Mr. Riley Trimble reports

ABEN GOLD RECEIVES SECOND PAYMENT OF OPTION AGREEMENT

Aben Gold Corp. has received the second payment in regard to the option agreement with Kingfisher Metals Corp. See news release dated Dec. 4, 2025.

The transaction closed on Dec. 23, 2025, and the second payment of $150,000 and 400,000 Kingfisher shares was received by the company on June 23, 2026. All securities issued are subject to a four-month-and-one-day hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws.

The option agreement

Pursuant to the agreement, Aben granted Kingfisher a three-year option to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Forrest Kerr project located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada. The property contains 50 mineral claims, comprising approximately 20,197 hectares.

The agreement provides Kingfisher an opportunity to earn a 100-per-cent interest in the claims over a three-year period by fulfilling combined cash and share issuance commitments of $2.7-million.

Kingfisher will be the operator of the project during the option period.

Kingfisher will be the operator of the project during the option period.

Qualified person

Milosz Mielniczuk, BSc, PGeo, vice-president of exploration for Aben Gold, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects of this news release, and is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

About Aben Gold Corp.

Aben Gold is a Canadian gold and tungsten exploration company with exploration projects in the Yukon territory and British Columbia. The company's flagship 7,400-hectare, 100-per-cent-owned Justin gold-tungsten project is located adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces project in the southeastern Yukon within the Tombstone gold-tungsten belt and broader Tintina gold province.

The company's goal is to increase shareholder value through new discoveries and developing exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.

The company has 28.3 million shares outstanding. The company has $3.6-million in the treasury.

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