Eastport Critical Metals Appoints Accomplished Mining Executive, Daniel Major as Chief Executive Officer

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2026) - Eastport Critical Metals Corp. (TSXV: EVI) (OTCQB: EVIIF) ("Eastport" or the "Company"), the Botswana-focused critical metals development company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Major as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026. Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi, the Company's co-founder and current CEO, will move to Chair of the Board, and David Minchin, currently Chair, will move to Co-Chair. Daniel Major, incoming CEO, commented: " Eastport has assembled a high-quality portfolio of critical metal projects in one of Africa's most stable and prospective jurisdictions. In just six months since listing, the team launched three concurrent drill programs, secured strategic support from a leading natural resources fund, and announced a new uranium discovery at Foley, while advancing resource-definition drilling at the Nakalakwana copper deposit and Phase 1 Drilling at the Semarule REE project. "Having spent a large portion of my career advancing African projects from discovery through feasibility studies towards development, I am excited to lead the excellent Eastport team through this next phase of optimising results, prioritising assets, and fast-tracking clear economic pathways for shareholders and our stakeholders in Botswana." Daniel Major is a mining engineer with more than 35 years' experience in the mining industry from banking and finance (JP Morgan, HSBC) to developing projects across (including operating mines); uranium, copper, gold and critical minerals, with particular depth in Africa. He most recently served as CEO of GoviEx Uranium Inc. (TSXV) from 2012 to 2025, taking the company public and advancing a multi-jurisdictional African portfolio through feasibility studies and ESIAs. Daniel has over 20 years experience as an executive leading companies in Canada, South America and Russia. He holds a B.Eng (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the Camborne School of Mines and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Leading Edge Materials Corp. Burns Singh Tennent-Bhohi, Co-Founder and Incoming Executive Chairman commented, " As Co-Founder of Eastport after nearly 7-years, it is of paramount responsibility that the Board and I continually evaluate how to create value for our shareholders and local stakeholders. "The period to present has been one of incredible dedication by the entire Eastport team globally with a clear focus on our deliverables. We are currently experiencing and going through one of the most palpable shifts in attitudes towards commodities, energy and how we securely rely on access to either. For Eastport, our incredible team have dedicated many years to position our shareholders and stakeholders to benefit from this change in attitude.

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