Fortune Minerals Receives Water Licence and Land Use Permit for the NICO Project Access Road

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FT #Bismuth--Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or “the Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) announces Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board (“WLWB”) approval for the Type A Land Use Permit and Type B Water Licence needed to construct and operate the NICO Project Access Road (“NPAR”). The NPAR will connect Fortune's planned NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper mine and concentrator (“NICO Mine”) in the Northwest Territories (“NWT”) to the territorial highway s.

Business Wire • May 14, 2026

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Zacks Investment Research • May 14, 2026

Fortune Minerals Announces Repayment of Maturing Debts

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FT #Bismuth--Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements to raise gross proceeds of C$10,000,000 and retire debts totalling approximately C$11.84 million that were maturing on April 30, 2026 (the “Maturing Debts”). Fortune has entered into a new convertible security funding agreement (the “Funding Agreement”) with Lind Global Fund III, LP, an entity manage.

Business Wire • May 1, 2026

Fortune Minerals Pursuing Government Funding Opportunities for NICO Project Development

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FT #Bismuth--Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce that it has recently submitted applications to two government agencies with programs supporting domestic critical minerals development and supply chain diversification. Fortune and the Tłıchǫ Government are forming a joint venture for the development of an access road to the Company's NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper mine and concentrat.

Business Wire • Apr 29, 2026

Franklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Portfolio Management Team Update

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE: FT] today announced a Portfolio Management Team update. Effective June 30, 2026, the named portfolio management team responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the Fund is as follows: Glenn Voyles Jon Belk Robert L. Salvin Bryant Dieffenbacher Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Franklin Resources and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Fund. The Fund's shar.

Business Wire • Apr 17, 2026

Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of April, May and June 2026

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions for the next three months.   Month Record Date Ex-Dividend Date Payable Date     April 4/23/2026 4/23/2026 4/30/2026     May 5/21/2026 5/21/2026 5/29/2026     June 6/23/2026 6/23/2026 6/30/2026     Ticker Fund Name Month Amount   Change from Previous Distribution FT Franklin Universal Trust April $0.0425 - May $0.0425 - June $0.0425 -   This press release is not.

Business Wire • Apr 13, 2026

Fortune Minerals Announces Process Waste Disposal Agreement With SECURE for Planned Alberta Refinery

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FT #Bismuth--Fortune Minerals Alberta Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce that it has signed a backstop agreement with SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX:SES) (“SECURE”) to provide waste disposal solutions for the Company's planned hydrometallurgical facility in Lamont County, Alberta. The hydrometallurgical facility will process concentrates fr.

Business Wire • Apr 8, 2026

Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of January, February and March 2026

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions for the next three months.

Business Wire • Jan 13, 2026

Franklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE: FT]: Notification of Sources of Distributions Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 The Fund's estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on December 31, 2025, and for the fiscal year 2026 year-to-date are as follows: Estimated Allocations for December Monthly Distribution as of November 30, 2025: Distribution Per Share Net Investment Income Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains Net Realized Long.

Business Wire • Dec 30, 2025

Fortune Minerals Completes the Alberta Refinery Site Purchase

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FT #Bismuth--Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce that it has closed the C$3.8 million loan previously announced with Prosper NWT, a public agency of the Government of the Northwest Territories (see November 10, 2025 news release). Fortune has also completed the acquisition of the Lamont County, Alberta site and facilities that were previously held under a purchase option with JFSL Fi.

Business Wire • Dec 15, 2025