Mr. Jonathan Wiesblatt reports

TRIDENT RESOURCES ANNOUNCES OPTION AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE STRATEGIC CLAIMS ADJOINING THE CONTACT LAKE GOLD PROJECT FROM NORTH-SASK. VENTURES LTD. WITHIN THE LA RONGE GOLD BELT

Trident Resources Corp. has signed a property option agreement dated April 15, 2026, with North-Sask. Ventures Ltd. pursuant to which the company has the right to acquire up to 100-per-cent interest in 19 individual mineral dispositions that total 3,586 hectares (ha) within the La Ronge gold belt.

Acquisition highlights:

• Attractive acquisition price;
• The new dispositions host numerous base and precious metal showings that have seen only limited exploration;
• The claim blocks are located within the prospective La Ronge gold belt and are contiguous with Trident's extensive landholdings;
• The new claims have excellent exploration potential upside and are on trend with the Contact Lake mineralization;
• The company has over $32-million in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet;
• Trident is making great progress at its fully financed 30,000-metre to 40,000-metre drill program in 2026 at its flagship Contact Lake gold project.

Jonathan Wiesblatt, Trident's chief executive officer, commented: "This strategic land acquisition further adds to Trident's overall asset base of highly prospective claims in the La Ronge gold belt. The company is in an excellent financial position to maximize the value of our existing gold projects in addition to adding strategic new claims surrounding our current project portfolio.

"Trident is well funded with over $32-million in cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet. Contact Lake drilling is exceeding our expectations as we drill to confirm the high-grade potential resources and testing the extension of the trend both along strike and at depth. This is part of our major corporate strategy as we embark on building a dominant project portfolio in this mining camp. We expect news flow within the coming months from our program."

Agreement terms -- payments and commitments

The optionor irrevocably grants to the optionee the sole and exclusive right and option to acquire 100-per-cent right, title and interest in and to the property, in accordance with the terms of this agreement by satisfying the following conditions:

1. Paying to the optionor a total of $85,000 and issuing to the optionor a total of 40,000 shares (the cash payment and share issuances collectively referred to as the option payment), as follows:
   1. Within 10 business days of TSX Venture Exchange approval of the agreement, pay $25,000 and issue 10,000 shares;
   2. On or before the first anniversary of the acceptance date, pay $20,000 and issue 10,000 shares;
   3. On or before the second anniversary of the acceptance date, pay $20,000 and issue 10,000 shares;
   4. On or before the third anniversary of the acceptance date, pay $20,000 and issue 10,000 shares.

The optionor shall retain a 2-per-cent net smelter returns royalty from minerals mined and removed from the property, of which the optionee may purchase one-half, being 1 per cent, at any time for $1-million.

The agreement is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. All securities issued pursuant to the agreement are subject to a four-month hold period from the closing date in accordance with applicable securities laws and the policies of the exchange.

Qualified person

The scientific and technical data contained in this news release was reviewed and approved by Cornell McDowell, PGeo, the company's vice-president of exploration and a qualified person under the National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects.

About Trident Resources Corp.

Trident Resources is a Canadian public mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of advanced-stage gold and copper exploration projects in Saskatchewan, Canada. The company is advancing its 100-per-cent-owned Contact Lake and Greywacke Lake projects, which host significant historical gold resources located within the prospective and underexplored La Ronge gold belt, as well as the 100-per-cent-owned Knife Lake copper project, which contains a historical copper resource.

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