• McChip named Fraser Hartley an independent director effective Aug. 21, 2026.
• Hartley is a Vancouver corporate finance lawyer, partner at Nexa Legal LLP, with prior board roles at TSXV-listed issuers.
• Ed Dumond resigned from the board to create a vacancy for the appointment.
• The audit committee was reconstituted, naming Hartley chair.

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