Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. Grants Stock Additional Options

Q Precious & Battery Metals Corp. Grants Stock Addi tional 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, offic ers and consultants to the Company. The options ar e

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 optio ns;

- 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”, “bel ieve”, “anticipate”, “estimate” and other similar w ords, or

statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements are bas ed

on the opinions and estimates at the date the state ments are made, and are subject to a variety of ris ks

and uncertainties and other factors that could caus e actual events or results to differ materially fro m those

anticipated in the forward-looking statements inclu ding, but not limited to delays or uncertainties wi th

regulatory approvals, including that of the CSE. Th ere 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 rel ease will come into effect on the terms or time fra me

described herein. The Company undertakes no obligat ion 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 affe ct financial results is contained in the Company’s filings

with Canadian securities regulators, which are available at www.sedarplus.ca.