Mr. Terry Filbert reports

BARU GOLD CORP UPDATES STATUS OF MCTO

Baru Gold Corp. has provided an update with respect to the previously announced management cease trade order (the MCTO) issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission on Jan. 2, 2024. The company is providing notice in accordance with National Policy 12-203 -- Management Cease Trade Orders (NP 12-203). The MCTO was issued by the BCSC on Jan. 2, 2023. It prevents the company's officers, board and insiders from trading in the company's securities but does not affect the ability of other shareholders, including the public, to trade in the securities of the company.

The company confirms that as of today it continues to pursue options to generate cash flow and/or obtain additional financing required for the filing of the audited annual financial statements for the year ended Aug. 31, 2023, along with the management's discussion and analysis and related CEO (chief executive officer) and CFO (chief financial officer) certificates for the period which were required to be filed on or before Dec. 29, 2023.

As previously stated, subject to current conditions remaining the same, the company remains confident in its ability to complete the 2023 filings within this month and will use its best efforts to complete the process within the timeline indicated.

The MCTO remains in effect until the company files the 2023 filings and the BCSC's executive director has revoked the MCTO. The company confirms that since the date of the default announcement, other than as described herein: (a) there has been no material change to the information set out in the default announcement that has not been generally disclosed; (b) there has been no failure by the company in fulfilling its stated intentions with respect to satisfying the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in NP 12-203; (c) there has not been, nor is there anticipated to be, any specified default subsequent to the default which is the subject of the default announcement; and (d) there is no other material information concerning the affairs of the company that has not been generally disclosed.

The company confirms that it will continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines under NP 12-203 by issuing biweekly default status reports in the form of news releases for so long as it remains delayed.

We seek Safe Harbor.