Mr. Kiran Patankar reports

MAPLE GOLD CLOSES OVERSUBSCRIBED $5 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Further to the news release dated Aug. 20, 2025, Maple Gold Mines Ltd. has completed a non-brokered private placement, raising aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5-million. Pursuant to the offering, the company issued: (i) 4,117,647 charity flow-through units of the company at a price of 85 cents per FT unit for gross proceeds of approximately $3.5-million; and (ii) 2.5 million non-flow-through units of the company at a price of 60 cents per NFT unit for gross proceeds of approximately $1.5-million. The offering was significantly oversubscribed.

As a result of his participation in the offering, leading strategic investor Michael Gentile now holds approximately 9.9 per cent of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company on a partially diluted basis and has joined the company as a strategic adviser. In addition, pursuant to an investor rights agreement between the company and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., Agnico Eagle has participated in the offering to maintain its pro rata ownership interest in the company at approximately 16.3 per cent on a partially diluted basis.

"We are extremely pleased with the success of our financing and the strong support we received from both new and existing shareholders," stated Kiran Patankar, president and chief executive officer of Maple Gold. "The proceeds will allow us to aggressively drill our flagship Douay/Joutel gold project this fall, where we aim to advance high-grade extensions in the Nika and 531 zones at Douay and initiate a maiden drill program along the entire Eagle-Telbel mine trend at Joutel to support an updated mineral resource estimate targeted for the first half of 2026. I would also like to welcome Michael Gentile as a cornerstone shareholder and strategic adviser to the company and extend our sincere thanks to Agnico Eagle for their continued support."

Maple Gold also announces that, further to its news releases dated Aug. 20, 2025, and Sept. 4, 2025, it has completed a share consolidation on a one-for-10 basis. The effective date of the consolidation was Sept. 8, 2025.

Offering details

Each FT unit consists of one share issued on a flow-through basis and one share purchase warrant issued on a non-flow-through basis, and each NFT unit consists of one share and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase, for a period of 36 months from the date of issue, one additional share at an exercise price of 85 cents per share. The expiry date of the warrants is subject to acceleration such that, should the closing price of the shares on any Canadian stock exchange equal or exceed $2.50 for 20 consecutive trading days, the company, within 15 business days of such event, shall be entitled to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants to a date that is 30 calendar days from the date that notice of such acceleration is given by a news release, with the new expiry date specified in such news release.

The gross proceeds from the sale of the FT units will be used by the company to incur Canadian exploration expenses within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Taxation Act (Quebec) on its properties in the province of Quebec on or before Dec. 31, 2026. The net proceeds from the sale of the NFT units will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The offering remains subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. All securities issued under the offering are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the closing date of the offering in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities laws. Certain investors have entered into lock-up agreements for a 12-month hold period from the closing date of the offering.

In connection with the offering: (a) certain officers and directors of the company collectively acquired 77,268 NFT units; and (b) Agnico Eagle acquired 586,619 NFT units. The foregoing transactions constitute, in each case, a related-party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 (Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions). The company was exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the securities acquired by the insiders, nor the consideration for the securities paid by the insiders, exceeded 25 per cent of the company's market capitalization, in each case as determined under MI 61-101. The company did not file a material change report 21 days before closing of the offering because the company wished to close the offering as expeditiously as possible for sound business reasons.

Qualified person

Ian Cunningham-Dunlop, PEng (PEO/EGBC/OGQ), vice-president, technical services, of Maple Gold, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information related to exploration and mineral resource matters contained in this news release. Mr. Cunningham-Dunlop is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects).

About Maple Gold Mines Ltd.

Maple Gold is a Canadian advanced exploration company focused on advancing its 100-per-cent-owned, district-scale Douay/Joutel gold project located in Quebec's prolific Abitibi greenstone gold belt. Douay/Joutel benefits from exceptional infrastructure access and boasts approximately 481 square kilometres of highly prospective ground, including an established gold mineral resource at Douay with significant expansion potential, as well as the past-producing Telbel and Eagle West mines at Joutel. In addition, the company holds an exclusive option to acquire 100 per cent of the Eagle mine property, a key part of the historical Joutel mining complex.

Maple Gold's property package also hosts a significant number of regional exploration targets along a 55-kilometres strike length of the Casa Berardi deformation zone that have yet to be tested through drilling, making the property ripe for new gold and volcanogenic massive sulphide discoveries. The company is currently focused on carrying out exploration and drill programs to increase mineral resources and make new discoveries to establish an exciting new gold district in the heart of the Abitibi.

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