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Vancouver, British Columbia, August 14, 2025 – Q2 Metals Corp. (TSX.V: QTWO | OTCQB:
QUEXF | FSE: 458) (“Q2” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed
its previously announced upsized private placement of 26,000,000 common shares of the Company
that qualify as “flow-through shares” (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Tax Act (as
defined below))(the “FT Shares”) at a price of $1.00 per FT Share (the “Offering Price”) for total
gross proceeds of $26,000,000 (the “Offering”), which includes the full exercise of the Agent’s option
for gross proceeds of $5,000,000.
The Offering was conducted on best efforts private placement basis pursuant to an agency agreement
dated August 14, 2025 between Canaccord Genuity Corp., as sole agent and bookrunner (the
“Agent”), and the Company. The Offering consisted of the sale of 25,000,000 FT Shares (the “LIFE
FT Shares”) sold pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of National
Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) as amended by Coordinated Blanket Order
45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the “Listed
Issuer Financing Exemption”) and 1,000,000 FT Shares (the “Non-LIFE FT Shares”) pursuant to
prospectus exemptions under NI 45-106 other than the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption.
The Company will use an amount equal to the gross proceeds received by the Company from the
sale of the FT Shares, pursuant to the provisions in the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), to
incur (or be deemed to incur) eligible “Canadian exploration expenses” that qualify as “flow-through
critical mineral mining expenditures” (as both terms are defined in the Tax Act) (the “Qualifying
Expenditures”) related to the Company’s mineral projects in Québec, on or before December 31,
2026, and to renounce all the Qualifying Expenditures in favour of the subscribers of the FT Shares
effective on or before December 31, 2025.
As consideration for the Agent’s services, the Agent received a cash commission of $1,300,000 and
1,300,000 non-transferable broker warrants (the “Broker Warrants”) with each Broker Warrant
entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company (a “Broker Share”) at a
price of $0.90 per Broker Share for a period of three years from the closing date of the Offering.
The Offering remains subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The LIFE FT Shares
are not subject to any hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws. The Non-LIFE FT
Shares are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the closing date of the Offering
under applicable Canadian securities laws.
An offering document related to the Offering can be accessed under the Company’s profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.q2metals.com.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there
be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been
and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for
account or benefit of, U.S. persons unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state
securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available. “United States” and
“U.S. person” have the meaning ascribed to them in Regulation S under the 1933 Act.
ABOUT Q2 METALS CORP.
Q2 Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the Cisco Lithium Project located
within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the Eeyou Istchee, James Bay, Quebec, Canada.
The Cisco Project is comprised of 801 claims, totaling 41,253 hectares, with the main mineralized
zone just 6.5 km from the Billy Diamond Highway, which transects the Project. The Town of Matagami,
rail head of the Canadian National Railway, is approximately 150 km to the south.
The Cisco Project has district-scale potential with an initial Exploration Target estimating a range of
potential lithium mineralization and grade of 215 to 329 million tonnes at a grade ranging from 1.0 to
1.38% Li2O, based only on the first 40 holes drilled.
Drill testing continues with mineralization open at depth and along strike with potential for significant
expansion at the Cisco Mineralized Zone. The 2025 Summer Program is ongoing, with rolling assay
results anticipated into Q3 2025 as the Company works towards a maiden resource estimate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Alicia Milne Jason McBride Chris Ackerman
President & CEO Investor Relations Manager Corporate Development
Alicia@Q2metals.com Jason@Q2metals.com Chris@Q2metals.com
Telephone: 1 (800) 482-7560
E-mail: info@Q2metals.com
WWW.Q2Metals.com
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian legislation. Forward-looking
statements are typically identified by words such as: “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”,
“estimates”, “plans”, “may”, “should”, “would”, “will”, “potential”, “scheduled” or variations of such
words and phrases and similar expressions, which, by their nature, refer to future events or results
that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. Accordingly, all statements in this
news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include statements
regarding beliefs, plans, expectations and orientations regarding the future including, without
limitation, any statements or plans regard the geological prospects of the Company’s properties and
the future exploration endeavors of the Company. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a
number of material factors and assumptions.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this
news release or as of the date specified in such statement. Forward looking statements in this news
release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to use of proceeds of the Offering, tax
treatment of the FT Shares, the Company’s proposed summer exploration and drill programs, drilling
results on the Cisco Project and inferences made therefrom, the preparation of an exploration target
on the Cisco Project, the potential scale of the Cisco Project, the focus of the Company’s current and
future exploration and drill programs, the scale, scope and location of future exploration and drilling
activities. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include failure to obtain necessary approvals, variations in ore grade or recovery rates,
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, unsuccessful exploration results,
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future resource estimates,
future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, reallocation of proposed
use of funds, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with regulatory
changes, defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis,
accidents or equipment breakdowns, uninsured risks, delays in receiving government approvals,
unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same. Readers are
cautioned that mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business and
accordingly, the actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Additional risk factors are discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis for its recently completed fiscal period, which is
available under Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedarplus.com .
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described
herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company
has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results
to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forwardlooking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
“Neil McCallum, B.Sc., P.Geol., a registered permit holder with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec
and Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 has reviewed and approved the technical information
in this news release. Mr. McCallum is a director and the Vice President Exploration for Q2 Metals.”
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.