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Pacific Imperial Mines Signs Revised Option Letter Agreement to Acquire 100% of Babine Property with Demonstrated Porphyry Copper Potential

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PACIFIC IMPERIAL MINES SIGNS REVISED OPTION LETTER

AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE 100% OF BABINE PROPERTY WITH

DEMONSTRATED PORPHYRY COPPER POTENTIAL

Vancouver, British Columbia – December 22, 2025 – Pacific Imperial Mines Inc.

(TSX.V: PPM) (“Pacific Imperial” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has

entered into an option letter agreements dated December 19, 2025 (“Option

Agreement”) whereby the Company may acquire a 100% interest in the Babine

exploration property in Central British Columbia. The project is road accessible with

demonstrated porphyry copper potential.

The Babine property consists of three mineral claims covering 2,226 hectares located 1.5

km north of Granisle Mine. The Company may exercise the option on the Babine

property by paying an aggregate cash consideration of $120,000, issuing 750,000

common shares of the Company and incurring exploration expenditures on the Property

of $1,756,000 all in staged amounts by December 31, 2029. (See table below) Upon the

exercise of the option, the Company will own a 100% interest in the Babine property. The

Babine property is subject to a 1.5% net smelter returns royalty held by four private

owners.

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Payment Period Cash or Share Share Issuance Expenditures

Payment

By December 31, 2025 $6,000

On Approval from TSX 300,000

On or before July 31, 2026 150,000 $50,000

On or before Dec 31, 2026 150,000

On or before Dec 31, 2027 150,000 $200,000

On or before Dec 31, 2028 $45,000 $500,000

On or before Dec 31, 2029 $75,000 $1,000,000

TOTAL: $120,000 750,000 $1,756,000

The Babine property is extensively till covered but previous exploration; including,

prospecting, geophysics and drilling located sulphide mineralization in several areas. A

number of semi-circular magnetic anomalies similar in size and shape to the Bell and

Granisle mines are located on the property but have only been subject to cursory

exploration. Recent work by other companies to the north of the Babine project have had

success with deep drilling targeting pre-existing geochemical and geophysical anomalies.

The Babine Project is situated within the Babine Porphyry Belt, a northerly trending

zone containing past Cu-Au-Mo producers (Granisle and Bell deposits) in addition to

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more recently defined Cu -Au-Mo deposits and advanced prospects. The project

consists of a northeast trending claim block covering 2,226 hectares with its center

point approximately 8km northeast of the Granisle pit and 9km due east of the Bell

pit. The a rea is relatively flat lying, extensively covered by glacial till and is easily

accessed through a large network of logging roads. Mineralization within the project

area was initially discovered by drill testing induced polarization chargeability highs

that were conducted over a previously defined airborne EM conductor. All of the

previous drilling was relatively shallow with several drill holes that intersected

sedimentary rocks hosting disseminated to narrow zones of semi -massive sulphide

mineralization with anomalous, but sub -economic grades of copper and gold. More

recent airborne magnetic surveys over the area suggest that intrusive rocks may

underly the sedimentary cover. In particular, a northeast trending magnetic feature

is on strike with a nort heast trending mineralized dyke within the Granisle deposit.

Recent exploration drilling in the district has been successful in defining potentially

economic mineralization within the sedimentary cover as well as in adjacent and/or

underlying intrusions, h igh-lighting the need for more extensive exploration within

the district.

The Option Agreement is subject to the Company obtaining the approval of the TSX

Venture Exchange. The Common Shares issued under the Option Agreement will be

subject to a hold period ending four months and one day after the date of issuance in

accordance with applicable securities laws.

Qualified Person Statement

Pacific Imperial Mines disclosure of technical and scientific information in this news release

has been reviewed by Peter Holbek, Director, Pacific Imperial Mines Inc. Mr. Holbek, B.SC

(Hons), M.Sc. P. Geo. is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and

has approved the technical information in this release.

About Pacific Imperial Mines

Pacific Imperial is a mineral exploration company based in Vancouver, Canada, engaged

in the acquisition, exploration, evaluation and development of mineral properties in an

acceptable risk environment. The Company’s current focus is on the Brownell property in

Saskatchewan.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

“Chris McLeod”

Chris McLeod, Chairman

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Telephone: (604) 669.6332

www.pacificimperialmines.com

For further information please contact:

Chris McLeod, CEO and President,

Email: [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is

defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this News Release.