The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation relating to a mineral property purchase and sale agreement dated Jan. 12, 2026, among Au Gold Corp. and Leviathan Gold Australia, an arm's-length vendor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Leviathan Metals Corp. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the company, through its subsidiary, Havelock Gold Pty. Ltd., will acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Havelock gold-antimony project from the vendor. The property consists of a 100-per-cent interest in the 11,663-hectare Havelock gold-antimony project, located in the heart of the Victorian gold fields in Australia, halfway between Bendigo and Ballarat. As consideration for the property, the company will make a total cash payment of $75,000 and issue five million shares to the vendor. In addition, the company will pay the vendor $3 per ounce discovered (measured, indicated or inferred category), and pay Mercator Gold Australia $1 (Australian) per ounce discovered (measured, indicated or inferred) and $1 (Australian) per ounce produced. Payments to Mercator are capped at $1-million (Australian) for ounces discovered and $1-million (Australian) for ounces produced.

The transaction is arm's length in nature and no finders' fees are payable.

For further information, refer to the company's news releases dated Jan. 15, 2026 and March 11, 2026.