Imperial Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Metals Corporation ("Imperial” or the "Company”) (TSX:III) announces the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX”) has accepted the Company’s Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid”) to be transacted through the facilities of the TSX or alternative Canadian trading systems. Pursuant to the Bid, the Company may purchase up to 890,855 common shares, which represents 0.5% of the total 178,171,166 common shares