Critical One Energy Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering of 1,430,000 flow-through common shares at a price of CDN$1.00 per FT Share, for gross proceeds of CDN$1,430,000 . The close of the flow-through private placement upsizes the Company's previously announced offering with gross proceeds of up to CDN$1,250,000 . Please see Critical One's press release of December 15, 2025 for reference. In connection with the Offering, the Company paid an aggregate of CDN$75,000 in finder's fees, and issued 75,000 common share purchase warrants of the Company . Each Finder's Warrant is exercisable to purchase one common share in the capital of the Company at a price of CDN$1.50 per common share for a period of eighteen months from the dat...