Mr. Anthony Moreau of American Eagle reports

AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD COMMENCES UNSOLICITED OFFER FOR PACIFIC BOOKER MINERALS

American Eagle Gold Corp. has commenced an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in exchange for 1.41 common shares of American Eagle for each Pacific Booker share.

Highlights:

• Compelling offer: Pacific Booker shareholders will receive 1.41 American Eagle common shares for each Pacific Booker share held.
• Lake Babine Nation support: American Eagle has the support of Lake Babine Nation to pursue the acquisition and reset engagement on the Morrison project.
• District-scale consolidation: The transaction combines the Nak and Morrison projects into a unified Babine district platform with strong regional development potential.
• Strong balance sheet and backing: American Eagle has $55-million in cash and strategic shareholders that include South32, Teck, Eric Sprott and Ore Group.
• Technical and strategic upside: The Morrison project adds a defined resource base with advanced test work and technical studies while the Nak project contributes exploration upside, emerging higher-grade zones and scale.
• Clearer path for shareholders: The offer provides Pacific Booker shareholders with liquidity, meaningful participation in an active catalyst-driven public vehicle, and exposure to a better-capitalized and more credible regional developer.

The offer values Pacific Booker at $1.76 per share and represents a premium of 31 per cent to Pacific Booker shareholders based upon the closing prices on April 13, 2026, being the trading day immediately prior to this announcement. The offer implies a total equity value of approximately $31-million on a fully diluted, in-the-money basis, and Pacific Booker shareholders are expected to own approximately 10 per cent of the combined entity upon completion of the transaction.

"Lake Babine Nation supports American Eagle's proposed acquisition of the Morrison project and under American Eagle's leadership, would welcome the opportunity for a constructive reset in engagement on Morrison. American Eagle has built trust with Lake Babine Nation through consistent communication and collaborative consultation," said Chief Wilf Adam of Lake Babine Nation.

Anthony Moreau, chief executive officer of American Eagle, commented: "We appreciate the relationship we have built with Lake Babine Nation and the trust reflected in its willingness to continue to engage with us. Our offer provides Pacific Booker shareholders with the opportunity to participate in a well-capitalized company with momentum, strong backing, meaningful stakeholder relationships and a modern strategy to unlock value in the Babine district.

The most important factor in American Eagle's decision to pursue the proposed acquisition of Pacific Booker and assume ownership of the Morrison project is the formal support expressed by the Lake Babine Nation for American Eagle's involvement. The Morrison project is located within Lake Babine Nation's traditional territory. In its May 13, 2024, news release, Pacific Booker stated, "The company believes that it has exhausted all options with any chance of placing its wholly owned Morrison project into production and is left with exploring all avenues of legal recourse against the province and the Lake Babine Nation."

Full details of the offer, including the terms, conditions, expiry time and procedures for tendering shares, are set out in the offer to purchase and takeover bid circular and related documents.

Strategic rationale

American Eagle believes the offer presents a compelling opportunity for Pacific Booker shareholders for several reasons.

1. A new path forward for the Morrison project

American Eagle believes the Morrison project requires a reset, given that it has effectively been on hold for over 13 years since the failed permitting exercise in 2012. In the company's view, the historical development strategy no longer reflects current realities, including changes in capital costs, permitting expectations, indigenous engagement, project design and regional development strategy.

American Eagle believes the value of the Morrison project is significantly enhanced if repositioned as part of an integrated Babine district strategy rather than advanced as a stranded stand-alone asset.

2. District-scale synergies with the Nak project

The offer would combine the Morrison project with American Eagle's nearby Nak copper-gold project, creating a consolidated regional development platform in the Babine district.

American Eagle believes a combined Morrison-Nak strategy has the potential to create meaningful value through:

• Shared infrastructure and support facilities;
• Optimized and potentially accelerated sequencing of development;
• Co-ordinated permitting and technical work;
• Improved capital allocation across both assets;
• Long-term regional-scale exploration and development activities capable of supporting a multigenerational mining operation.

3. Stronger stakeholder relationships and social licence

American Eagle believes constructive relationships with indigenous communities and local stakeholders are essential to responsible project advancement in British Columbia.

The company has the support of Lake Babine Nation to pursue the acquisition of Pacific Booker and assume ownership of the Morrison project.

American Eagle intends to continue to work collaboratively with Lake Babine Nation and other stakeholders on the future of the Morrison project through consistent consultation, practical engagement and solutions-oriented project planning.

4. Financial capacity and developer-scale capability

American Eagle has $55-million in cash to support the acquisition and its planned exploration and technical programs. The company also benefits from its strategic shareholders that include South32, Teck, Eric Sprott and Ore Group.

American Eagle believes this financial strength, combined with its technical team, shareholder base and regional operating focus, positions it to advance both the Nak and Morrison projects through community engagement, drilling, technical studies and permitting.

5. Immediate resource addition and long-term upside

The Morrison project would add a defined resource base to American Eagle's portfolio while the Nak project contributes substantial scale, exploration upside and emerging higher-grade copper-gold mineralization.

American Eagle believes the combination creates a more balanced and investable regional story: one asset with an established resource and one rapidly advancing copper-gold discovery with the potential to evolve into a major district-scale system.

6. A clearer plan for Pacific Booker shareholders

The offer provides Pacific Booker shareholders with:

• Ownership in an active and better-capitalized public company;
• Materially improved liquidity;
• Exposure to a stronger technical and strategic platform;
• Participation in district-scale upside;
• A more credible long-term path to value creation.

Background to the offer

American Eagle initially began outreach in early 2024 with the objective of working collaboratively with Pacific Booker to negotiate a mutually beneficial, board-supported transaction. American Eagle has subsequently, over the past two years, most recently in early 2026, attempted on several occasions to engage in discussions with Pacific Booker and its board of directors. In the absence of any constructive engagement from Pacific Booker in response to American Eagle's bona fide, premium proposals, American Eagle now intends to take its offer directly to Pacific Booker shareholders. The proposed offer is based exclusively on publicly available information.

Approvals

The proposed offer has been unanimously approved by American Eagle's board of directors.

Offer details

The notice and advertisement of the offer has been placed for publishing in the National Post, and the offer is contained in the offer documents, which will be filed today with the Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR+ under Pacific Booker's profile and posted on American Eagle's website. The offer documents will be made available to all Pacific Booker shareholders in accordance with applicable securities laws. The offer is open for acceptance until 5 p.m. Toronto time on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, unless extended, accelerated or withdrawn.

As set out in further detail in the offer documents, the offer is subject to certain conditions, including, among other things, that: (a) there shall have been validly deposited under the offer and not withdrawn that number of Pacific Booker shares that represent more than 50 per cent of the outstanding Pacific Booker shares, excluding any Pacific Booker shares beneficially owned, or over which control or direction is exercised, by American Eagle or by any person acting jointly or in concert with American Eagle; (b) not less than 66-2/3rds per cent of the outstanding Pacific Booker shares, on a fully diluted basis (excluding any Pacific Booker shares beneficially owned, or over which control or direction is exercised, by American Eagle or by any person acting jointly or in concert with American Eagle), having been validly deposited under the offer and not withdrawn at the expiry time of the offer; (c) no material adverse change having occurred in respect of the business, affairs, assets, operations or prospects of Pacific Booker; (d) all required governmental, regulatory and stock exchange approvals that American Eagle considers necessary or desirable in connection with the offer shall have been obtained and each such approval shall be in full force and effect; and (e) the other customary conditions, each as more particularly described in the offer documents.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the offer, American Eagle will take up Pacific Booker shares immediately following the expiry time and pay for the Pacific Booker shares deposited under the offer as soon as possible, but in any event not later than three business days after taking up such Pacific Booker shares.

Subject to applicable law, American Eagle reserves the right to withdraw, vary the terms of, extend or terminate the offer and to not take up and pay for any Pacific Booker shares deposited to the offer unless each of the conditions of the offer is satisfied or waived, as applicable, at or prior to the expiry time.

American Eagle encourages Pacific Booker shareholders to read the full details of the offer set forth in the offer documents, which contains the full terms and conditions of the offer and other important information as well as detailed instructions on how Pacific Booker shareholders can deposit their Pacific Booker shares to the offer.

Shareholders who have questions or require assistance in depositing Pacific Booker shares to the offer should contact the depositary and information agent, Shorecrest Group Ltd., by e-mail at contact@shorecrestgroup.com or by phone at 1-888-637-5789 or 647-931-7454 for collect calls outside North America.

Copies of the offer documents, once filed, will be available without charge on request from American Eagle by e-mail at info@americaneaglegold.ca or by phone at 416-644-1567 or by contacting Shorecrest Group per the instructions set forth above.

Advisers

American Eagle has engaged SCP Resource Finance LP as its financial adviser, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP and DLA Piper LLP (U.S.) as its legal counsel, and Shorecrest Group as the depositary and information agent in respect of the offer.

About American Eagle's Nak project

American Eagle's Nak project is in the Babine copper-gold porphyry district of central British Columbia. The project benefits from excellent infrastructure, including all-season road access and proximity to rail and Highway 16.

American Eagle's drilling since 2022 has outlined a large, near-surface copper-gold system with significant scale and encouraging higher-grade intervals, supporting the company's view that the Nak project has the potential to become a major district-scale copper-gold asset. The company is preparing to commence a 50,000-plus-metre drill program, with a maiden resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment targeted in 2027.

About American Eagle Gold Corp.

American Eagle is focused on advancing its Nak copper-gold porphyry project in central British Columbia, Canada.

Qualified person statement

Mark Bradley, BSc, MSc, PGeo, a certified professional geologist and qualified person for the purposes of Canada's National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Properties, has verified and approved the information contained in this news release.

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