Gladiator intersects 21.2 m @ 3.07% Cu + 1.19 g/t Au at Cub East

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2026) - Gladiator Metals Corp. (TSXV: GLAD) (OTCQX: GDTRF) (FSE: ZX7) ("Gladiator" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further high-impact assay results from ongoing drilling at the Cub East target within the Whitehorse Copper Project, Yukon.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Cub East continues to emerge as a high-grade copper-gold-silver discovery, delivering broad, consistent copper mineralization with strong precious-metal credits and continuity across the 1.5km prospective Black Cub trend.

BCG-045: 21.2m @ 3.07% Cu, 1.19 g/t Au & 24.65 g/t Ag from 183.0m

BCG-050: 47.0m @ 1.01% Cu, 0.44 g/t Au & 7.07 g/t Ag from 200.0m

Incl. 32.31m @ 1.40% Cu, 0.63 g/t Au & 9.70 g/t Ag from 202.69m

First pass exploration drilling more than 600m southeast of Cub East has hit additional mineralized skarn, demonstrating the potential to expand the mineralized horizon at the Black Cub trend up to 1.5km. (assays pending).

Two drill rigs at Cub East targeting up-dip and strike extensions, while testing new priority targets generated from gravity and Induced Polarisation (IP) modelling proving to be a highly effective tool across the Whitehorse Copper Project

Four drill rigs moving to Five : Planned 2026 drilling at the Whitehorse Copper Project has increased to more than 50,000m, with 23,000m completed and five rigs scheduled for Q4, including drilling at the high-priority Best Chance prospect on the Arctic Chief trend.

Gladiator CEO Jason Bontempo commented:

"Cub East continues to consistently deliver the type of high-grade copper-gold results that can materially change the scale and market profile of the Whitehorse Copper Project. The 21.2m intercept grading 3.07% copper with strong gold and silver credits in BCG-045 is an exceptional result, while the broader mineralized interval in BCG-050 also demonstrates the growth po