to the Company. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.075 for a period of two years.

800,000 of the options were granted to insiders of the Company as follows:

Richard Penn, CEO and Director - 500,000 options;

Krystan Pineo , CFO and Director - 100,000 options;

Kwaku Ashong, Director - 100,000 options; and

Mathieu Piche, Director - 100,000 options.

The grant of these options are subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Richard Penn

CEO

(778) 384-8923

Cautionary Statement

Except for statements of historic fact, this news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to delays or uncertainties with regulatory approvals, including that of the CSE. There are uncertainties inherent in forward-looking information, including factors beyond the Company's control. There are no assurances that the business plans for the Company as described in this news release will come into effect on the terms or time frame described herein. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, which are available at www.sedarplus.ca.