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URZ3 Energy Corp. Welcomes Dr. Ivy V. Estabrooke to the Board of Directors

Management Changes

URZ3 Energy Corp. Welcomes Dr. Ivy V. Estabrooke

to the Board of Directors

Vancouver, B.C. April 13, 2026 – URZ3 Energy Corp. (TSX.V: URZ) (OTCQB: URZEF)

(“URZ3” or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce that at the Company’s Annual General

Meeting held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, Dr. Ivy Estabrooke was elected to serve on the URZ3

Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Estabrooke to the URZ3 Board. Her unique combination of

national security experience, advanced technology leadership, and direct uranium-sector board

experience with Energy Fuels Inc. will add tremendous depth to our strategic planning. Ivy’s

background in deploying innovation at scale—particularly in highly regulated environments—

aligns perfectly with our vision as we advance URZ3’s U.S.-focused uranium strategy,” stated

Darcy Higgs, Interim CEO.

About Ivy Estabrooke, BA, MS, PhD

Ivy Estabrooke is an innovation executive with years of strategy, oversight, and leadership

experience in technology development and deployment in national security and health care

environments. Dr. Estabrooke serves on the board of Rare Earths Americas, an exploration stage

rare earth company and previously served on the board of Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE: UUUU; TSX:

EFR), a producer of uranium, vanadium, and rare earth minerals. She has served on numerous

nonprofit boards, including the Girl Scouts of Utah, Bio Utah, the Utah chapter of the National

Association of Corporate Directors, and the Utah District Export Council. Dr. Estabrooke started

her career leading a technology development portfolio for the US Department of the Navy where

she fielded cutting-edge tools to the US Marine Corps, intelligence community, and Special Forces

community. She was the executive director of the Utah Science Technology and Research

Initiative, a technology-based economic development agency, senior advisor to the Governor of

Utah, and an executive at multiple biotech start-ups. She currently advises government, public,

and private entities in optimizing their approaches to innovation and technology development for

national security, economic, and social impact in her role as Strategic Account Executive - Defense

for RTI International, an independent scientific research institute. She holds the NACD.DC and

Department of Defense Senior Acquisition Professional certifications.

Dr. Estabrooke has a doctorate in neuroscience from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in

national resource management from the National Defense University and a bachelor's degree in

biological sciences from Smith College. Her leadership has been recognized with the US Navy

Meritorious Service Award, the Fed 100, and a Pathfinder Award.

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Corporate

The URZ3 Board of Directors will now consist of William “Paul” Goranson, Sandra MacKay,

John Larson, Darcy Higgs, Todd Hilditch, and Ivy Estabrooke.

The appointment of Dr. Estabrooke to the Board of Directors is subject to the receipt of all

necessary regulatory filings and TSX-V approvals.

About URZ3 Energy Corp.

URZ3 Energy Corp. is a resource development company focused on the acquisition and

exploration of uranium properties in North America. The Company is dedicated to advancing its

portfolio of projects to meet the growing demand for uranium as a clean energy resource,

leveraging its team’s extensive experience in ISR uranium exploration, development, and

production.

For more information about URZ3 Energy Corp. and its latest developments, please visit

www.urz3.com or contact:

Darcy Higgs - Interim CEO and Director

URZ3 Energy Corp.

604-644-6580

E-mail: [email protected]

Neither the 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.

Cautionary statement regarding forward–looking information

This press release contains statements which constitute “forward looking information” under

applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements regarding plans, intentions, beliefs and

current expectations of the Company. The words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “intend”,

“plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to the

Company, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking information.

Although URZ3 Energy Corp. believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking

statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because URZ3 Energy

Corp. can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward looking statements

address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and

uncertainties and the Company’s future business activities may differ materially from those in the

forward-looking information as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to,

fluctuations in market prices, successes of the operations of the Company, continued availability

of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions and the ability to

obtain the requisite approvals of the TSX Venture Exchange when necessary. Investors are

cautioned that any such forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future business activities

and involves risks and uncertainties. Additional information on these and other factors that could

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affect URZ3 Energy Corp. operations and financial results are included in reports on file with

Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR+ website

(www.sedarplus.ca).There can be no assurances that such information will prove accurate and,

therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. The Company

does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking information except as required

under the applicable securities laws.