Getty Copper Targets Higher Grade Mineralization Extension at Getty South

Highlights: Historical drilling data indicates near surface high grade Cu targets at Getty South Initial target: IP chargeability anomaly down-plunge of the Trojan Zone high grade mineralization Drilling to commence immediately as part of ongoing exploration program Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 26, 2026) - Getty Copper Inc. (TSXV: GTC) (" Getty " or the " Company ") is pleased to provide an update on a drill target identified at Getty South, a potential satellite deposit within the Company's Getty Project (the " Project ") in the Highland Valley District. The target was identified through the Company's ongoing review of historical exploration data across the Project. Getty has completed a compilation and review of historical drilling data at Getty South.

The database includes mainly drill holes completed in the 1970s and earlier, many of which were only partially sampled with no geological logs and uncertain locations. The review also included relogging of 13 drill holes completed in 1996 totaling 2,579 metres, all of which were fully sampled and assayed. This drilling data, combined with information from trenching and geological mapping shows that discrete breccia-hosted higher grade copper zones within Getty South have been only partly defined.

One of the most significant of these is the Trojan Zone, which includes the historical Trojan Mine. Reported historical drill intercepts 1 include: 1.3% Cu over 23.2 m from 1.2 m depth in U-4 0.9% Cu over 12.2 m from 13.7 m depth in U-5 1.1% Cu over 9.1 m from 18.3 m depth in U-6 1.7% Cu over 25 m from 18.3 m depth in U-9 0.63% Cu over 20 m from 52.5 m depth in GS96-06 0.8% Cu over 8.8 m from 72.8 m depth in U-1 0.8% Cu over 39 m from 72.9 m depth in U-3 (The deepest intersection to date, 125m vertically below surface; hole collared underground) Notably, the Trojan Zone is partly coincident with an IP chargeability anomaly which strengthens at depth beneath historical drilling. IP anomalies indicate the presence of disseminated sulfide mineralization, which is very encouraging as chalcopyrite is by far the most abundant sulfide mineral encountered in drilling at Getty South.

This anomaly and others across the property have been better defined by 3D inversions of historical geophysical data completed as part of the Company's ongoing district-scale exploration targeting work. "Getty South has always been one of the most compelling targets within our district-scale Highland Valley land package. Our recent technical work has highlighted the potential for higher-grade near-surface copper mineralization associated with the historical Trojan Zone, and the IP anomaly gives us a strong vector for the next phase of drilling.

We are excited to begin testing this target immediately as part of our ongoing 2026 exploration program." - CEO, Ryan O'Regan The Trojan Zone will be the initial target of the planned drill program at Getty South. Planned drill holes ranging from 150 to 500 metres are designed to determine the geometry, grade, and mineralogy of extensions to the near-surface high-grade zones, while also testing geophysical anomalies located down-plunge of the high-grade breccia zones. Image 1: Field crews at Getty South with the historic Trojan Mine (entrance capped, concrete pad at center left) and Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper Mine in the background.