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Ventra Metals Appoints Shawn Nichols to the Board

Management Changes

Suite 400 – 1681 Chestnut St.

Vancouver, BC V6J 4M6

www.ventrametals.com

VENTRA METALS APPOINTS SHAWN NICHOLS TO THE BOARD

VANCOUVER, BC, March 30, 2026 – Ventra Metals Corp. (“Ventra” or the “ Company”)

(TSXV: VENT) is pleased to announce that Shawn Nichols has been appointed to the Board of

Directors, effective immediately.

Mr. Nichols has over 30 years of experience in capital markets having worked as Senior Investment

Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary for Citibank Canada. He served as Director of Capital

Markets for Scotia Capital Inc. from 2002 to 2014 and has been a director of A2 Gold Corp. since

2019. Mr. Nichols holds a Master of Laws Degree from Boston University and a Bachelor of

Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, ON.

Sean McGrath, CEO of Ventra, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Shawn to the Board

of Ventra. His capital markets experience and investor contacts will be invaluable to the Company

as we continue to develop the Ventra story”.

The Company has granted 1,000,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the

Company which are exercisable at $0.25, vest over an eighteen month period and expire three

years from the date of grant. The Company will seek disinterested shareholder approval to its

omnibus compensation plan and the option grant at its next annual general meeting.

About Ventra Metals Corp.

Ventra Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and

development of resource properties prospective for critical metals and advancing energy sector

opportunities throughout North America. The Company’s current fo cus is advancing exploration

on the TT property located in central Labrador, Canada. Ventra c ontinues to evaluate value -add

opportunities to increase shareholder value.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VENTRA METALS CORP.

Sean McGrath

Chief Executive Officer

For more information, contact:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (604) 787-3671

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in

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

this release.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release includes certain statements and information that constitute forward-looking

information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements in this news

release, other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-

looking statements and forward-looking information specifically include, but are not limited to,

statements that relate to the commencement of trading of the Company’s common shares on the

Exchange and the timing in respect thereof.

Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements

that involve various risks and uncertainty affecting the business of Ventra. Such statements can

generally, but not always, be identified by words such as “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”,

“intends”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “schedules”, “prepares”, “potential” and similar

expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. All

statements that describe the Company’s plans relating to operations and potential strategic

opportunities are forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. These statements

address future events and conditions and are reliant on assumptions made by the Company’s

management, and so involve inherent risks and uncertainties, as disclosed in the Company’s

periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. As a result of these risks and uncertainties,

and the assumptions underlying the forward-looking information, actual results could materially

differ from those currently projected, and there is no representation by Ventra that the actual

results realized in the future will be the same in whole or in part as those presented herein. Ventra

disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements or information except as

required by law. Readers are referred to the additional information regarding Ventra' s business

contained in Ventra’s reports filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Although

the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events,

or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be

other factors that could cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or

intended. For more information on Ventra and the risks and challenges of its business, investors

should review Ventra s filings that are available at www.sedarplus.ca.

Ventra provides no assurance that forward-looking statements and information will prove to be

accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such

statements or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-

looking statements or information.