<div id="readability-page-1"><article>Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 13, 2026) - Silver Sands Resources Corp. (CSE: SAND) (OTC Pink: SSRSF) (the &#34;Company&#34; or &#34;Silver Sands&#34;) the Company is pleased to announce that further to its announcement on January 29, 2026 that it has closed the private placement financing whereby the Company has issued 6,499,333 Units @ $0.075 per Unit for gross proceeds of $487,449.98. Each Unit consists of one common share at $0.075 and one-half of one transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant, (a &#34;Warrant&#34;) is exercisable at $0.15 per common share for a period of 24 months from closing.7% Finders fees totaling $20,571.25 was paid in cash and 274,283 non-transferable finders warrants were issued to registered finders. Debt SettlementThe Company entered into debt settlement agreements with three directors and the corporate secretary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company has issued an aggregate of 2,365,000 Units (each, a &#34;Unit&#34;) at a deemed price of $0.075 per Unit, to settle a total indebtedness of CAD$ 177,375.00. Each Unit consists of one common share at $0.075 and one-half of one transferable share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant, (a &#34;Warrant&#34;) is exercisable at $0.15 per common share for a period of 24 months from closing. The Company had resolved to satisfy the outstanding indebtedness with shares and warrants to preserve its cash for operations. The Private Placement and Debt Settlement transactions are subject to the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange. Pursuant to the financing and debt settlement, an aggregate of 8,864,333 common shares and 4,432,166 Warrants will be subject to a four month and one day hold period until June 14, 2026. Proceeds will be used for general working capital and property investigation.About Silver Sands Resources Corp.Silver Sands is a Canada-based company engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Its objective is to locate and develop economic precious and base metal properties of merit. On Behalf of the Board of DirectorsKeith Anderson Chief Executive Officer, President &amp; DirectorSILVER SANDS RESOURCES CORP. Suite 830 - 1100 Melville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4A6 https://www.silversandscorp.com The Canadian Securities Exchange has not approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.Forward-Looking Statements:This news release may include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation concerning the business of the Company. Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the management of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based on are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this presentation or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise required by law.<img id="corporateNewsLogo" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/6972/283958_d8552ee5a434e824_logo.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="200" height="51" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/6972/283958_d8552ee5a434e824_logo.jpg"/>To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/283958<img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/283958/375?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1" height="1" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/283958/375"/></article></div>

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Silver Sands Resources Corp. has successfully closed a private placement financing, issuing 6,499,333 Units at $0.075 each for gross proceeds of $487,449.98. Additionally, the company settled debts with three directors by issuing 2,365,000 Units at the same price, totaling CAD$ 177,375.00. The proceeds will be used for working capital and property investigation, pending approval from the Canadian Securities Exchange. A total of 8,864,333 common shares and 4,432,166 Warrants will be subject to a hold period until June 14, 2026.

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