Noble Undertakes Debt Settlement

TSX.V: NOB FWB: NB7 OTCQB: NLPXF

Noble Undertakes Debt Settlement

Toronto, Ontario – February 19, 2026 – Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (“Noble” or the “Company”) (TSX-

V: NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB.PK:NLPXF) announced that it has reached an agreement with an arm’s

length creditor to settle bona fide debt through the payment of $14,000 in cash and issuance of 466,666 broker

warrants, each warrant being exercisable for one common share of Noble at a price of $0.125 per share for a

period of two years following their issuance. The transaction remains subject to approval of the TSX Venture

Exchange and the Board of Directors of Noble. All warrants to be issued in this transaction will be subject to a

four month hold period.

About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.:

Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company, which has holdings of securities

in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc. (20%), and its interest in the

Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario.

Noble holds mineral and/or exploration rights in ~70,000ha in Northern Ontario and ~24,000ha elsewhere in

Quebec upon which it plans to generate option/joint venture exploration programs. Noble holds mineral rights

and/or exploration rights in 18,000 hect ares in the Timmins -Cochrane areas of Northern Ontario known as

Project 81, ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp/Timmins, as well as an additional 20% interest in ~38,700 hectares

in the Timmins area held by East Timmins Nickel. Project 81 hosts diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and

base metal exploration targets at various stages of exploration. Noble also holds ~4,600 hectares in the

Nagagami Carbonatite Complex and its ~3,200 hectares in the Boulder Project both near Hearst, Ontario.

~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property, ~10,152 hectares in the Havre St Pierre Nickel, Copper,

PGM property, and ~1,573 hectares in the Cere -Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property, ~569 hectare

Uranium/Rare Earth property (Chateau), ~461 hectare Uranium/Molybdenum property (Taser North), ~4,465

hectares REE Mehmet Property, and the ~3300 hectare Gull Lake REE Property all of which are in the Province

of Quebec and the ~ 647 hectare Chapiteau REE property in Labrador.

https://www.noblemineralexploration.com

Noble’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “NOB”.

Cautionary Statement:

Neither 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. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved

the information contained herein.

Contacts:

H. Vance White, President

Phone: 416-214-2250

Fax: 416-367-1954

Email: [email protected]