Mr. Ken Armstrong reports

WESTHAVEN APPOINTS GATTENS AS VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS

Westhaven Gold Corp. has appointed Kaeli Gattens as vice-president, communications, effective Dec. 1, 2025.

Ken Armstrong, chief executive officer of Westhaven, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Kaeli Gattens as vice-president, communications, furthering Westhaven's recent efforts to strengthen and refresh its corporate and technical management team. Kaeli's strong background and approach to corporate communications and capital markets is perfectly suited to lead the development and execution of a new strategic communications program for the company, as we continue work to realize both the development and exploration upside potential of our Spences Bridge gold belt properties in Southern British Columbia, including the high-margin, low-cost development opportunity at our Shovelnose gold property."

Ms. Gattens brings nearly 15 years of leadership experience in corporate communications, capital markets and public affairs within the global metals and mining sector. She joins Westhaven from Yukon Metals Corp., where she most recently served as vice-president, investor relations. Her background includes senior roles at the JDS Group of Companies, Sun Peak Metals Corp., VRIFY, Finning and Goldcorp Inc., where she built and executed strategic communications programs that enhanced global brand visibility and strengthened investor engagement.

Ms. Gattens holds a graduate diploma in business administration from Simon Fraser University and a bachelor of political science and economics from the University of Victoria. She is also certified in ProSci Change Management and previously served for three years as a director of Women in Mining British Columbia.

About Westhaven Gold Corp.

Westhaven is a gold-focused exploration and development company targeting low-sulphidation, high-grade, epithermal style gold mineralization within the Spences Bridge gold belt in Southern British Columbia. Westhaven controls approximately 61,512 hectares (approximately 615 square kilometres) within four gold properties spread along this underexplored belt. The Shovelnose gold project is the most advance property, with a recently updated 2025 preliminary economic assessment that validates the project's potential as a robust, low-cost and high-margin 11-year underground gold mining opportunity with average annual life-of-mine gold production of 56,000 ounces and having a $454-million after-tax NPV 6 per cent (net present value, 6-per-cent discount rate) and 43.2-per-cent IRR (internal rate of return) (base case parameters of $2,400 (U.S.) per ounce gold, $28 (U.S.) per ounce silver).

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