The TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing Golden Star Ventures Inc.'s qualifying transaction (QT), as principally described in the company's filing statement dated July 29, 2026. The QT includes the following matters, all of which have been accepted by the exchange.

Qualifying transaction -- completed/new symbol

Pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated June 22, 2026, the company has acquired 100 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of Okanagan Insulation Services Ltd. for consideration of one million shares and a cash payment of $3.75-million and deferred consideration totalling up to 1.5 million shares.

For additional information, please refer to the company's filing statement dated July 29, 2026, available under the company's profile on SEDAR+, as well as the company's news releases dated March 19, 2026, April 8, 2026, April 30, 2026, May 6, 2026, May 15, 2026, June 23, 2026, and July 31, 2026.

Private placement -- non-brokered

Prior to completion of the QT, the company completed the concurrent non-brokered private placement of subscription receipts at 30 cents per subscription receipt. The subscription receipts have been exchanged into the following securities of the resulting issuer.

Financing type:  non-brokered private placement

Gross proceeds:  $1,781,400.60

Offering:  5,938,002 common shares

Offering price:  30 cents per listed share

Disclosure:  Refer to the company's news releases dated April 8, 2026, May 6, 2026, May 15, 2026, June 3, 2026, and July 31, 2026.

Symbol change

Capitalization:  unlimited common shares with no par value, of which 29,983,002 common shares are issued and outstanding

Escrow:  nil common shares subject to escrow

Transfer agent:  Endeavor Trust Corp.

Trading symbol:  GCV (same symbol but with .P removed)

Cusip No.:  38119D 10 9 (unchanged)

The company is classified as an insulation installation company (NAICS No. 23831).

Resume trading

Effective at the open on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, the shares of the company will resume trading.