Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc. Announces Option Grant

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Vancouver, British Columbia, March13, 2026 – TheNewswire- Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc.(TSX.V:CCDS; OTCQB:CCDSF; WKN: A40XB1) (the “Company”),a data center company on a mission to roll upTier II/III data centers internationally that specialize in deliveringco-location, announces that it has granted600,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”) tocertain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Companyin accordance with its stock option plan. Such Options are exercisableat a price of $1.20 until March 13, 2036 of which 150,000 vest at six monthsfollowing the date of grant, 150,000 vest at twelve months followingthe date of grant, 150,000 vest at eighteen months following the dateof grant, and 150,000 vest at twenty four months following the date ofgrant, all subject to applicable hold periods.

About Carrier Connect Data SolutionsInc.

Carrier Connect Data Solutions’ mission is to roll upTier II/III data centers internationally that specialize in deliveringco-location and data center solutions to AI companies, serviceproviders, enterprises and small businesses. Data centers are thephysical locations that store computing machines and their relatedhardware equipment, such as servers, data storage drives, and networkequipment. As a carrier-neutral organization, Carrier’s systems arefully independent and owned outright within its leased space. Thecurrent principal markets for the Company are Vancouver, Ottawa andSaint John, Canada and Perth, Australia, where it serves clients whouse its facilities either as their primary datacenter or as anancillary site depending on their needs.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS

“Mark Binns”

Mark Binns, CEO

For further information, pleasecontact:

Attention: Mark Binns, CEO

Email: mark@carrierconnectds.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange norits Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in thepolicies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for theadequacy of this release.

Cautionary Statement RegardingForward-Looking Information

This news release contains “forward-lookinginformation” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securitieslegislation. “Forward-looking information” includes, but is notlimited to, statements with respect to the activities, events ordevelopments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occurin the future, including, without limitation, statements with respectto the Options. Generally, but not always,forward-looking information and statements can be identified by theuse of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”,“budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”,“intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or the negativeconnotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statethat certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,“would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “beachieved” or the negative connotation thereof. Such forward-lookinginformation is based on numerous assumptions, including among others,that general business and economic conditions will not change in amaterial adverse manner. Although the assumptions made by the Companyin providing forward-looking information are considered reasonable bymanagement at the time, there can be no assurance that suchassumptions will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking informationalso involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties and otherfactors, which may cause actual events or results in future periods todiffer materially from any projections of future events or resultsexpressed or implied by such forward-looking information orstatements, including, among others: negative operating cash flow anddependence on third party financing, uncertainty of additionalfinancing, reliance on key management and other personnel, and therisk factors with respect to the Company set out in the Company’sfilings with the Canadian securities regulators and available underthe Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Although the Company has attempted to identifyimportant factors that could cause actual results to differ materiallyfrom those contained in the forward-looking information or implied byforward-looking information, there may be other factors that causeresults not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can beno assurance that forward-looking information and statements willprove to be accurate, as actual results and future events coulddiffer materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended.Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance onforward-looking statements or information. The Company undertakes noobligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as aresult of new information or events except as required by applicablesecurities laws.

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