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Corporate Updates

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UNITED STATES . THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A

SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE

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THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES IN THE

UNITED STATES.

VORTEX METALS INC. (FORMERLY, VICTORY CAPITAL CORP.) ANNOUNCES FINAL

EXCHANGE BULLETIN AND COMMENCEMENT OF TRADING

TORONTO, Ontario, May 9, 2022 – Vortex Metals Inc. (formerly, Victory Capital Corp. (“Victory”))

(TSXV: VMS) (the “Company” or the “Resulting Issuer”) is pleased to announce that the TSX Venture

Exchange (the “ TSXV”) has published its final exchange bulletin in connection with the Company’s

previously announced qualifying transaction (the “ Qualifying Transaction ”) resulting in the reverse

takeover of the Company by Acapulco Gold Corp . (“Acapulco”), a private company incorporated under

the laws of the Province of British Columbia . For additional information regarding the Qualifying

Transaction, see the Company’s news release dated April 27, 2022 and the filing statement of the Company

dated March 31, 2022 (the “Filing Statement”), a copy of which is available under the Company’s profile

on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Trading in the Company’s common shares (“RI Common Shares”) on the TSXV is expected to commence

at market open on May 10, 2022.

Early Warning Report

The transaction that triggered the requirement to file the below enumerated report was the Qualifying

Transaction, as more fully described in the Filing Statement filed on the Company’s SEDAR profile. The

early warning report dated May 9, 2022 described below was filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR

at www.sedar.com.

Paradex Inc.

Pursuant to the terms of the Qualifying Transaction, Paradex Inc. (“Paradex”) with an address for service

at 4545 E Coronado Ridge Ln, acquired 9,545,444 RI Common Shares on April 27, 2022, in exchange for

securities of Acapulco previously held by Paradex on the same basis as all other prior security holders of

Acapulco.

As a result of the Qualifying Transaction and in connection with the exchange of Acapulco securities for

securities of the Company, Paradex acquired direct and indirect ownership and control of 9,545,444 RI

Common Shares, representing approximately 15.89% of the issued and outstanding RI Common Shares on

a non-fully diluted basis as of the date of the closing of the Qualifying Transaction. Prior to the Qualifying

Transaction, neither Paradex nor any joint actor had ownership or control of any securities of the Company.

The RI Common Shares acquired by Paradex were issued from treasury pursuant to the Qualifying

Transaction for deemed consideration per RI Common Share of $ 0.20, for an aggregate deemed

consideration paid of approximately C$1,909,089.

Paradex holds the RI Common Shares for investment purposes and does not have any current intentions to

increase or decrease his beneficial ownership or control or direction over any additional securities of t he

Company. As disclosed in the Filing Statement, the RI Common Shares held by Paradex (the “Escrowed

Securities”) are subject to a value security escrow agreement in accordance with Policy 5.4 – Escrow,

Vendor Consideration and Resale Restrictions of the Exchange (“Escrow Agreement”). Upon release of

the Escrowed Securities from escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, Paradex may, from time to time

and depending on market and other conditions, acquire additional RI Common Shares and/or other equity,

debt or other securities or instruments of the Company in the open market or otherwise, and reserve s the

right to dispose of any or all of the securities in the open market or otherwise at any time and from time to

time, and to engage in similar transactions with respect to the securities, the whole depending on market

conditions, the business and prospects of the Company and other relevant factors (in accordance with the

terms of the Escrow Agreement).

About Vortex Metals Inc.

Vortex Metals Inc. is the parent company of Mexican subsidiary Empresa Minera Acagold, S.A. de C .V.,

which is the owner of a 100% interest in two drill -ready high-potential copper-gold volcanogenic massive

sulfide (VMS) properties (Riqueza Marina and Zaachila) in the state of Oaxaca, and a third high -potential

gold property (El Rescate) in the state of Puebla. The Oaxaca projects incorporate the most highly

prospective areas of high -grade copper mineralized surface exposures ('gossans') and prominent gravity

anomalies along an emerging copper-gold VMS belt that includes Minaurum Gold's Santa Marta project.

VORTEX METALS INC.

Vikas Ranjan

Director and Chief Executive Officer

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 416-605-7024

Disclaimer

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement prepared in connection with the

Qualifying Transaction, any information released or received with respect to the Qualifying Transaction

may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of the Company

should be considered highly speculative.

The TSXV has in no way passed upon the merits of the Qualifying Transaction and has neither approved

nor disapproved the contents of this news release.

Neither the Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as defined policies of the Exchange) accepts

responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in

any jurisdiction. Any securities referred to herein have not been, nor will they be, register ed under the

United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to

a U.S. Person absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the

United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward -looking information and statements (“forward -looking

information”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legis lation, that are not based on

historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”,

“plans”, “intends”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “continue”, “estimate”, “forecasts” and other similar

expressions. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward -looking information. Actual

results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The Company

undertakes no obligation to comment analyses, expectations or statements made by third-parties in respect

of the Company, its securities, or financial or operating results (as applicable). Although the Company

believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking information in this press release are reasonable,

such forward-looking information has been based on expectations, factors and assumptions concerning

future events which may prove to be inaccurate and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain

of which are beyond the Company’s control, includin g the risk factors discussed in the Filing Statement

which are incorporated herein by reference and are available through SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The

forward-looking information contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary

statement and are made as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention and has no obligation

or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether

as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Share numbers noted in this press release may not match the numbers disclosed in the Filing Statement due

to rounding pursuant to the process of completing the consolidations described above and the exchange of

Acapulco securities for post -consolidation common shares, as well adjustment based on the aggregate

amount of interest on the Acapulco convertible notes (which is calculated on a daily basis), accrued up to

the actual date of conversion.