NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES MONTREAL, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amex Exploration Inc. (TSXV: AMX) (FSE: MX0) (OTCQX: AMXEF) ("Amex" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with National Bank Financial Inc. and MDCP Securities Limited (together, the “Co-Lead Agents”), as joint bookrunners and co-lead agents, on behalf of a syndicate of agents to be appointed (collectively, the “Agents”), in connection with a “best efforts” private placement offering under the LIFE Exemption (as defined herein) for up to 9,661,000 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares“) at a price of $4.50 per Common Share (the “Offering Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $43,474,500 (the “Offering“). The Agents have also been granted an option, exercisable in full or in part up to 48 hours prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein), to sell up to an additional 1,449,150 Common Shares at the Offering Price for additional gross proceeds of up to $6,521,175.