Altima Energy Provides MCTO Status Update And Conditional Acceptance To Close Financing For Gross Proceeds Of $5,500,000

(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 1, 2025) - Altima Energy Inc. (TSXV: ARH) (OTCID: ARSLF) ("Altima" or the "Company") is providing a management cease trade order (" MCTO ") default status report in accordance with National Policy 12-203 - Management Cease Trade Orders (" NP 12-203 ") as well as receiving conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the " Exchange ") to close the previously announced private placement for a total of $5,500,000 (the " Financing ").

MCTO Update
On July 2, 2025, the Company announced that it had applied for a MCTO with the British Columbia Securities Commission (" BCSC ") in connection with the delay in filing of its audited annual financial statements for the year ended February 28, 2025, related management discussion and analysis, and CEO and CFO certificates in addition to its NI 51-101 Disclosure for Oil & Gas Activities for the financial year ended February 28, 2025 (collectively, the " Required Documents ") by the prescribed filing deadline (the " Original Announcement "). At that time, based on information then-available, the Company expected to file the Required Documents by August 29, 2025. The MCTO was issued on July 2, 2025 and restricts its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer from trading in securities of the Company, whether direct or indirect, until the Company files the Required Documents and the BCSC revokes the MCTO. The Company's management continues to work diligently to complete the Required Documents. The Company still expects that the Required Documents will be filed by August 29, 2025.

As of today's date, the Company still expects that the Required Documents will be filed by August 29, 2025. In addition, the Company's interim financial report, related management discussion and analysis and certificates of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the first quarter of 2025 ended May 31, 2025 (the " Q1 Interim Report ") which is required to be filed by July 30, 2025, is now expected to be filed by September 1, 2025. The Company will file the Q1 Interim Report in conjunction with, and immediately following, the filing of the Required Documents.

The Company confirms that since the date of the Original Announcement: (i) other than as described above and in its Original Announcement, there have been no changes to the information set out in the Original Announcement that would be expected to be material to an investor; (ii) there has been no failure by the Company in fulfilling its stated intentions with respect to satisfying the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203; (iii) there has not been any other specified default by the Company under NP 12-203, and, no such other default is anticipated; and (iv) there is no other material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.

The Company confirms it will continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203 so long as it remains in default of the requirement to file the Required Documents.

Conditional Approval for $5,500,000 Financing

On August 1, 2025, the Company received conditional acceptance from the Exchange to close the Financing.

Subject to final acceptance from the Exchange and in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreements, the Company will issue a total of 20,000,000 Units at $0.275 per Unit as follows:

-20,000,000 Units each Unit consisting of one common share and one share purchase warrant, each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share, exercisable for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance at a price of $0.40 per share on or before. A four-month hold period will be placed all securities issued under this Financing.

A portion of the Financing proceeds will be allocated to repay the loan of $2,300,000 from Code Consulting Limited, which is subject to the Exchange approval before repaying the loan.

There will be finders' fees in connection with the Financing in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies. No Insiders have directly and/or indirectly subscribed in the Financing.

About Altima Energy Inc.
Altima Energy is a Vancouver-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company with a strategic focus on unlocking the potential of hydrocarbon assets across North America. Committed to efficient resource development, Altima combines cutting-edge technology and industry expertise to drive operational excellence and deliver sustainable growth. With a focus on long-term value creation, Altima is dedicated to enhancing returns for its shareholders while maintaining a disciplined approach to asset management.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

SIGNED: "Richard Barnett"

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