Vortex Metals Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement and Announces Warrant Extension

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2026) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) (FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) ("Vortex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated March 9, 2026, it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of $474,900 comprising of 9,498,000 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant").