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par Fuse Battery Metals Inc. (CVE:FUSE)

Fuse Battery Announces Amended Subscription Receipt Financing Details

COQUITLAM, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 24, 2026 / Fuse Battery Metals Inc. ("the Company" or "Fuse") (TSXV:FUSE)(OTCQB:FUSEF)(FRA:43W3) announces that in connection with the approval of the Reverse Take Over ("Transaction") with 1545726 B.C Ltd dba Pointor AI from a Tier 2 Mining Exploration Company to a Tier 2 Technology Company in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange ("Exchange") Policy 5.2 previously announced on July 16, September 16 and December 23, 2025.

The Company has now obtained conditional Exchange approval and Shareholder approval and in connection with the Transaction, and subject to Exchange approval, the Company now intends to complete a private placement of subscription receipts for a minimum of CAD$2.0 Million up to a maximum of CA$3.5 Million (the "Financing") at a price of CAD$0.05 per subscription receipt. Immediately upon completion of the Transaction, each subscription receipt will convert to a single common share of the Company on closing of the Transaction. Finder's fees will be paid in connection with the private placement subject to compliance with Exchange policies and the Financing and finder's fees are subject to the approval of the Exchange. Finder's fees will not be paid until closing of the Transaction.

The following table sets forth the estimated Available Funds of the Resulting Issuer before and after Giving effect to the private placement financing on a minimum amount of $2M to a maximum amount of $3.5M. The principal purposes of the Available Funds from the private placement will be as follows:

Use of Funds

Minimum ($)

Maximum ($)

Research and Development

400,000

600,000

Product Marketing and Sales

200,000

300,000

Management Salaries and G&A

400,000

500,000

Legal, Professional Services and Regulatory Expenses

150,000

200,000

Investor Relations, Digital Marketing and Media Outreach

200,000

200,000

Private Placement Transaction, finder's fees and Listing Fees

25,000

305,000

Unallocated Working Capital

473,890

1,319,480

Total:

1,924,480

3,424,480

All securities issued pursuant to the Financing, Transaction and finder's fees will be subject to a hold four month and a day hold period as required under applicable Canadian securities legislation.

Stock Option Grant

Concurrent with Closing of the Transaction, management will issue 13,795,353 incentive stock options for a five-year term under the Company's amended stock option plan exercisable at a CDN$0.05 per share for a term of five years to be vested immediately.

Pro Forma Consolidated Capitalization

The following table sets forth the pro forma share and loan capital of the Resulting Issuer on closing of the Transaction and the financing on a minimum financing amount of 40,000,000 shares to a maximum amount of 70,000,000:

Designation of Security

Amount Authorized or to be Authorized

Amount outstanding after giving effect to the Transaction

(minimum financing of $2M)

Amount outstanding after giving effect to the Transaction

(minimum financing of $3.5M)

Common Shares

Unlimited

40,000,000

70,000,000

Financing Subscription receipts that automatically convert on closing of the Transaction to common shares

Finder's Fee Shares

Unlimited

3,200,000

5,600,000

Finder's Fees shares in connection with Financing Subscription Receipts that will be issued on closing of the Transaction

Common Shares

Unlimited

50,000,000

50,000,000

Share exchange agreement to be issued to the shareholders of Pointor1

Common Shares

Unlimited

1,500,000

1,500,000

Finder's fee shares to be issued concurrently with the closing of the Transaction

Common Shares

Unlimited

37,629,745

37,629,745

Currently issued and outstanding shares of Fuse

Total:

129,129,745

164,729,745

Fully Diluted Share Capital

The following table outlines the expected number and percentage of securities of the Resulting Issuer to be outstanding on a non-diluted and fully-diluted basis after giving effect to the Transaction and the Minimum and Maximum Financing:

Designation of Security

Number, Giving Effect to the Transaction and Minimum Amount of Financing)

Number, Giving Effect to the Transaction and Maximum Amount of Financing)

Percentage Giving Effect to the Transaction and Minimum Financing (undiluted)

Percentage Giving Effect to the Transaction and Maximum Financing (undiluted)

Percentage, Giving Effect to the Transaction and Minimum Financing (fully-diluted)

Percentage, Giving Effect to the Transaction and Maximum Financing (fully-diluted

Resulting Issuer Shares

Shares Issued

Fuse Shares

37,629,745

37,629,745

28.44%

22.84%

23.45%

19.51%

Pointor Shares + Finder Shares

51,500,000

51,500,000

38.92%

31.26%

32.10%

26.71%

Financing Shares

40,000,000

70,000,000

30.23%

42.49%

24.93%

36.30%

Finder's Fee Shares

3,200,000

5,600,000

2.42%

3.40%

1.99%

2.90%

Subtotals

132,329,745

164,129,745

100.00%

100.00%

Reserved for issuance under the:

Options 1

1,890,000

1,890,000

1.43%

0.98%

1.18%

0.98%

Warrants

12,270,770

12,270,770

9.27%

6.36%

7.65%

6.36%

Finder Warrants

160,000

160,000

0.12%

0.08%

0.10%

0.08%

Options2

13,795,353

13,795,353

10.42%

7.15%

8.60%

7.15%

Subtotal Convertible Securities

28,116,123

28,116,123

21.25%

14.58%

Total (fully-diluted)

160,445,868

192,245,868

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

1 current options outstanding

2 Options to be granted upon closing of Transaction

  • any other person or company, including any agent or underwriter.

    The following table sets out information, on completion of the Transaction, on options to purchase Resulting Issuer Shares that will be held upon completion of the Transaction to the extent presently known and subject to applicable regulatory approvals:

Class of Optionee

Type of Security

Number of Resulting Issuer Shares Under Option

Exercise Price
(C$)

Expiry Date

Proposed Officers

Resulting Issuer Options

6,454,487

$0.05

Five years from the date of grant

Proposed Directors (other than officers)

Resulting Issuer Options

3,227,244

$0.05

Five years from the ‎date of grant

Former Directors and Officer

Resulting Issuer Options

1,613,622

$0.05

Five years from the date of grant

500,000

$0.05

Other Employees

Resulting Issuer Options

0

0

Five years from the ‎date of grant

Consultants

Resulting Issuer Options

2,000,000

$0.05

Five years from the date of grant

TOTAL

13,795,353

Available Funds and Principal Purposes

Available Funds

Concurrently with the completion of the Transaction, the Financing will be completed for gross proceeds of a minimum of $2,000,000 and a maximum of $3,500,000

As at September 30, 2025, the Issuer had working capital deficit of approximately $50,546. Accordingly, the estimated pro forma consolidated working capital deficit of the Resulting Issuer as at September $75,520. Upon the financing closing on or about March 6, 2026, the Resulting Issuer's working capital will increase to $1,924,480 under the Minimum Offering and $3,424,480 under the Maximum Offering.

Source of Funds

Amount (Giving Effect to the Minimum Financing)
(C$)

Amount (Giving Effect to the Maximum Financing)
(C$)

Consolidated working capital of the Resulting Issuer as at on or about March 6, 2026 (Upon completion of Financing)

$1,924,480

$3,424,480

Net proceeds from the Financing

$2,000,000

$3,500,000

Name, Address, Occupation and Security Holdings

The following are the names and municipalities of residence of each proposed director and officer of the Resulting Issuer, the positions and offices to be held with the Resulting Issuer, their respective principal occupations within the five preceding years and the number and percentage of common shares of the Resulting Issuer which will be held by each of them on completion of the Financing. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting of the Resulting Issuer unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with the BCBCA.

Name,

City of Residence of each Proposed Director and Officer

Position to be held with Resulting Issuer

Principal Occupation for the last five years

Director of Fuse or Target Issuer Since

Number and Percentage of Resulting Issuer Shares Giving Effect to the Minimum Financing and the Transaction(1)(2)(3)

Number and Percentage of Resulting Issuer Shares Giving Effect to the Maximum Financing and the Transaction(3)

Jessie (Fan)John

Chamonix, France

President, CEO and Director

Ms. Johnson is the Founder and managing director of Dynamite, an executive recruiting firm, Dynamite which is based in the UK and France and has been active in HR/executive recruitment space for over 15 years

Target

June 25'25

33,333,334(4)

25.81%

33,333,334(4)

17.33%

Taka L'Herpiniere

Chamonix, France

CTO and Director

Tarka L'Herpinire works with a company called Arcterix SARL wich is a software development company. Mr. L'Herpinire has worked on various machine learning and artificial intelligence projects in the past for different client companies

Target

June 25'25

8,333,333(4)

6.45%

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