Luma Hydrogen Launches with 400 km² Geologic Hydrogen Land Position in Atlantic Canada and Commences Summer 2026 Exploration Program

Luma Hydrogen Corp. (" Luma " or the " Compan y"), a private Canadian exploration company focused on geologic (natural) hydrogen and helium, and critical minerals, is pleased to announce its formal launch, the release of its new corporate website at lumahydrogen.com , and the commencement of its inaugural exploration program on the Company's flagship Nova Scotia project.

Luma has assembled one of the larger dedicated geologic hydrogen land positions in Atlantic Canada: 40 exploration licences covering approximately 400 km² across two provinces, anchored by ~274 km² (27,440 ha) position along the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone in northern Nova Scotia and complemented by ~126 km² (12,550 ha) over ophiolite sequences in western Newfoundland.

Flagship Nova Scotia project: 30 licences (~274 km², 27,440 ha) along the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone, the same regional structure hosting Quebec Innovative Materials Corp.'s (CSE: QIMC) reported high-purity hydrogen discovery drill holes. Luma's claims lie approximately 600 m to 2 km from those drill holes, with the nearest claim boundary less than 1 km away ( Figure 1 ).

Summer 2026 exploration program: exploration program comprised of soil-gas surveys for both hydrogen and helium, prospecting, geological mapping, and conventional soil geochemistry sampling is being mobilized on its Nova Scotia claims.

Newfoundland ophiolite position: 10 licences (502 claim units, ~126 km², 12,550 ha) over the Bay of Islands Ophiolite Complex and Northern ophiolite sequence, the same ultramafic belt that hosts First Atlantic Nickel Corp.'s (TSXV: FAN) 125 km² Ophiolite-X project, offering serpentinization-driven hydrogen potential together with carbon-mineralization optionality.

Financing closed and path to public listing: Luma recently closed a C$550,000 non-brokered private placement to fund its summer exploration program targeting both geologic hydrogen and critical minerals with a Canadian public listing targeted for late 2026.

" Geologic hydrogen has moved from an academic curiosity to a legitimate exploration business in a remarkably short period of time, and Atlantic Canada has emerged as one of the most compelling addresses for it in North America, " said Paul Ténière, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Luma.

" This summer's exploration program is about establishing Luma's own baseline for geologic hydrogen and critical minerals, " added Dr. Allegra Hosford Scheirer, Ph.D., Luma's geologic hydrogen expert.

Luma's inaugural exploration program is designed to quickly advance its Nova Scotia and Newfoundland projects to a defined set of drill-ready targets. The program comprises: Soil-gas testing: systematic sampling on grids and traverses across structurally favourable areas, analyzing for hydrogen (H₂) and helium (He) together wit...