Mr. Michael Hudson reports

SOUTHERN CROSS GOLD ANNOUNCES INCLUSION IN THE S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd.'s common shares will be added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index effective at the opening of trading on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Monday, June 22, 2026. The S&P/TSX Composite Index is the headline benchmark for Canadian equities and the reference index for a broad base of institutional funds, index strategies and exchange-traded products. Inclusion reflects the company's scale, trading liquidity, and growing profile among Canadian and international investors.

Michael Hudson, president and chief executive officer, states: "We are proud to join the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Few companies move from discovery to a composite constituent in the space of a few years, and reaching this point reflects the work of our team across Australia and Canada, the trust of our shareholders, and the support of the communities, partners and government stakeholders who have backed Sunday Creek. Index inclusion broadens our access to passive and institutional capital and raises our profile as we advance one of the highest-grade gold-antimony predevelopment projects globally. We are grateful for the recognition and equally clear-eyed about what remains: the disciplined work of advancing Sunday Creek towards further discovery and development."

About Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd.

Southern Cross Gold Consolidated is defining a leading gold-antimony project at the Sunday Creek gold-antimony project, located 60 kilometres north of Melbourne, Australia. Sunday Creek is a significant gold and antimony drill discovery in a Tier 1 location, with high-grade drill results including 85 composite intersections exceeding 100 grams per tonne Au from 119.6 km of drilling. The mineralization follows a Golden Ladder structure over 12 km of strike length, with structures tested from surface to 1,100 metres depth.

Sunday Creek's strategic value is enhanced by its dual-metal profile, pairing gold with antimony, a metal the Western world relies on for defence and semiconductor applications. That profile has gained significance following China's export restrictions on antimony. Southern Cross's inclusion in the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) and Australia's AUKUS-related legislative changes position it as a potential key Western antimony supplier.

Technical fundamentals further strengthen the investment case, with preliminary metallurgical work showing non-refractory mineralization suitable for conventional processing and gold recoveries of 93 per cent to 98 per cent through gravity and flotation.

With a strong cash position, 1,392 hectares of strategic freehold land ownership and a 200-kilometre drill program planned through Q1 2027, Southern Cross is well placed to advance this globally significant gold-antimony discovery in a Tier 1 jurisdiction.

We seek Safe Harbor.