Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 20, 2026) - Lodestar Metals Corp. (TSXV: LSTR) (OTC Pink: SVTNF) ("Lodestar" or the "Company"), a junior exploration company focused on unlocking world class gold potential in Nevada, is pleased to announce it has closed the final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing (the "Offering") by issuing 2,700,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $540,000. Due to increased investor interest, the Company has increased the size of the Offering, and has issued a total of 7,850,000 Units at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,570,000 under the entire Offering.









