Mr. Marc Blythe reports

PATRICK SOARES TO JOIN THE BOARD OF AU GOLD CORP

Patrick Soares has agreed to join the board of directors of Au Gold Corp.

Founder and chief executive officer Marc Blythe stated: "We are pleased to welcome Patrick to our board as we advance the Havelock gold-antimony project. Patrick's experience complements our existing director skills and we look forward to his guidance and input. With our recent oversubscribed financing, we are well positioned to start drill testing our highest priority targets at Havelock."

Mr. Soares has extensive experience in mineral exploration and mine development. Before retiring from executive roles in 2020, he led Foran Mining Ltd. as president and CEO for 10 years, advancing their McIlvenna Bay project from exploration to development. The project was subsequently constructed and acquired by Eldorado Gold Corp. in 2025 for $3.8-billion. Prior to Foran, he led Brett Resources Inc. as president and chief executive officer from a market capitalization of $50-million until it was acquired by Osisko Mining Corp. for $372-million.

Mr. Soares was also part of the teams exploring and developing the Casa Berardi (Canada) and Bulyanhulu (Tanzania) gold mines. His board experience includes Mawson Finland, which was recently acquired by First Nordic Metals Corp. (now Goldsky Resources Corp).

Mr. Soares graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor of science geology (honours) degree in 1983.

Option grant

Au Gold has granted 1.05 million incentive stock options to directors, contractors and consultants at 28 cents, valid for a period of five years.

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