Ms. Lynette Gould reports

ELDORADO GOLD PURCHASES ADDITIONAL SHARES IN AMEX EXPLORATION

Eldorado Gold Corp., effective Dec. 17, 2025, has acquired ownership of 14,868,200 common shares of Amex Exploration Inc. at a price per share of $4.00, for total consideration of $59,472,800, pursuant to a private agreement with a third party.

Prior to the share acquisition, Eldorado beneficially owned and controlled 23,758,130 common shares of the company and 207,000 common share purchase warrants, each warrant entitling the holder to acquire one share, representing approximately 16.77 per cent of the outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 16.89 per cent on a partially diluted basis assuming full exercise of the warrants. Following the share acquisition, Eldorado beneficially owns and controls 38,626,330 shares and 207,000 warrants representing approximately 27.27 per cent of the outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 27.37 per cent on a partially diluted basis assuming full exercise of the warrants.

Eldorado's acquisition of additional shares is for investment purposes, in response to an unsolicited opportunity to increase its investment in Amex. Eldorado has no current plans or intentions that relate to, or would result in, the matters listed in clauses (a) to (k) of Item 5 of Form 62-103F1, Required Disclosure Under the Early Warning Requirements. Eldorado may, subject to applicable law and depending on market and other conditions and the availability of other investment and business opportunities, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership of Amex's securities, whether in the open market, by privately negotiated agreements or otherwise, or may develop such plans or intentions in the future.

In connection with the share acquisition, Eldorado relied on the "private agreement exemption" set forth in Section 4.2 of National Instrument 62-104 -- Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids on the basis that: (i) Eldorado purchased the shares from less than five persons in the aggregate; (ii) the offer to purchase was not made generally to all holders of shares; and (iii) the value of the consideration paid for the shares by Eldorado was not greater than 115 per cent of the market price of the shares at the date of the private agreement, as determined in accordance with NI 62-104.

This disclosure is provided pursuant to NI 62-104, which also requires an early warning report to be filed containing additional information with respect to the foregoing matters. A copy of the early warning report will be available on SEDAR+ under Amex's issuer profile and may be obtained upon request from Eldorado by contacting Eldorado at: 1188, 550 Burrard St., Bentall 5, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 2B5, attention: Lynette Gould, vice-president, investor relations, communications and external affairs, telephone number: 647-271-2827 or 1-888-353-8166.

The head office of Amex is located at 236, 410 St-Nicolas, Montreal, Que., H2Y 2P5. The head office of Eldorado is located at 1188, 550 Burrard St., Bentall 5, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 2B5.

About Eldorado Gold Corp.

Eldorado is a gold and base metals producer with mining, development and exploration operations in Turkiye, Canada and Greece. The company has a highly skilled and dedicated work force, safe and responsible operations, a portfolio of high-quality assets and long-term partnerships with local communities.