Avrupa Minerals Closes $570,000 Private Placement

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Vancouver, BC – December 29, 2025– Avrupa Minerals Ltd.(TSXV:AVU) (“Avrupa” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it hasclosed the private placement as announced on December 3.

 

The Company raised $570,000 from the sale of 11,400,000Units at $0.05 per Unit.  Each Unit is comprised of one common shareand one common share purchase warrant.  Each common share purchasewarrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share for $0.075per common share until December 29, 2028.  The common share purchasewarrants are non-transferable.  All securities are subject to afour-month hold expiring on April 30, 2026.  The Company paid cashfinder’s fee of $800.

 

A director of the Company purchased or acquireddirection and control over a total of 1,000,000 Units under theprivate placement. The placement to this person constitutes a“related party transaction” within the meaning of TSX VentureExchange Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders inSpecial Transactions (“MI 61-101”) adoptedin the Policy. The Company has relied on exemptions from the formalvaluation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 with respectto related party participation in the placement as neither the fairmarket value (as determined under MI 61-101) of the subject matter ofthe transaction, nor the fair market value of the consideration forthe transaction, insofar as it involved the related party, exceeded25% of the Company's market capitalization (as determined underMI 61-101).

 

The proceeds of the private placement financing will beused to fund exploration at its copper-focused projects in Finland,ongoing operations in Portugal, and for working capital. Avrupa alsoholds the Slivova gold project in Kosovo which is currently underoption to a third party who manages and funds the project.

 

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and developmentcompany directed to discovery of mineral deposits, using a hybridproject generator business model.  The Company holds one 100%-ownedproject in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project, and has submitted anapplication for a mining license covering the Sesmarias massivesulfide showing within the Project area.  The Company holds one49%-owned exploration license covering the Slivova Gold Project inKosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources.  The Company is actively advancingseven copper-zinc prospects and one gold prospect in central Finlandthrough its partnership with Akkerman Exploration B.V. in the Finnishexploration company, Akkerman Finland Oy. Avrupa focuses its project generation work in politically stable andprospective regions of Europe, presently including Portugal, Finland,and Kosovo.  The Company continues to seek and develop otheropportunities around Europe, and is actively looking for new JVpartnerships in Finland and Portugal.

 

For additional information, contact Avrupa Minerals Ltd. at1-604-687-3520 or visit our website at www.avrupaminerals.com.

 

On behalf of the Board,

 

“Paul W. Kuhn”

                               

Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director

   

This news release was prepared byCompany management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a LicensedProfessional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society ofMining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by NationalInstrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.  He hasreviewed the technical disclosure in this release.  Mr. Kuhn, the QP,has not only reviewed, but prepared and supervised the preparation orapproval of the scientific and technical content in the news release. 

 

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 or accuracy of this release.

 

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