Viridian Announces Market Services Agreement With Outside The Box Capital

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viridian Metals Inc. (CSE: VRDN) ("Viridian" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a marketing services agreement (the "Agreement") effective April 15, 2026 with Outside The Box Capital Inc. ("OTB Capital"), an Ontario-incorporated marketing firm focused on retail investor outreach and digital community development.

Under the Agreement, OTB Capital will deliver digital marketing and investor awareness services encompassing, among other things, strategic communications planning, social media management and community building, dissemination of Company-approved content, introduction of Company news to prospective investors, and inclusion of the Company in influencer-driven content and Q&A video productions (collectively, the "Services"), across platforms including Reddit, Discord, Stocktwits, Yahoo Finance discussions, X (Twitter), Telegram, and YouTube. The Agreement does not contain any performance-based factors.

The Agreement with OTB Capital will be in effect from April 15, 2026 through October 15, 2026 (the "Initial Term"), subject to earlier termination in accordance with its provisions. As compensation for the Services, the Company has agreed to pay OTB Capital a total cash fee of C$150,000, structured as follows: (i) C$75,000 on the effective date of the Agreement; and (ii) C$75,000 ninety (90) days following the effective date of the Agreement (provided the Agreement has not been earlier terminated)

The Company has also granted OTB Capital options to acquire up to 250,000 common shares of the Company (the "Options"). Each Option carries an exercise price of $[xx] per share and expires at the end of the Initial Term. The Options vest in two equal instalments each of 125,000 Options, on the effective date of the Agreement, and ninety (90) days thereafter, in each case contingent on OTB Capital’s continued provision of services under the Agreement on the applicable vesting date. The Options are governed by the Company’s omnibus equity incentive plan, the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”), and all applicable securities legislation.