Edge Copper Announces AGM Voting Results

VANCOUVER, BC, April 17, 2026 /CNW/ - Edge Copper Corporation (TSXV: EDCU) ("Edge Copper" or the "Company") announces the results of the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting ("the Meeting") held on April 16, 2026. A total of 43,696,361 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 36.05% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.

The results for the items voted at the Meeting are as follows:

Number of Directors	Votes For	% For	Votes  Against	%  Against
Set the number of directors at seven	43,684,687	99.97 %	11,674	0.03 %
Election of Directors	Votes For	% For	Votes  Withheld	%  Withheld
Gilmour Clausen	43,679,752	99.96 %	16,609	0.04 %
Letitia Wong	43,675,753	99.95 %	20,608	0.05 %
Joseph Longpre	43,675,752	99.95 %	20,609	0.05 %
Lance Newman	43,675,752	99.95 %	20,609	0.05 %
Rod Pace	43,675,752	99.95 %	20,609	0.05 %
Robert Kopple	43,297,192	99.09 %	399,169	0.91 %
Keith Henderson	43,432,523	99.40 %	263,838	0.60 %

The Company reports shareholders reappointed Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors for the ensuing year, and authorized the directors to fix their remuneration.

	Votes For	% For	Votes  Withheld	%  Withheld
Appointment of Davidson & Company LLP	43,691,228	99.99 %	5,133	0.01 %

The Company's shareholders voted for the Company's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan:

	Votes For	% For	Votes  Against	%  Against
Approval of Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan	4,004,916 ^*	96.82 %	131,732	3.18 %

^* Excluding 39,559,713 shares held by Insiders

RSU and DSU Grants

The Company has granted 3,404,598 restricted share units ("RSUs") to certain officers and 362,320 deferred share units ("DSUs") to certain directors of the Company pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. These grants were in connection with management and Board compensation. The RSUs will vest one third thereof on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. 

About Edge Copper Corporation

Edge Copper Corporation is a copper-focused exploration and development company advancing its 100%-owned Zonia Copper Project in Arizona.  Zonia is a past-producing heap leach operation on private land, located in Arizona's historic Walnut Grove mining district. With solid economics, existing infrastructure and significant potential for resource expansion, Zonia is well-positioned to become a key U.S. copper development project. For more information, please visit www.edgecopper.com.

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SOURCE Edge Copper Corporation

Further Information: For further information regarding Edge Copper: Patricia Fong, Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]