Q2 Metals Discovers High Grade Zone with 170.2 Metre Intercept of 1.99% Li₂O, Including 40.1 m of 2.89% Li₂O at the Cisco Lithium Project Highlights: CS25-063: 13 separate intervals, including: 75.4 m at 1.67% Li2O; and21.8 m at 1.12% Li2O.Mineralization encountered extend the boundary of the known Mineralized Zone to the west. CS25-064: Nine (9) separate intervals, including: 166.7 m at 1.47% Li2O. CS25-072: Eight (8) separate intervals, including: 82.1 m at 1.71% Li2O;109.5 m at 1.67% Li2O; and121.6 m at 1.45% Li2O. CS25-073: Five (5) separate intervals, including: 170.2 m at 1.99% Li2O, including 40.1 m at 2.89% Li2O;74.2 m at 0.94% Li2O;78.5 m at 1.47% Li2O; and108.7 m at 1.52% Li2O. The 40.1 m interval at 2.89% Li2O in CS25-073 ranks as the most significant high-grade interval to date on Cisco. Drill hole CS23-018, 100 metres southwest of CS25-073, encountered a 215.6 m interval at 1.69% Li2O, which included 64.6 m at 2.29% Li2O. The potential for a higher-grade portion within the existing Mineralized Zone will be drill tested this season.BBA Consulting is currently modelling the inaugural inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the Cisco Lithium Project, incorporating all results from drilling completed up to the end of 2025.The ongoing four-rig drill program is primarily focused on infill drilling the main mineralized zone to convert pending inferred resources to indicated in advance of a Preliminary Economic Assessment targeted for late 2026. Exploration and expansion drilling will also be incorporated into the drill program to test areas outside of the Mineralized Zone. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q2 Metals Corp. (TSX.V: QTWO | OTCQB: QUEXF | FSE: 458) (“Q2” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the remaining analytical results from the 2025 drill program (the “2025 Drill Program”) at the Company’s Cisco Lithium Project (the “Project” or the “Cisco Project”), located within the greater Nemaska traditional territory of the southernmost part of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. A total of 74 drill holes for 31,961 metres (“m”) will inform the Company’s inaugural inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) at the Cisco Project. The results reported herein represent 5,587.7 m of drilling over nine (9) drill holes completed during the 2025 Drill Program. Pegmatite intervals and analytical results are reported as they are received and reviewed. “With the release of these final drill results for 2025, we are now moving into a new chapter in the development of the Cisco Project. These assay results once again showcase the robust mineralization at Cisco and give serious emphasis to its expansion potential. Drill hole 73, located in the central portion of the Mineralized Zone, returned consistently higher grades than expected,” said Neil McCallum, Q2 Metals Vice President of Exploration. “We look forward to further infill drilling in these areas to understand the extent of a potentially higher-grade zone along strike or vertically.” The Company published an Exploration Target in July 2025 on the main mineralized zone (the “Mineralized Zone”). The Exploration Target estimated a range of potential lithium mineralization 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. An Exploration Target is used to provide a conceptual estimate of the potential quantity and grade of a mineral deposit, based on known and additional limited geological evidence. It is an early-stage assessment that will help to guide further exploration, but it is not a mineral resource or mineral reserve and should not be treated as such. Drilling in the latter half of 2025 prioritized infill-scale drilling utilizing four drill rigs within the Mineralized Zone. The tightened drill spacing was designed to support the Company’s objective of delivering an initial inferred MRE on the Cisco Project in the first quarter of 2026. Figure 1. Updated Map of Recent Drill Holes at Cisco Project Drill Results Discussion Noteworthy analytical results reported herein are as follows: Drill hole-63 extended the boundary of the known Mineralized Zone to the west with a 75.4 m wide mineralized pegmatite interval averaging 1.67% Li2O, in an area that was only partially mapped within the Exploration Target. Additional work will be undertaken to understand the extent of mineralization in that area.Drill hole-73 was drilled in the central area of the Mineralized Zone. High grades were encountered such as 170.2 m at 1.99% Li2O, including 40.1 m at 2.89 % Li2O, and follow up drilling will be conducted during the 2026 drill program to determine the potential of additional high grades in that area. Figure 2. Cross-Section A Figure 3. Cross-Section B Figure 4. Cross-Section C Table 1. Summary of Analytical Results of Drill Holes at Cisco Project All intervals of greater than 2 m of core-length and greater than 0.30% Li2O are included in Table 1. Internal