Bear Creek Securityholders Overwhelmingly Approve Acquisition by Highlander Silver

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 19, 2026) - Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (OTCQX: BCEKF) (BVL: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, the holders ("Bear Creek Shareholders") of common shares of the Company ("Bear Creek Shares"), holders of options of the Company ("Bear Creek Optionholders"), holders of restricted share units of the Company ("Bear Creek RSU Holders") and holders of deferred share units of the Company ("Bear Creek DSU.