AC/DC Battery Metals Adopts Semi Annual Financial Reporting

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Coquitlam, BC – April 22, 2026 – TheNewswire - AC/DC Battery Metals Inc.(the “Company” or “AC/DC”) (OTCQB: ACDBF) announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated BlanketOrder 51-933 and move to semi-annual financial reporting (“SAR”).

Coordinated Blanket Order 51-93 allows eligible ventureissuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) tovoluntarily move from a quarterly to a semi-annual financial reportingframework. AC/DC’s fiscal year ends on July 31, 2026. Under the SARpilot program, the Company will be exempt from filing interimfinancial reports and related Management’s Discussion & Analysis(MD&A) for its first and third quarters:

• Interim Period: The Company will not file an interimreport for the first quarter (Q1) ending October 31, 2026;and

• Interim Period: The Company will not file an interimreport for the third quarter (Q3) ending April 30, 2027; and

• Ongoing Reporting: AC/DC will continue to file auditedannual financial statements (due within 120 days of July 31, 2026) andsix-month interim financial reports (due within 60 days of January 31,2027).

The Company confirms it meets the pilot program'seligibility criteria, which include being a venture issuer with annualrevenues of less than $10 million and maintaining a clean 12-monthcontinuous disclosure record.

This news release is being filed pursuant toCoordinated Blanket Order 51 – 933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-AnnualReporting for Certain Venture Issuers.

About AC/DC Battery Metals Inc. acdcbatterymetals.com

Nickel
Project, British Columbia

The Mount Sidney
Williams Group consists of three claim blocks with a total area of
10,569 hectares in the area surrounding Mount Sidney Williams, both
adjoining and near the Decar project of FPX Nickel Corp., located 100
kilometres northwest of Fort St. James, B.C., in the Omineca mining
division. Metallic mineralization includes nickel, cobalt, and
chromium. At least some of the nickel mineralization occurs as
awaruite. The Mitchell Range Group area claim consists of one claim
block covering 8,659 hectares with demonstrated metallic
mineralization including nickel, cobalt, and chromium. Nickel cobalt
mineralization has not been well explored, but the presence of
awaruite has been documented. The Company owns a 100% interest in
the Nickel Project.

About the Copper Property

The Copper Property consist of 17 claims comprising
27,525.24 hectares located in the Omineca Mining Division of
north-central British Columbia, approximately 150 km north of Fort St.
James. The claims are not subject to any royalty terms, back-in
rights, payments or any other agreements and encumbrances. The
Company owns a 100% interest in the Copper Property

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

“Tim Fernback”

Tim Fernback, President & CEO

Contact Information:

Email: info@acdcbatterymetals.com

Phone: 604-336-8026

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forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to,
comments that involve future events and conditions, which are subject
to various risks and uncertainties. Except for statements of
historical facts, comments
that address resource potential, upcoming work programs, geological
interpretations, receipt and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and
others are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results may vary
materially from those statements. General business conditions are
factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from
forward-looking statements.

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