Ms. Ilona Lindsay reports

FINLAY MINERALS LTD. ENGAGES GERMAN MINING NETWORKS AND RENEWS ENGAGEMENT WITH INVESTING NEWS NETWORK

Finlay Minerals Ltd. has engaged German Mining Networks GmbH and renewed its engagement with Dig Media Inc. doing business as Investing News Network for investor relations services.

The company has engaged GMN to provide introductions to European investors and other possible promotional activities. The contract start date is May 7, 2026, for a three-month term for total costs of $20,400 with the option to continue services on a monthly basis at a cost of $6,800. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement in respect of GMN's engagement, and GMN will not receive common shares or options of the company as compensation. GMN's engagement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

GMN is a private company headquartered in Schmalkalden, Germany, and is an arm's-length organization to the company. Neither GMN nor any of its principals have an interest, directly or indirectly, in the securities of the company.

The company has also renewed its engagement of INN for a further year to provide advertising, profile generation, press release syndication and lead generation through its website. The renewed contract start date is May 31, 2026, for a 12-month period for total costs of $25,593.75. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement in respect of INN's engagement, and INN will not receive common shares or options of the company as compensation. INN's engagement is subject to the approval of the exchange.

INN is a private company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and is an arm's-length organization to the company. Neither INN nor any of its principals have an interest, directly or indirectly, in the securities of the company.

About Finlay Minerals Ltd.

Finlay is a TSX Venture Exchange company focused on exploration for base and precious metal deposits with five 100-per-cent-owned properties in Northern British Columbia: the Pil and Atty properties in the Toodoggone (13,374 hectares), the Silver Hope copper-silver property (21,322 hectares), and the Say Cu-Ag and the JJB Cu properties (41,655 ha) in the Driftwood corridor. Each property is located in areas of recent development and porphyry discoveries with the advantage of hosting the potential for new discoveries.

The Pil and Atty properties are solely financed by Freeport-McMoRan through six-year earn-in agreements. The JJB, Say and Silver Hope exploration programs are fully financed by Finlay.

Finlay trades under the symbol FYL on the TSX Venture Exchange and under the symbol FYMNF on the OTCQB.

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