Mr. Quentin Mai reports

CARLIN GOLD CORPORATION ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Carlin Gold Corp.'s annual general meeting of shareholders, which was originally schedulled to be held on Oct. 23, 2026, has been postponed. The meeting is now scheduled to be held on Nov. 30, 2026, and the meeting will now be held as an annual general and special meeting of shareholders. The new record date for the meeting will be Oct. 1, 2026.

On Aug. 24, 2026, the company announced its intention to create, and subsequently spinout, a 5.00-per-cent net smelter return royalty on its Cortez Summit property located in Nevada, United States, pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). On Sept. 8, 2026, the company announced that it had entered into a unit purchase agreement with Electrum Gold Exploration LLC pursuant to which Electrum agreed to subscribe for and purchase, by way of a non-brokered private placement, an aggregate of 16,538,462 units of the company for aggregate gross proceeds to the company of approximately $21.5-million. The strategic investment is the largest part of the company's previously announced private placement, which also includes a brokered private placement, for gross proceeds of up to approximately $31.27-million.

At the meeting, shareholders of the company will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve, among other things: (i) the arrangement; and (ii) the issuance of an aggregate of 16,538,462 units to Electrum pursuant to the strategic investment and the creation of a control person (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) of the company, being Electrum, following completion of the strategic investment.

Additional information regarding the arrangement, the arrangement approval, the strategic investment and the strategic investment approval will be included in the company's management information circular that will be sent to shareholders in connection with the meeting.

Digital media partner

The company has engaged Danayi Capital Corp. to provide digital marketing services, including pay-per-click advertising, e-mail marketing campaigns, social media advertising and other digital distribution services. Danayi does not have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the securities of the company. The company's agreement with Danayi is dated Aug. 24, 2026, providing for a term of 12 months and is further subject to renewal at the discretion of both parties. Under the agreement with Danayi, Danayi will be paid up to $200,000 (U.S.) plus applicable taxes for an initial digital marketing campaign.

About Carlin Gold Corp.

Carlin Gold is a Vancouver-based exploration company with a portfolio of three wholly owned properties in Nevada. The company's Cortez Summit property is a gold exploration project located in Nevada's Cortez gold district. The company also owns the Ivy copper-gold project in Nevada's Contact mining district and the Willow gold exploration property in Elko county, Nevada.

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