December 29, 2025, Toronto, ON - Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TT) (OTCQB: TTTMF) (FSE: O4N) is pleased to announce that Ashley Nadon has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) effective January 1, 2026.

Ashley Nadon is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting from McMaster University. Ms. Nadon provides accounting and corporate secretarial services to private and public companies in her role as Managing Director of Nadon Professional Corporation. Ms. Nadon has experience as the CFO of several reporting issuers and is currently the CFO of TSX-V listed Homeland Nickel Inc.

Ms. Nadon replaces Brandon Schwabe, who steps down as Chief Financial Officer. The Board would like to thank Mr. Schwabe for his contributions to the Company and wishes him well with his future endeavors.

The Company wishes to clarify that, further to its news release dated December 18, 2025, and pursuant to the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement financing (the “Hard Dollar Offering”):

·      394,444 of the units of the Company (the “Units”) issued are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance, in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws and TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) policies; and

·      186,666 Units issued were offered to purchasers outside of Canada pursuant to an exemption from the prospectus requirements in Canada available under OSC Rule 72-503 – Distributions Outside Canada and, accordingly, such Units are not subject to a four-month and one day hold period in Canada. 

About Total Metals Corp.

Total Metals Corp. is focused on its 100% owned Electrolode Project covering over 3,300 contiguous hectares in northwestern Ontario. The Electrolode Project is targeting high-potential critical mineral plus gold resources and targets in three favorable geologic trends, located near major mines in the Red Lake Gold camp and is strategically located between Kinross Gold’s Great Bear Project and First Mining Gold’s Springpole Project. The Electrolode Project is fully permitted for exploration drilling and hosts 10 historic mineralized zones with significant expansion potential plus new, untested targets ready for further exploration. Total Metals also owns 100% of the High Lake and West Hawk Lake Project covering 958 hectares in two gold properties located along the Trans-Canada Highway straddling the Manitoba / Ontario border. The Purex Zone on the High Lake property has significant exploration potential and will be the primary target for initial exploration and potential future mining activities. The West Hawk Lake property is comprised of a single mineral lease, located within southeastern Manitoba.

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Tyler Thorburn

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Forward-Looking Information

This press release includes “forward-looking information” that is subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward looking.  Although the Company believes that any forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. The Company cautions readers that all forward-looking statements, are based on assumptions none of which can be assured and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements represent management’s best judgment based on information currently available. Readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and no undertaking is given to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws or the TSX-V. The forward-looking statements or information contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.