Employee share purchase plan and director / pdmr purchases

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

1. Paul R. Baay

2. Scott Budau

3. Brian Hollingshead

4. James Shipka

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

2. Chief Financial Officer

3. EVP Engineering and Business Development

4. EVP Asset Development and HSE

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Touchstone Exploration Inc.

b)

LEI

2138008URBSUC1J24J73

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been

conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Common shares of Touchstone Exploration Inc.

CA89156L1085

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of common shares by the Trustee of the Employee Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Effective Price

Volumes

1.

C$0.26

24,169

2.

C$0.26

16,918

3.

C$0.26

14,259

4.

C$0.26

15,468

d)

Aggregated information

• Aggregated volume

• Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

October 1, 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Toronto Stock Exchange