Primary Hydrogen Appoints Christopher Longton as Vice President, Exploration

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Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - Primary Hydrogen Corp. (TSXV: HDRO) (OTCQB: HNATF) (FSE: 83W) (the "Company" or "Primary Hydrogen") announces the appointment of Christopher Longton, CPG, as Vice President, Exploration, effective July 24, 2026. "Chris has worked at every stage of exploration, from first-pass prospecting and sampling through to drilling," said David Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Primary Hydrogen. "Our projects sit at a range of stages and we needed one person accountable for how they advance. Chris will set the order we work through them in, and what we spend testing them." Mr. Longton is Principal Geologist with Rangefront Mining Services and will continue in that role. Rangefront provides geological services to the Company. A field geologist at heart, he has experience from greenfields exploration to production on precious metals, base metals and critical minerals deposits throughout North America and Australia. His experience has led to him managing large- and small-scale projects, including as Vice President, Exploration with Hercules Metals Corp. in Idaho. Prior to that he was Senior Exploration Manager for Integra Resources' DeLamar project in southern Idaho, and has provided senior geological support on several early- to advanced-development and production-scale projects for various companies, most notably New Gold Inc. and Equinox Gold Corp. Mr. Longton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Illinois State University, is a Certified Professional Geologist, and is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Longton assumes responsibility for the Company's exploration programs across its natural hydrogen and rare earth element portfolio in Canada and the United States. He will also act as the Company's Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. As an officer of the Company, Mr. Longton is not independent of the Company for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. Stock Option Grant In connection with the appointment, the Company has granted Mr. Longton incentive stock options to purchase up to 10,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $1.19 per share, exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant and vesting 100% on the date that is four months and a day following...

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