Press Release: Taseko Proposes Name Change at Upcoming Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE American: TGB; LSE: TKO) ("Taseko" or the "Company") announces that it has filed its notice of meeting, management information circular (the "Circular") and related documents (collectively, the "Meeting Materials") with securities regulators in connection with its upcoming Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of holders of common shares of the Company ("Shareholders").

The Meeting Materials, which have been mailed to shareholders, can also be accessed online on Taseko's website (tasekomines.com/investors/agm) and under the company's profile on SEDAR+ (sedarplus.ca).

Proposed Name Change

At the upcoming Meeting, the Company is proposing a name change to reflect its growing business and expanded asset base in North America. Management believes that it is the right time for a new name that reflects the Company today and where it is headed. Subject to shareholder approval at this year's AGM, Taseko Mines Limited will become Trekor Metals Limited.

Stuart McDonald, President and CEO of Taseko, commented, "Over the last two decades, Taseko has been on a journey -- steadily growing our business and unlocking value in our high-quality portfolio of development assets. We've seized opportunities that others have overlooked and built value for shareholders and the communities where we operate. Our journey will continue as Trekor, a name that embodies our values and reflects our ambition to continue to grow North America's copper sector."

Meeting Details

The Meeting will be held in person at the Terminal City Club (837 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1B6) on June 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to vote on the follow resolutions:

   -- The setting of the number of directors at nine; 
 
   -- The election of directors; 
 
   -- The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional 
      Accountants, as auditors of the Company, and authorization of the Board 
      to fix their remuneration; 
 
   -- The approval of a proposed name change of the Company to "Trekor Metals 
      Limited"; and 
 
   -- Consideration of the advisory say-on-pay vote. 

The Taseko Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR all proposed resolutions.

Vote Today

The proxy voting deadline is 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on June 22, 2026. Shareholders are encouraged to vote well in advance of the proxy voting deadline to ensure your vote is submitted in a timely manner. Voting is easy. Shareholders may vote online, by telephone or any other methods provided in the form or proxy or voting instruction which have been included as part of the mailing.

Shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 5, 2026 are eligible to vote at the Meeting.

Shareholder Questions & Voting Assistance

Shareholders with questions or who require voting assistance may contact Taseko's proxy solicitation agent:

Laurel Hill Advisory Group

North America Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184

Outside North America: 1-416-304-0211

Text Message: Text "INFO" to 416-304-0211 or 1-877-452-7184

Email: assistance@laurelhill.com

For further information on Taseko, see the Company's website at tasekomines.com or contact:

          -- Investor enquiries Brian Bergot, Vice President, Investor 
             Relations -- 778-373-4554 

Stuart McDonald

President and CEO

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information contained in this news release.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This document contains "forward-looking statements" that were based on Taseko's expectations, estimates and projections as of the dates as of which those statements were made. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "outlook", "anticipate", "project", "target", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "should" and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These included but are not limited to:

   -- uncertainties about the future market price of copper and the other 
      metals that we produce or may seek to produce; 
 
   -- changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets and in the 
      market price for our input costs including due to inflationary impacts, 
      such as diesel fuel, acid, steel, concrete, electricity and other forms 
      of energy, mining equipment, and fluctuations in exchange rates, 
      particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. dollar and Canadian 
      dollar, and the continued availability of capital and financing; 
 
   -- inherent risks associated with mining operations, including our current 
      mining operations at Gibraltar and Florence Copper, and their potential 
      impact on our ability to achieve our production estimates; 
 
   -- our high level of indebtedness and its potential impact on our financial 
      condition and the requirement to generate cash flow to service our 
      indebtedness and refinance such indebtedness from time to time; 
 
   -- any increases in interest rates may increase our borrowing costs and 
      impact the profitability of our operations; 
 
   -- the amounts we are required to pay for our acquisition of Cariboo will 
      increase with higher copper prices; 
 
   -- the risk of inadequate insurance or inability to obtain insurance to 
      cover our business risks; 
 
   -- uncertainties related to the accuracy of our estimates of Mineral 
      Reserves (as defined below), Mineral Resources (as defined below), 
      production rates and timing of production, future production and future 
      cash and total costs of production and milling; 
 
   -- the risk that we may not be able to expand or replace Mineral Reserves as 
      our existing Mineral Reserves are mined; 
 
   -- the risk that the ramp-up of the Florence Copper commercial production 
      facility does not proceed within projected timelines or cost estimates, 
      or that initial operations do not achieve results consistent with the 
      projections in the Florence Copper Technical Report, including with 
      respect to operating costs, revenue, sustaining capital, rates of return 
      and cash flows from operations; 
 
   -- our ability to comply with all conditions imposed under the APP and UIC 
      permits for the operation of Florence Copper; 
 
   -- the availability of, and uncertainties relating to, any additional 
      financing necessary for the continued ramp-up and commercial operation of 
      Florence Copper, including with respect to our ability to obtain any 
      additional financing, if needed, to continue and expand commercial 
      operations at Florence Copper; 
 
   -- shortages of water supply, critical spare parts, acid, diesel, 
      maintenance service and new equipment and machinery or our ability to 
      manage surplus water on our mine sites may materially and adversely 
      affect our operations and development projects; 
 
   -- our ability to comply with the extensive governmental regulation to which 
      our business is subject; 
 
   -- uncertainties related to our ability to obtain necessary title, licenses 
      and permits for our development projects and project delays due to third 
      party opposition; 
 
   -- uncertainties related to Indigenous people's claims and rights, and 
      legislation and government policies regarding the same; 
 
   -- our reliance on the availability of infrastructure necessary for 
      development and on operations, including on rail transportation and port 
      terminals for shipping of our copper concentrate production from 
      Gibraltar, and rail transportation and power for the feasibility of our 
      other British Columbia development projects; 
 
   -- uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings; 
 
   -- changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government 
      policies affecting our exploration and development activities and mining 
      operations; 
 
   -- potential changes to the mineral tenure system in British Columbia, which 
      is undergoing reform including for compliance with the British Columbia 
      Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act ("DRIPA"); 
 
   -- our dependence solely on our 100% interest in Gibraltar and in due course, 
      Florence Copper for our revenues and our operating cash flows; 
 
   -- our ability to extend existing concentrate off-take agreements and 
      cathode purchase agreements or enter into new agreements; 
 
   -- environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining including 
      processing and stockpiling ore; 
 
   -- labour strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or 
      difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate 
      mines, industrial accidents, equipment failure or other events or 
      occurrences, including third party interference that interrupt the 
      production of minerals in our mines; 
 
   -- environmental hazards and risks associated with climate change, including 
      the potential for damage to infrastructure and stoppages of operations 
      due to extreme cold, extreme heat, forest fires, flooding, drought, 
      earthquakes or other natural events in the vicinity of our operations; 
 
   -- litigation risks and the inherent uncertainty of litigation; 
 
   -- our actual costs of reclamation and mine closure may exceed our current 
      estimates of these liabilities; 
 
   -- our ability to renegotiate our existing union agreement for Gibraltar 
      when it expires in May 2027; 
 

   -- the capital intensive nature of our business both to sustain current 
      mining operations and to develop any new projects; 
 
   -- our ability to develop new mining projects in British Columbia may be 
      impacted by joint decision-making and consent agreements being 
      implemented by the Government of British Columbia with First Nations 
      under DRIPA; 
 
   -- The ability to develop the New Prosperity Project is subject to the 
      restrictions set out in our June 2025 Tripartite Agreement with the 
      Province of British Columbia and the Tŝilhqot'in Nation (the "Te tan 
      Biny Agreement"), under which the New Prosperity Project is subject to a 
      land use planning process with the Province of British Columbia and we 
      are not permitted to be the proponent of any development of the New 
      Prosperity Project; 
 
   -- our reliance upon key personnel; 
 
   -- the competitive environment in which we operate; 
 
   -- the effects of forward selling instruments to protect against 
      fluctuations in copper prices and other input costs including diesel and 
      acid; 
 
   -- the risk of changes in accounting policies and methods we use to report 
      our financial condition, including uncertainties associated with critical 
      accounting assumptions and estimates; 
 
   -- uncertainties relating to the war in Ukraine, the escalating military 
      conflict involving Iran and broader Middle East instability, and other 
      future geopolitical events including social unrest, which could disrupt 
      financial markets, commodity markets, supply chains, the price and 
      availability of energy, availability of materials and equipment and 
      execution timelines for any project development; 
 
   -- uncertainties relating to the delivery of oil through the Strait of 
      Hormuz resulting from Middle East instability, which could have an 
      adverse effect on global economic activity and potentially 
 
   -- increase operating costs generally and reduce global demand for copper, 
      and have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, and the 
      feasibility of our development projects; 
 
   -- changes to U.S. trade policies and tariff measures, including retaliatory 
      tariffs imposed or threatened by Canada and other trading partners, may 
      adversely impact overall economic conditions, copper markets, supply 
      chains, metal prices and input costs; and 
 
   -- other risks detailed from time-to-time in our annual information forms, 
      annual reports, MD&A, quarterly reports and material change reports filed 
      with and furnished to securities regulators, and those risks which are 
      discussed under the heading "Risk Factors". 

For further information on Taseko, investors should review the Company's annual report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedarplus.ca.

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