News release

TSX.V: OZ | OTCQB: OZBKF | FSE: 4A7

Valkea Grants Stock Options

Vancouver, British Columbia – July 24, 2026 – Valkea Resources Corp. (TSX-V: OZ, OTCQB-OZBKF, FSE-4A7)

(the Company or “Valkea”) announces that it has granted an aggregate of 2,602,167 stock options (the

“Options”) to certain directors, officers, and consultants of the Company, in accordance with its omnibus

incentive plan, which was recently re -approved by the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s last

annual general meeting on December 3, 2025.

The Options are exercisable at a price of $ 0.32 per share for a period of five (5) years from the date of

grant, subject to vesting provisions. The Options will vest over two years, one-third at grant, and one-third

vesting every twelve months thereafter, in accordance with the Company’s approved omnibus plan.

The Company believes that the issuance of these Options will further align the interests of its team with

those of shareholders and will serve as an incentive for continued performance and commitment to the

Company’s growth.

About Valkea

Valkea Resources is a geoscience-led exploration company focused on making new gold and base metals

discoveries in Northern Finlandʼs prospective Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. Its 350 km2 land package

includes six principal project areas that span highly prospective regional geological structures. The

Companyʼs leadership and technical team include key contributors to the multimillion -ounce Ikkari gold

d i s c o v e r y m a d e i n 2 0 2 0 . W o r k i s u n d e r w a y t o m a k e a n e w d i s c o v e r y u s i n g t h e s a m e s y s t e m a ti c a n d

disciplined approach to identifying targets with the best potential for meaningful size and the possibility

of becoming mines of the future.

Contact Information

For more information please contact: Thomas Credland, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Tel: +44 7775 501 431 | Email: [email protected]

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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward -looking statements or forward -looking information relating to the

future operations of the Company and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward -looking

statements in this news release include but are not limited; statements about the use of the net Forward-

looking statements are based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analyses and opinions of

management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected

developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the

circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect.