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Dark Star Announces Closing of Final Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement and Option Grant

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DARK STAR ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF FINAL TRANCHE OF NON-BROKERED PRIVATE

PLACEMENT AND OPTION GRANT

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, OCTOBER 14, 2025: DARK STAR MINERALS INC.

(CSE: BATT) (the “Company” or “Dark Star”) is pleased to announce that, further to its News

Releases of September 9, 2025 and September 19, 2025, it has closed the final tranche

(the “Final Tranche ”) of its previously announced non-brokered private placement

(the “Offering”), pursuant to which it has issued 5,000,000 units (each, a “ Unit”) at a price of

$0.05 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $250,000. The Company issued an aggregate of

7,050,000 Units for aggregate proceeds of $352,500 from the initial tranche and Final Tranche.

Each Unit consists of one common share (each, a “ Share”) and one-half of one common share

purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to

acquire one Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.075 per Warrant Share for a period

of two years following closing.

Proceeds of the Final Tranche will be used for general working capital.

In connection with the closing of the Final Tranche, the Company paid an aggregate cash finders’

fees of $4,800 and issued 96,000 finder warrants (each, a “Finder’s Warrant”) to certain eligible

finders in connection with the Final Tranche. Each Finder’s Warrant entitles the holder thereof to

acquire one Share (each, a “Finder’s Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.075 per Finder’s Warrant

Share until October 24, 2027.

All securities issued in connection with the Final Tranche are subject to a statutory hold period

expiring four months and one day from the date of issue.

None of the securities sold in connection with the Offering, including those under the initial

tranche and Final Tranche, will be registered under the United States Securities Act of

1933, as amended, and no such securities may be offered or sold in the United States

absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This

news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor

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shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation

or sale would be unlawful.

Grant of Stock Options

The Company would like to announce the grant of an aggregate of 3,000,000 options (each,

an “Option”) to purchase Shares to certain directors, officers and consultants of Dark Star.

Each Option is exercisable at an exercise price of $0.05 per Share and vested immediately upon

the date of grant and are exercisable for a three (3) year term. All Options are subject to the four

(4) month exchange hold period.

The grant of the Options is subject to acceptance by the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”).

About Dark Star Minerals Inc.

Dark Star Minerals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and

development of critical mineral resources, specifically the rare earth complex.

For further information please contact:

Marc Branson – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 604-816-2555

Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release includes certain “forward-l ooking statements” under applicable Canadian

securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks,

uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and

opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking

statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to,

statements with respect to the expectations of management regarding the use of proceeds of the

Offering, including those raised in connection with the Final Tranche. Although the Company

believes that and the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable,

there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking

statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or

developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements including that: the

proceeds of the Offering, including those in connection with the Final Tranche, may not be used

as stated in this news release; and those additional risks set out in the Company’s public

documents filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Although the Company believes that the

assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue

reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news

release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames

or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to

update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future

events, or otherwise.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the

policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.