MAXXF) and CEO Named Finalists For Three National Awards

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MAXXF) and CEO Named Finalists For Three National Awards

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MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FRANKFURT: 89N) is pleased to announce that CEO Ran
Narayanasamy and the Company have just been selected as final
nominees for three of nine awards to be presented at the 2026
Canadian Hydrogen Convention in Edmonton April 21-23, North
America’s premier event for hydrogen production, storage, and
infrastructure. MAX Power is a finalist for the Hydrogen Project
Award and the Digital Innovation Award, while CEO Ran Narayanasamy
is a finalist for the Emerging Hydrogen Leader Award. In addition,
Mr. Narayanasamy will moderate the event’s first-ever panel
discussion on Natural Hydrogen (Naturally Occurring Hydrogen –
Exploring Canada’s Potential) which will include MAX Power
Chief Geoscientist Steve Halabura and other experts on the second
day of the event, April 22.

Mr. Narayanasamy commented: “We’re humbled by this
recognition, and I congratulate our team for its hard work and
accomplishments. Our Saskatchewan Natural Hydrogen Project has put
MAX Power in a position to make Canada the global birthplace of
large-scale Natural Hydrogen commercialization, a project of
potential nation-building scope as we discussed with officials in
Ottawa last week. As we proceed through our program of analytical
testing, resource modelling and estimation at the Lawson Discovery
on the Genesis Trend, ahead of our confirmatory well, we’ve
already started our second well 325 km to the southwest at Bracken
on the Grasslands Project. With 1.3 million permitted acres and 5.7
million acres under application, we have the scale, the geology, the
team, and MAXX LEMI to lead the world in the exploration and
development of this emerging new primary energy source.”

Mr. Neil McMillan, Chairman of the Board of MAX Power, commented:
“Ran as finalist for Emerging Leader is a testament to the
groundbreaking work he has done with MAX Power in just his first few
months as CEO after joining us from the globally recognized
Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) where his clean energy
leadership spanned several sectors including hydrogen. The Canadian
Hydrogen Convention is a major event, and we look forward to
championing the Natural Hydrogen sector to the many thousands of
attendees.”

About the Canadian Hydrogen Convention

The 2026 Canadian Hydrogen Convention marks a turning point in the
global energy conversation. The era of speculative enthusiasm has
matured into grounded innovation, real investment, and tangible
deployment, along with Canada’s first-ever drilling for
Natural Hydrogen and an immediate discovery by MAX Power on
Saskatchewan’s Genesis Trend. This year’s convention is
not about what hydrogen could do — it’s about what it is
doing.

Canada is building the hydrogen economy, not theorizing about it.

Message from David Billedeau, President and CEO of the Canadian
Hydrogen Association of which MAX Power is a proud new member:

https://youtu.be/DfCVmaFMlxk

Hydrogen Project Award (Final Nominee)

The Hydrogen Project Award recognizes global projects distinguished
for their technological advancement and impact on communities.

MAX Power’s Saskatchewan Natural Hydrogen Project includes
Canada’s first confirmed subsurface Natural Hydrogen system
with free-flowing gas to surface, robust initial rates and pressures
following perforation, hydrogen concentrations up to 286,000 ppm,
evidence of a large reservoir with a strong drive mechanism, and
helium values up to 8.7% detected in sealed core tube gas samples
from a zone above the basement complex. Following the Lawson
Discovery, the Company has advanced analytical testing, structural
interpretation, and commercial evaluation planning while progressing
toward a near-term confirmatory well. Concurrent drilling at
Bracken, the second well of a multi-well drill program, is testing
basin scale continuity under a distinct geological trapping
mechanism, a critical step in assessing repeatability and long-term
development potential across the largest permitted land package in
Canada for Natural Hydrogen (1.3 million acres and 5.7 million
additional acres under application).

Hydrogen Digital Innovator Award (Final Nominee)

The Hydrogen Digital Innovator Award recognizes novel digital
technologies advancing the hydrogen industry and are considered
“game changers” in the energy industry.

MAXX LEMI, the Company’s proprietary Large Earth Model
Integration Platform, is an AI-assisted predictive framework that
integrates seismic data, drilling results, structural
interpretation, and legacy subsurface datasets into a unified
targeting system. As Natural Hydrogen exploration advances globally,
systematic data integration and predictive analytics are expected to
become key competitive differentiators. Each additional dataset
strengthens MAXX LEMI, reinforcing the Company’s technical
advantage and long-term scalability. As the Natural Hydrogen sector
evolves, MAXX LEMI is designed to serve as a structured, repeatable
framework that can support exploration and discovery across emerging
basins worldwide, with significant monetization potential for the
Company.

Click on the link below to learn more about MAXX LEMI:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPeHdsBuqho

Emerging Hydrogen Leader (Final Nominee)

The Emerging Hydrogen Leader Award acknowledges an up-and-coming
individual whose efforts have already made significant contributions
to their organization, industry or community that go above and
beyond their normal day to day responsibilities. MAX Power CEO Ran
Narayanasamy has been nominated as a finalist for this award.

Since joining MAX Power, CEO Ran Narayanasamy has led the Company
through a disciplined transition from concept to confirmation,
overseeing the discovery of Canada’s first subsurface Natural
Hydrogen system. Drawing on his leadership experience at the
Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) in Regina, and his deep
roots in Saskatchewan where he served for 17 years in various
capacities with SaskPower, Mr. Narayanasamy has prioritized
technical rigor, structured evaluation, alignment with national
energy and decarbonization objectives, strategic partnerships across
multiple sectors, Indigenous participation, and safety on the ground
for all crews in the first-ever deep drilling for Natural Hydrogen
in Canadian history. His nomination reflects both operational
execution and strategic leadership at a defining stage for the
sector.

Why This Matters to Investors

For investors, this recognition comes at a pivotal stage in the
Company’s evolution. In recent months, MAX Power has confirmed
Canada’s first working subsurface Natural Hydrogen system at
Lawson, advanced analytical testing and resource modeling,
integrated seismic supported structural interpretation, and
commenced drilling at Bracken to test basin scale continuity under a
second “play concept”. Together, these milestones
reflect a disciplined progression from discovery toward structural
definition, volumetric assessment, and commercial evaluation.

National recognition at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention, including
finalist nominations for Hydrogen Project Award, Hydrogen Digital
Innovator Award and Emerging Hydrogen Leader Award, reinforces the
Company’s leadership within a rapidly developing sector.

Natural Hydrogen remains an early-stage global category. Companies
that demonstrate scale, repeatability, technical rigor, and credible
commercialization pathways are positioned to shape its future. With
approximately 1.3 million permitted acres and an additional 5.7
million acres under application, highlighted by the 475-km Genesis
Trend, MAX Power controls one of the largest permitted land packages
in the world for Natural Hydrogen. The continued refinement of MAXX
LEMI strengthens this position through integrated data analytics and
systematic target advancement.

Beyond operational milestones, the broader implications are
strategic. A scalable Natural Hydrogen system in Saskatchewan aligns
with national priorities around energy security, industrial
competitiveness, and decarbonization. As drilling progresses and
basin scale concepts are tested, the Company remains focused on
validating continuity, quantifying potential, and advancing
responsibly toward commercialization, positioning shareholders
alongside what could become a new primary clean energy platform for
Canada.

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About MAX Power

MAX Power is an innovative mineral and energy exploration company
focused on the shift to decarbonization. The Company is a first
mover in the rapidly growing Natural Hydrogen sector where it has
built dominant district-scale land positions across Saskatchewan
with approximately 1.3 million acres (521,000 hectares) of permits,
plus an additional 5.7 million acres under application, covering
prime exploration ground prospective for large-volume accumulations
of Natural Hydrogen. Canada’s first-ever well specifically
targeting Natural Hydrogen has been drilled by MAX Power at the
Lawson target on the Genesis Trend, confirming a working subsurface
system. MAX Power also holds a portfolio of properties in the United
States and Canada focused on critical minerals. These properties are
highlighted by a 2024 diamond drilling discovery at the Willcox
Playa Lithium Project in southeast Arizona, 100%-owned by MAX
Power’s U.S. subsidiary Homeland Critical Minerals Corp.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Ran Narayanasamy, CEO

MAX Power Mining Corp.

info@maxpowermining.com

For further information, please contact:

Chad Levesque

Ph: 1-306-981-4753

Email: chad@maxpowermining.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Information

This news release contains forward-looking information within the
meaning of applicable securities laws, which includes, without
limitation, statements about: the interpretation of exploration and
drilling results; the potential existence, size, continuity,
recoverability, and commercial viability of Natural Hydrogen
accumulations; the timing, scope, design, and success of anticipated
appraisal, testing, and drilling programs; the advancement of the
Lawson Discovery towards potential commercialization; the
development, integration, and prospective use of MAXX LEMI; and the
Company’s broader Natural Hydrogen strategy.

Forward-looking information is based on management’s current
expectations, estimates, projections, and assumptions, including,
among other things, assumptions regarding the Company’s
ability to execute its work programs as planned, the availability
and performance of equipment and personnel, regulatory timelines and
approvals, geological continuity and reservoir characteristics,
market conditions, and access to sufficient capital on acceptable
terms.

Forward-looking information is inherently subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause
actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied.

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