Mr. Quentin Mai reports

CARLIN GOLD ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO MANAGEMENT

Carlin Gold Corp. has made the following changes to management, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Dong Shim has been appointed chief financial officer and Marla Ritchie has been appointed corporate secretary. Aris Morfopoulos is resigning as chief financial officer and corporate secretary, effective Aug. 31, 2026, to pursue other opportunities.

Mr. Shim commented: "I am pleased to take on the role of chief financial officer of Carlin and appreciate the opportunity to continue serving the company in this new capacity. Having been involved with Carlin as a director, I look forward to working with the board and management as the company moves forward. I would also like to thank Aris for his many years of service and for the opportunity to have worked closely together over that time."

"On behalf of the company and board thank Aris for his many years of invaluable service and stewardship of Carlin Gold to this stage. We wish him success in all his future endeavours," stated Quentin Mai, president and chief executive officer. "I would like to welcome Dong and Marla to the Carlin Gold team and firmly believe their contributions to the growth of the company will be meaningful."

Granting of options

The company announces that, pursuant to its stock option plan, it has granted an aggregate of 350,000 stock options to purchase 350,000 common shares of the company, exercisable at a price of $1.24 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant (expiring Aug. 31, 2031), to a director and a consultant of the company.