Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2026) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) (FSE: DM8) (OTCQB: VMSSF) ("Vortex" or the "Company") announces that, further to its news releases dated March 9, 2026 and April 8, 2026, the Company has applied to the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") for a 30-day price protection extension to complete the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit (the "Second Tranche"). The Company intends to complete the Second Tranche in the next few weeks.