Q2 Metals appointed Keith Phillips to its Board of Directors.

Vancouver, British Columbia, October 27, 2025 – Q2 Metals Corp. (TSX.V: QTWO | OTCQB: QUEXF | FSE: 458) announced the appointment of Keith Phillips as a new member of its Board of Directors.

Keith Phillips served as the CEO of Piedmont Lithium from its founding in 2017 until its merger with Sayona Mining in 2025. Under his leadership, Piedmont reached a market valuation exceeding $1.0 billion and transformed from a discovery project in North Carolina to a global lithium producer with assets in Canada, Ghana, and the United States, establishing significant commercial partnerships with Tesla and LG Chem. The company, reborn as Elevra Lithium, became North America's largest hard rock lithium producer.

Before joining Piedmont, Phillips had a career spanning over 30 years on Wall Street, managing strategic and financing transactions exceeding $100 billion. He led mining investment banking teams at Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, and Dahlman Rose, and previously held the position of Head of Canadian Investment Banking Services for Goldman Sachs. He worked with numerous mining companies and spent much of his career advising companies in the exploration and development stages to achieve their strategic goals.

Phillips holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University.

Alicia Milne, President and CEO of Q2 Metals, stated, "I am very pleased to welcome Keith to the Q2 Board of Directors. His extensive experience in the lithium industry and knowledge of investment banking significantly strengthens our board and aligns with our goal to release the first estimated mineral resource estimate for Cisco in the first quarter of 2026."

Keith Phillips expressed his excitement about joining the board, stating, "I am thrilled to join Q2 Metals. The Cisco Lithium Project stands out on the global stage due to its scale, quality, and position in a premier mining jurisdiction. After evaluating lithium assets in all major production regions, I can confidently say that Cisco ranks among the most promising undeveloped lithium projects in the world. I am excited to work with the Q2 team to unlock Cisco's full potential and enhance the company's role in the North American and global lithium supply chain."

The company announced, in accordance with its stock option plan, the grant of a total of 1,300,000 stock options to certain board members, officers, and consultants, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The stock options and the common shares issuable upon exercise of these options will be subject to trading restrictions for four months and one day from the date of issuance.

Upcoming Events that the Q2 Metals team will attend include:

• XPLOR, Montreal, QC, October 27-30, 2025
• 121 Mining Event, London, UK, November 17-18, 2025
• Swiss Mining Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, November 20-21, 2025
• Resourcing Tomorrow, London, UK, December 2-4, 2025

About Q2 Metals Corp.: Q2 Metals is a Canadian mining exploration company focused on the Cisco Lithium Project. The project is located in the Eeyou Istchee, James Bay region of Quebec, Canada, on the broader Nemaska territory and is 6.5 km away from a railway line leading to the town of Matagami, approximately 150 km to the south.

The Cisco Project has a large-scale potential with lithium mineralization ranging between 215 and 329 million tons, based on data from the first 40 drill holes. The potential quantity and quality of the exploration target are conceptual in nature, and sufficient exploration has not been conducted to estimate a Mineral Resource as defined by NI 43-101. Further exploration is uncertain as to whether this target will be defined as a mineral resource.

The 2025 Exploration Program is ongoing, and internal drilling efforts are prioritized for the anticipated initial mineral resource estimate expected in the first quarter of 2026.