Auston Capital arranges $100,000 private placement

Mr. Steve Smith reports AUSTON CAPITAL CORP. PRIVATE PLACEMENT UPDATE Auston Capital Corp., further to its news releases dated Aug. 28, 2025, and Dec. 22, 2025, intends to proceed with a private placement to raise up to $100,000 through the sale of two million common shares at a price of five cents per share. Proceeds will be used for seeking qualifying transactions and general working capital. The placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The company expect to pay a finder's fee of 10 per cent of the proceeds raised to Integral Wealth Securities Ltd. and issue finder's warrants equivalent to 10 pepr cent of the shares issued, each finder's warrant being exercisable at a price of 10 cents per share for a period of 12 months. About Auston Capital Corp. Auston is a capital pool company (CPC) pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange. The company has not commenced commercial operations and has no assets other than cash. Auston's primary objective is to identify and evaluate businesses or assets with the intention of completing a qualifying transaction. Any proposed qualifying transaction is subject to exchange approval and, if applicable, the approval of minority shareholders. We seek Safe Harbor.