Mr. Rick Winters reports

BLOSSOM GOLD ADDS WORLD-CLASS EXPLORATION EXPERTISE TO ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. JOHN DEDECKER AS VICE PRESIDENT, EXPLORATION

Blossom Gold Inc. has appointed Dr. John DeDecker as vice-president, exploration, effective April 20, 2026.

Dr. DeDecker brings distinguished academic foundation and over a decade of hands-on industry experience to the Blossom Gold team. He holds a BSc in geology from North Carolina State University, an MSc in volcanology and igneous petrology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines, where his doctoral research tackled fundamental questions in the genetic modelling of world-class unconformity-related uranium deposits. Dr. DeDecke is also an internationally recognized expert in hydrothermal geochemistry, volcanic stratigraphy and epithermal deposits. Most recently, he served as vice-president of exploration at Eskay Mining Corp., leading exploration for gold-silver-rich VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposits in one of British Columbia's most prolific mining camps and has consulted across a broad range of deposit types, including epithermal gold-silver, Carlin-type gold, sedimentary-hosted vanadium, skarn and CO2 (carbon dioxide) sequestration prospects.

Rick Winters, chief executive officer of Blossom, remarked: "We are very pleased to announce John's appointment as vice-president, exploration, and I speak for the entire Blossom team when I say we couldn't be more excited to have someone of his calibre joining our senior leadership team. His exceptional academic background, genetic-model-driven exploration philosophy and proven track record leading large-scale drill programs make him an outstanding addition to our senior leadership team. John's breadth of experience across a wide range of deposit types, but especially epithermal deposits, will be invaluable as we continue to rapidly advance the Rosebud project."

Dr. DeDecker, Blossom's vice-president, exploration, commented: "I am excited to be joining Blossom having completed petrography and minerology on the low-grade and high-grade mineralization as a consultant to Blossom. We are working on a low-to-intermediate-sulphidation, epithermal system and the exploration work is finding its stride. We currently have three rigs turning at site, with a fourth expected in two to three weeks. We have completed all metallurgical PQ core holes and will be sending material to be under leach in columns by the end of the month. Drill core continues to be logged and processed for shipment to assayers, and initial results are expected to become regular in the coming weeks. In short, the exploration program is building real momentum, and we look forward to keeping the market informed as results continue to come in."

About Blossom Gold Inc.

Blossom is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company that recently began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BGAU. Blossom acquired the Rosebud project in connection with the TSX listing and will be focused on the exploration and development of the project. The Rosebud project includes the former Rosebud mine, where mining was conducted from 1997 through 2000 by the Rosebud Mining Company, a Newmont-Hecla joint venture, using underground mining methods where the mine operated at a cut-off grade of approximately 0.2 ounce per ton gold (6.8 grams per tonne gold), when gold prices ranged from $250 (U.S.) to $350 (U.S.) per ounce; with mined material truck hauled approximately 120 miles to an existing Newmont oxide mill for processing.

The current vision for the Rosebud project is to evaluate the remaining higher-grade mineralization and the surrounding larger volume of lower-grade mineralization as a potential open-pit mining operation with on-site, heap-leach processing and recovery of gold and silver. The Rosebud project currently hosts an inferred mineral resource of 70,755,000 tons grading 0.68 g/t Au (0.018 ounce per ton gold) and 6.49 g/t Ag (0.189 ounce per ton silver) for 1.28 million ounces of gold and 13.4 million ounces of silver. The mineral resource estimate was open pit constrained using long-term gold and silver prices of $2,500 (U.S.) and $35 (U.S.) per ounce, respectively. The deposit is open in all directions.

Further details on Blossom and the Rosebud project, including the technical report, titled "Mineral Resource Estimate for the Rosebud Property, Pershing County, NV, USA," by Northern Lights Mining LLC, with a report date of Dec. 17, 2025, and an effective date of Nov. 1, 2025, can be found under the company's profile on SEDAR+ and the company's website.

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The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dino Titaro, PGeo, a director of Blossom who is a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

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