Artemis Gold Announces Granting of Stock Options and Share Units

TSXV: ARTG

(all amounts in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 23, 2026 /CNW/ - Artemis Gold Inc. (TSXV: ARTG) ("Artemis Gold" or the "Company") announces that on February 20, 2026 the Company granted an aggregate of an additional 21,100 incentive stock options, 133,200 restricted share units ("RSUs"), 123,200 performance share units ("PSUs") and 10,300 deferred share units ("DSUs") pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan, to directors, officers and employees of the Company. The stock options are exercisable at a price of $39.23 per share (based on the closing price on February 19, 2026) and will expire five years from the grant date.

About Artemis Gold

Artemis Gold is a well-financed, growth-oriented gold and silver producer and development company with a strong financial capacity aimed at creating shareholder value through the identification, acquisition, and development of gold properties in mining-friendly jurisdictions. The Company's primary focus is the operation and further development of the Blackwater Mine in central British Columbia approximately 160km southwest of Prince George and 450 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. The first gold and silver pour at Blackwater was achieved in January 2025 and commercial production was declared on May 1, 2025. Artemis Gold trades on the TSX-V under the symbol ARTG and the OTCQX under the symbol ARGTF. For more information visit www.artemisgoldinc.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

SOURCE Artemis Gold Inc.

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