Mr. Ken Lapierre reports

ROCKY SHORE INITIATES EXPLORATION AT ROCKY POND; DRILLING PLANNED FOR Q1 2027

Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. has begun a major 1,321-kilometre airborne TDEM geophysical survey covering the entire Rocky Pond VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) project. Rocky Pond lies within the Buchans-Roberts Arm VMS belt, which hosts several former VMS mines, including the high-grade Buchans mine, and is known for gold-rich polymetallic mineralization. Rocky Pond reflects the company's commitment to Newfoundland's mineral potential and complements its flagship Gold Anchor project, located in one of Canada's most prospective gold belts in central Newfoundland.

Ken Lapierre, president and chief executive officer of Rocky Shore, commented: "This is the first airborne geophysical survey of this scale over the Rocky Pond VMS project. Electromagnetic surveys can detect buried VMS mineralization at considerable depths. The gold-rich Handcamp zone at surface already demonstrates the project's prospectivity and suggests more targets will emerge. With a presence in two promising districts of central Newfoundland, we are well positioned to advance the company as we continue drilling Gold Anchor and prepare Rocky Pond for an early winter drill program in 2027."

Key Rocky Pond highlights (previously presented in a press release dated Sept. 16, 2026):

• Gold-rich VMS zone identified: Handcamp zone hosts gold-rich VMS mineralization (Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-Cu) (gold-silver-zinc-lead-copper) trending for 1,200 metres across shallow depths (above 100 metres vertical) and remains open along strike and at depth.
• Handcamp zone -- near-surface drill hole mineralization:
• 1.96 g/t (grams per tonne) AuEq (gold equivalent) over 25.05 metres from 13.05 m, including 3.50 g/t AuEq over 11.60 m (H22-04);
• 2.20 g/t AuEq over 21.95 m from 10.20 m, including 3.98 g/t AuEq over 11.35 m (H22-03);
• 2.89 g/t AuEq over 11.85 m from 12.10 m, including 4.41 g/t AuEq over 7.30 m (H22-01);
• 2.61 g/t AuEq over 12.25 m from 68.45 m, and 2.92 g/t AuEq over 5.55 m (H22-10);
• 1.17 g/t AuEq over 26.25 m from 19.25 m, including 2.08 g/t AuEq over 11.05 m (H22-02).
  • 2.38 g/t AuEq over 8.55 m from 27.60 m, including 4.58 g/t AuEq over 4.10 m (H22-14).

See attached table for complete historical drill results.

Lengths represent down-the-hole drill thicknesses. True thickness is not known currently.

• On trend to the Buchans VMS mine: Project hosts a 40-kilometre-long trend of the prolific Roberts Arm VMS belt northeast of the high-grade former producing Buchans VMS mine.
• Additional surface mineralization identified: Loon Pond showing: Two rock samples: 8.35 per cent Zn, 2.5 per cent Pb, 0.75 per cent Cu, 131.6 g/t Ag, 17.2 g/t Au and 9.15 per cent Zn, 0.13 per cent Pb, 0.13 per cent Cu, 85.2 g/t Ag, 0.9 g/t Au.

Loon Pond is strategically located 15 kilometres northeast and on trend to the Handcamp zone. Surface samples do not accurately reflect the true grade of the surrounding potential VMS system and should not be relied upon.

Qualified person

Ken Lapierre, PGeo, president and chief executive officer of the company, is a qualified person in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements as set out in National Instrument 43-101, and has reviewed the historical documentation for all properties and has approved the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for the disclosure contained in this news release.

About Rocky Shore Gold Ltd.

Rocky Shore Gold is a Canadian junior explorer focused on two projects in central Newfoundland: Gold Anchor and Rocky Pond VMS. The more than 1,200-square-kilometre Gold Anchor project is the second-largest property in an emerging, underexplored Canadian gold district. It hosts the near-surface, bulk-scale Mosquito and Reid orogenic gold deposits, the bulk-scale MTH zone and structurally controlled targets, including the Lucky 13 Au-Sb zone along the Appleton fault corridor, southwest of and along trend from major gold discoveries and deposits. The Rocky Pond VMS project, in the Roberts Arm VMS belt and on trend to the former world-class Buchans mine, contains the gold-rich, high-grade Handcamp VMS zone and several copper-rich VMS showings along a 40-kilometre trend.

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