<div id="readability-page-1"><div>(TheNewswire)Toronto, Ontario – TheNewswire –April 10, 2026 – Loyalist Exploration Limited (“Loyalist” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Bresee, C.E.T., as Vice President ofOperations.Mr. Bresee is a Certified Engineering Technologist anda graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines. With more than 45 yearsof hands-on experience in the mining industry and as a long-timeresident of Timmins, Ontario, he brings extensive operational andtechnical expertise to the role. Bob began his career at the bottom ofthe ladder in 1975 as a miner, shift boss trainee, and spare shiftboss at Kerr Addison Gold Mines Ltd. in Virginiatown, Ontario, and hassteadily worked his way up through progressively senior roles inengineering, project management, and operations leadership. Bob willcontinue as a director of the Company.His career includes senior positions with severalnotable companies, such as:<ul><li>Kinross Gold Corporation (Hoyle Pond Mine) </li><li>Klondex Mines Ltd. (as V.P. Elect, Canadian Operations and General Manager ofthe Midas Mine Mill) </li><li>Trelawney Mining ExplorationInc. (Mine Manager, Chester AreaProjects) </li><li>Liberty Mines Inc. (Mine Manager, Redstone and McWatters operations) </li><li>River Gold Mines Ltd. (Project Manager, Eagle River and Edwards Mines) </li><li>Gowest Gold Ltd. (Mining Consultant, Bradshaw Project) </li><li>Sage Gold Inc. (Mining Consultant, Clavos Mine) </li><li>and more recently asCEO/Director of Voltage MetalsCorp., where he led due diligence and mineplanning for restarting a former 2,500 tpd nickel producer in theTimmins area. </li></ul>Mr. Bresee’s expertise spans narrow vein and bulklonghole mining, underground project development and restarts,permitting (particularly in Ontario), mine planning, budgeting, costcontrol, and production ramp-ups. He has managed multi-million-dollarbudgets, infrastructure expansions (including shaft sinking and rampdevelopment), mill operations, and environmental processes. Notably,he previously served as project manager on Loyalist’s flagshipTully Gold Project while with SGX Resources Inc.Errol Farr, Loyalist’s President&amp; Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Ihave gotten to know Bob well over the past year as a Director ofLoyalist and I am thrilled to welcome Bob into this key leadershiprole. His proven track record at companies like Kinross Gold, Klondex,Trelawney, Liberty Mines, and more recently Voltage Metals, combinedwith his strong Timmins roots and deep familiarity with the Tullyproject, makes him an outstanding addition to management. Startingfrom the ground up as a miner in 1975 and rising through the ranksgives Bob a unique, practical perspective that will be instrumental aswe advance Tully toward production and execute our ‘Buy Timmins,Mine Timmins’ strategy.”Bob Bresee, Vice President ofOperations, added: “I’m excited to step intothe operations role at Loyalist at this important stage. I have been aminer all my life and I’ve always been passionate about the Timminscamp. My previous involvement with the Tully project gives me a strongappreciation for its potential. I look forward to applying myoperational experience to help advance Tully through permitting anddevelopment and operations.”About Loyalist ExplorationLimitedLoyalist Exploration Limited is a mineral explorationcompany concentrating on acquiring, exploring, and developing qualitymineral properties in Canada. The Company is currently focused on its“Buy Timmins, Mine Timmins” strategy, with the recent acquisitionsof the Tully gold property, the Loveland nickel-copper-gold property, the Gold Rush gold-silver property, andthe DeSantis gold property, all located in the Timmins, Ontario MiningDistrict. The Company has commenced a significant mining permitproject at Tully and will commence exploration activities on all fourproperties as well as expanding the Company’s Timmins based propertyportfolio.For further information please visitthe Company's website at www.loyalistexploration.com orcontact:Loyalist Exploration LimitedErrol Farr, President and CEOEmail: efarr001@icloud.comTel: 647-296-1270Neither the Canadian SecuritiesExchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in thepolicies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) have reviewed or acceptresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.This news release contains&#34;forward-looking information&#34; (within the meaning ofapplicable Canadian securities laws) and &#34;forward-lookingstatements&#34; (within the meaning of the U.S. Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information areidentified with words such as &#34;anticipate&#34;,&#34;believe&#34;, &#34;expect&#34;, &#34;plan&#34;,&#34;intend&#34;, &#34;potential&#34;, &#34;estimate&#34;,&#34;propose&#34;, &#34;project&#34;, &#34;outlook&#34;,&#34;foresee&#34; or similar words suggesting future outcomes orstatements regarding an outlook and include statements regarding theplanned development of the Tully Property. Factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from such forward‐looking information include, but are not limited to the Company’sinability to complete the financings necessary to complete theacquisitions of the Tully property , the Company’s inability tocomplete the acquisitions of the Tully property on the timelinesanticipated or at all, failure to identify mineral resources, failureto convert estimated mineral resources to reserves, the inability tocomplete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision,the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays inobtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmentalor other project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill theduty to accommodate First Nations and other indigenous peoples,uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financingneeded in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes inexchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in thedevelopment of projects, capital and operating costs varyingsignificantly from estimates and the other risks involved in themineral exploration and development industry, an inability to completethe Offering on the terms or on the timeline as announced or at all,capital market conditions, restriction on labour and internationaltravel and supply chains, and those risks set out in the Company’spublic documents filed on SEDAR+. Although theCompany believes that the expectations reflected in theforward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospectiveinvestors in the Company’s securities should not place unduereliance on forward-looking statements because the Company can provideno assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.Forward-looking information and statements contained in this newsrelease are as of the date of this news release and the Companyassumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-lookinginformation and statements except as required by law.THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FORDISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. NEWS AGENCIESCopyright (c) 2026 TheNewswire - All rights reserved.</div></div>

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Loyalist Exploration Limited has appointed Bob Bresee as Vice President of Operations. With over 45 years in the mining industry, Bresee brings extensive experience, having held senior roles at notable companies like Kinross Gold and Klondex Mines. He will continue as a director and is expected to advance the Tully Gold Project and support the company's "Buy Timmins, Mine Timmins" strategy. Loyalist is focused on developing mineral properties in Canada, including recent acquisitions in the Timmins area.

Loyalist Announces Bob Bresee as Vice President of Operations