Mr. Catalin Kilofliski reports

CANAGOLD ARRANGED AND CLOSED $7.1 M FINANCING

Canagold Resources Ltd. has arranged and closed an offering consisting of: (i) 5,319,149 common shares in the capital of the company at a price of 47 cents per common share; and (ii) 8,846,154 common shares that qualify as flow-through shares for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) at a price of 52 cents per FT share, for total gross proceeds of $7.1-million.

The net proceeds from the issuance of common shares will be used for working capital, administrative expenses and project development expenses. The net proceeds from the issuance of FT shares will be used to incur Canadian exploration expenses as such term is defined under Subsection 66.1(6) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and will qualify as flow-through mining expenditures as defined in Subsection 127(9) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), and B.C. flow-through mining expenditures as defined in Subsection 4.721(1) of the Income Tax Act (British Columbia) at the company's New Polaris project.

The company received conditional approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for the offering on Sept. 8, 2026, and is currently seeking final approval.

No finders' fees were paid in connection with the offering. The common shares and FT shares were issued on a private placement basis, and are subject to a hold period of four months and one day following the closing date of the offering, expiring on Jan. 19, 2027.

Under the offering, Sun Valley Investments AG, purchased 6,413,462 FT shares and 3,856,383 common shares. Prior to the closing of the offering, Sun Valley beneficially owned 103,226,102 common shares, which in the aggregate represents 48.25 per cent of the company's total issued and outstanding common shares. Following the closing of the offering, Sun Valley beneficially owns 113,495,947 common shares, representing in the aggregate 49.75 per cent of the company's total issued and outstanding common shares.

As Sun Valley is an insider of the company, the offering is a related-party transaction as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument 61-101 (Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions). The company is relying on the exemption from valuation requirement and minority approval pursuant to Subsection 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101, respectively, for the insider participation in the offering, as the FT shares and common shares purchased by Sun Valley in the aggregate do not represent more than 25 per cent of the company's market capitalization, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101.

About Canagold Resources Ltd.

Canagold is an advanced development company focused on advancing the New Polaris gold-antimony project in northwestern British Columbia through permitting and toward production. The company completed a feasibility study for New Polaris in 2025, and continues to advance the project through environmental assessment, permitting, technical studies and stakeholder engagement.

Canagold's objective is to responsibly develop New Polaris into a significant gold and antimony operation while creating long-term value for shareholders and meaningful benefits for indigenous nations and local communities.

We seek Safe Harbor.