Huntsman Exploration Announces the Appointment of Matthew Herbert to the Board of Directors

Huntsman Exploration Announces the Appointment of

Matthew Herbert to the Board of Directors

Vancouver, British Columbia, July 25, 2025 – Huntsman Exploration Inc. (TSXV: HMAN) ( the

“Company” or “Huntsman”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Herbert as a director of

the Company.

Mr. Herbert is a multi -commodity mining executive and applied geologist with 25+ years of global

experience across the mining value chain, including exploration, resource development, operations,

corporate strategy, and capital markets. His career spans senior technical and executive roles at Rio Tinto,

Fortescue Metals Group and Green Technology Metals, where he served as Chief Operating Officer during

a period of transformational growth. At GT1, Mr. Herbert was instrumental in scaling the company from

a A$10 million market capitalisation at listing to over A$200 million, increasing the lithium resource 400%,

with multiple successful capital raisings, including institutional placements and strategic investments across

Australia, North America, and Asia.

Mr. Herbert is proficient in financial modelling and valuation techniques, including project optionality

modelling, and debt structuring. His technical foundation in exploration and operating mines is

complemented by a deep commercial understanding of proj ect financing, M&A, and shareholder value

creation. He has played a key role in major asset transactions, including due diligence and deal execution

for copper and lithium acquisitions, and has authored or co-authored multiple feasibility-level technical and

environmental studies. Mr. Herbert holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology from Curtin University

in Western Australia.

The Company also announces that Jeremy Ross has resigned as a director of the Company. The Company

thanks Mr. Ross for his many years of service and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

Additionally, the Company announces that a total of 1,700,000 incentive stock options have been granted

to directors, officers and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan. The

options are exercisable for a period of three years at a price of $0.07 per share and shall vest immediately.

On Behalf of the Board of Huntsman Exploration Inc.

Carl Ginn

President and Chief Executive Officer

For more information, please contact 604-678-5308 or [email protected]

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