Manning Ventures Inc. Closes Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia — July 2, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Manning Ventures Inc. announced it has successfully closed a non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds of $599,199.90 through the sale of 9,986,665 common shares at an issue price of $0.06 per share. The Offering is intended to provide the Company with net proceeds for general working capital purposes.

In connection with the closing, eligible arm’s length finders, including Haywood Securities Inc., Ventum Financial Corp., and Canaccord Genuity Corp., received aggregate cash finder’s fees totaling $8,904.00. Additionally, these finders were issued an aggregate of 148,400 non-transferable finder’s warrants. Each finder’s warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price of $0.12 per common share and will expire two years from its issuance date.

A portion of the Offering was subscribed to by certain insiders of the Company. This participation is classified as a “related party transaction” under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (MI 61-101). Manning Ventures is utilizing exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101, specifically subsections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a). These exemptions apply because neither the fair market value of securities issued to insiders nor the consideration paid by them exceeds 25% of the Company’s market capitalization, as determined under MI 61-101.

The securities issued under the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus a day from their respective issuance dates, as per applicable securities legislation.

Manning Ventures is a mineral exploration and development company with a focus on metals and materials essential for the expanding Energy Metals sector. The Company’s project portfolio includes Copper projects in Nevada, Lithium/Copper projects in Ontario and Quebec, and several Iron Ore projects located in Quebec.

Source: Manning Ventures Inc.