Mr. Mohamed Cisse reports

AVANTI GOLD ANNOUNCES ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY SERVICES FOR SHARES TRADED ON THE OTCQB VENTURE MARKET

Pursuant to Avanti Gold Corp.'s news release on Dec. 8, 2025, in connection with its listing of shares on the OTCQB Venture Market under the trading symbol AVTGF, the company's common shares have now been made eligible for electronic clearing and settlement through the Depository Trust Company (DTC) in the United States.

DTC eligibility streamlines the process of trading the company's shares, allowing for faster settlement, simplified electronic transfers, and broader access to U.S. brokerage firms and investors. This milestone enhances the company's market presence and supports improved liquidity of traded securities. The company's shares will now be able to trade electronically on broker platforms that utilize DTC services.

About the OTCQB Venture Market

The OTCQB Venture Market is a U.S. trading platform run by OTC Markets Group. It is designed for early-stage and developing companies. Eligibility for trading on the OTCQB requires that companies are current in their reporting and undergo an annual verification and management certification process.

About Avanti Gold Corp.

Avanti Gold is a gold exploration company with a robust portfolio of projects in Africa. The company's flagship asset is the Misisi project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), home to the Akyanga gold deposit. The Akyanga deposit has an inferred mineral resource of 44.3 million tonnes (t) at an average gold grade of 2.37 grams per tonne (g/t), totalling 3.1 million ounces (oz) of gold. The Misisi project spans three contiguous 30-year mining leases covering 133 square kilometres along the 55-kilometre-long Kibara gold belt, a prominent metallogenic province known for hosting significant gold deposits.

Qualified person statement

Ephraim Masibhera, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release and has approved the disclosure herein. Historical information contained in this news release cannot be relied upon as the company's qualified person, as defined under NI 43-101, has not prepared nor verified the historical information.

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