NOR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Pacific Empire Announces Second Tranche Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement, Crew Mobilization to Camp, and Completion of Airborne Magnetic and Ground IP Surveys
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Pacific Empire Announces Second Tranche Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement, Crew
Mobilization to Camp, and Completion of Airborne Magnetic and Ground IP Surveys
June 22, 2026 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) ("Pacific Empire",
"PEMC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the second and final tranche (the "Second
Tranche") of its previously announced non- brokered private placement financing (the "Offering"). The Company
is also pleased to report that exploration crews have mobilized to camp at the Trident property and that both an
airborne magnetic survey over the northern Pinnacle property block and a ground-based induced polarization ("IP")
survey at Trident have been completed.
Second Tranche Closing
Pursuant to the Second Tranche, the Company raised an aggregate of $178,020.00 in gross proceeds through the
issuance of 2,967,000 non-flow-through common shares (the "Common Shares") at a price of $0.06 per Common
Share.
Combined with the first tranche that closed on May 13, 2026, the Company has raised aggregate gross proceeds of
$3,617,019.95 under the Offering.
All Common Shares issued pursuant to the Second Tranche are subject to a statutory hold period expiring four
months and one day from the date of issuance, in accordance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange. The Second Tranche and the Offering remain subject to final approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange.
In connection with the Second Tranche, the Company paid a cash finder’s fee of C$7,001.40 and issued 133,360
finder warrants to Canaccord Genuity Corp. Each finder warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share
of the Company at a price of C$0.06 per share for a period of two years from the closing date.
The proceeds from the Offering will be used to advance the Company’s flagship Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold
porphyry projects located in north- central British Columbia, including diamond drilling, induced polarization
geophysics, geological modelling, geochemistry, and general working capital purposes.
Crew Mobilization to Trident Camp
The Company is pleased to report that exploration crews have now mobilized to camp at the Trident property,
marking the official commencement of field operations for the 2026 exploration season. The 2026 program is
managed by Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. (“Equity”) and is designed to advance both the Trident and
Pinnacle copper-gold porphyry projects through a combination of diamond drilling, geophysics, and geological
mapping. The Trident camp will serve as the operational hub for the season’s activities.
Airborne Magnetic Survey – Northern Pinnacle Property Block
The Company is pleased to announce the completion of a high- resolution airborne magnetic survey over the
northern portion of the Pinnacle property.
Ground-Based Induced Polarization Survey – Trident Property
The Company has completed a ground- based induced polarization survey at the Trident property. The 2026 IP
program was designed to expand upon and further define a chargeability anomaly initially identified in a 2014
survey. Interpretation and inversion of the expanded IP dataset are currently underway. A further update will be
provided upon completion of the interpretation.
Pacific Empire’s President and CEO, Brad Peters, commented:
“With the financing now fully closed and crews on the ground at Trident, Pacific Empire is establishing the
exploration camp and preparing to execute on what we believe will be a transformative exploration season. The
completion of both the airborne magnetic survey at Pinnacle and the expanded IP survey at Trident represents a
meaningful step forward in our geophysical understanding of both properties. We are particularly encouraged by
the expansion of the Trident IP chargeability anomaly, which we expect to be an important input into drill planning.
We look forward to providing shareholders with updates on data interpretation and our upcoming drill program in
the coming weeks.”
About Pacific Empire
Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The Company has a district scale land position in north-central British
Columbia.
British Columbia is a “Green” copper jurisdiction with abundant hydroelectric power, access and infrastructure in
close proximity to the end market.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
“Brad Peters”
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.
Tel: +1-604-356-6246
www.pemcorp.ca
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future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. Such factors include,
among others, the following risks: the need for additional financing; operational risks associated with mineral exploration;
fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; environmental liability claims and insurance; reliance on key personnel; the
potential for conflicts of interest among c ertain officers, directors or promoters with certain other projects; the absence of
dividends; competition; dilution; the volatility of our common share price and volume and the additional risks identified in the
management discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual financial statement or other reports and
filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are made
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