Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Exhibit 99.1
Sprott
Physical Copper Trust Updates Its “At-The-Market” Equity Program
TORONTO, ON — July 29, 2026
— Sprott Asset Management LP (“Sprott Asset Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc. (“Sprott”)
(NYSE/TSX: SII), on behalf of the Sprott Physical Copper Trust (NYSE: SCOP) (TSX: COP.UN) (TSX: COP.U) (the “Trust”), a closed-ended
mutual fund trust created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical copper metal, today announced that it has updated
its at-the-market equity program to issue up to U.S.$250 million of Units of the Trust (“Units”) in Canada and the United
States (the “ATM Program”). This ATM Program replaces the Trust’s previous at-the-market equity program, announced on
May 4, 2026, which has since been terminated.
Distributions under the ATM Program will be completed
in accordance with the terms of an amended and restated sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) dated May 4, 2026, by
and among Sprott Asset Management (as the manager of the Trust), the Trust, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), Virtu
Americas LLC (“Virtu”), BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“BMO”), Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord”, and
together with Cantor, Virtu and BMO, the “U.S. Agents”), Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation (“Cantor Canada”),
Virtu Canada Corp. (“Virtu Canada”), BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (“BMO Canada”) and Canaccord Genuity Corp. (“Canaccord
Canada” and, together with Cantor Canada, Virtu Canada and BMO Canada, the “Canadian Agents”, and collectively with
the U.S. Agents, the “Agents”). The Sales Agreement is available on EDGAR at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov and the SEDAR+ website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedarplus.ca.
Sales of Units through the Agents, acting as agent,
will be made through “at the market” issuances on the NYSE Arca (“NYSE”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”)
or other existing trading markets in the United States and Canada at the market price prevailing at the time of each sale, and, as a result,
sale prices may vary. None of the U.S. Agents are registered as a dealer in any Canadian jurisdiction and, accordingly, the U.S. Agents
will only sell Units on marketplaces in the United States and are not permitted to and will not, directly or indirectly, advertise or
solicit offers to purchase any Units in Canada. The Canadian Agents may only sell Units on marketplaces in Canada.
The volume and timing of distributions under the
ATM Program, if any, will be determined in the Trust’s sole discretion. The Trust intends to use the proceeds from the ATM Program,
if any, to acquire physical copper metal in accordance with the Trust’s objective and subject to the Trust’s investment and
operating restrictions.
The offering under the ATM Program is now being
made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated July 29, 2026 (the “U.S. Prospectus Supplement”) to the Trust’s
U.S. base prospectus (the “U.S. Base Prospectus”) included in its registration statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-297761)
(the “Registration Statement”) filed with the SEC on July 28, 2026, and pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated July 29,
2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Trust’s Canadian short form base shelf prospectus dated July 28, 2026
(the “Base Shelf Prospectus” and together with the Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Base Prospectus
and the Registration Statement, the “Offering Documents”). The U.S. Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Base Prospectus and the
Registration Statement are available on EDGAR at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf
Prospectus are available on the SEDAR+ website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedarplus.ca.
Before you invest, you should read the Offering
Documents and other documents that the Trust has filed for more complete information about the Trust, the Sales Agreement and the ATM
Program.
Listing of the Units sold pursuant to the ATM
Program on the NYSE and the TSX will be subject to fulfilling all applicable listing requirements.
This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualifications under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Sprott and Sprott Asset Management
Sprott Asset Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Sprott and is the investment manager to the Trust. Sprott is a global asset manager in precious metals and critical materials investments.
At Sprott, we are specialists. We believe our in-depth knowledge, experience and relationships separate us from the generalists. Our investment
strategies include Exchange Listed Products, Managed Equities and Private Strategies. Sprott has offices in Toronto, New York, Connecticut
and California and Sprott’s common shares are listed on the NYSE and the TSX under the symbol “SII”.
About the Trust
Important information about the Trust, including
its investment objectives and strategies, applicable management fees and expenses is contained in the Trust’s annual information
form for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “AIF”). Commissions, management fees or other charges and expenses may
be associated with investing in the Trust. The performance of the Trust is not guaranteed, its value changes frequently and past performance
is not an indication of future results.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities
laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation,
investor demands for Units, statements regarding the ATM Program, including the intended use of proceeds from the sale of Units, any sale
of Units and the timing and ability of the Trust to obtain all necessary approvals in connection with a sale of Units. With respect to
the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, the Trust has made numerous assumptions regarding, among other things,
the copper market. While the Trust considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
business, economic, competitive, market and social uncertainties and contingencies. Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors
that could cause the Trust’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. A discussion of risks and uncertainties
facing the Trust appears in the Offering Documents, as updated by the Trust’s continuous disclosure filings, which are available
at www.sec.gov and www.sedarplus.ca. All forward-looking statements herein are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement,
and the Trust disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statements or to publicly announce the result of any
revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required
by law.
For more information:
Glen Williams
Managing Partner
Investor and Institutional Client Relations
Direct: 416-943-4394
gwilliams@sprott.com