Mr. Mathieu Savard reports

VIOR GOLD CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DISTRICT SCALE PROJECTS ACQUISITION

On March 4, 2026, Vior Gold Corp. Inc. entered into an asset purchase agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. to acquire a 100-per-cent interest in the Kinebik, Peacock and Launay properties located in the Abitibi greenstone belt in Quebec. At closing, as partial consideration for the acquisition, Vior Gold will: (a) issue 45,665,965 common shares, representing 9.9 per cent of the corporation's issued and outstanding common shares (approximately $5,799,578 based on the 20-day VWAP (volume-weighted average price) prior to signing); and (b) make a cash payment to Agnico Eagle of $750,000. Closing is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2027 and is subject to a number of customary closing conditions, including approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

At closing, Vior will also grant Agnico Eagle a 2-per-cent net smelter return (NSR) royalty on all exclusive exploration rights (EERs) that are free of any existing royalties. On all EERs and other mining titles comprising the properties where pre-existing royalties exist, Vior will grant Agnico Eagle a 2.0-per-cent NSR royalty, subject to a 1.0-per-cent buyback right for $2-million, exercisable at Vior's discretion at any time. The parties will also enter into an investor rights agreement (IRA) granting Agnico Eagle certain rights, such as the right to participate in future equity financings of the corporation and the right to designate one nominee to the board of directors of the corporation provided that Agnico Eagle maintains at least a 5-per-cent ownership of the corporation.

In aggregate, the properties comprise 1,613 EERs, representing a total surface area of more than 86,373 hectares.

Highlights:

• Significant expansion of Vior's gold portfolio on strategic corridors;
• District-scale acquisition of Kinebik covering the 55 kilometres of the Cameron Break hosting several gold deposits;
• At Kinebik, a fully financed drill program of 20,000 metres is already permitted to follow up on gold mineralization drill intervals at Florence, Cameron and Desjardins;
• Acquisition of Peacock comprising 22,600 hectares adjacent to Vior's Ligneris project, creating a new regional-scale project with considerable potential;
• Addition of a new corporate strategic shareholder in Agnico Eagle.

Mathieu Savard, president and chief executive officer of Vior Gold, commented: "We are thrilled about this transaction allowing us to consolidate the Ligneris district and getting a footprint on the Cameron Break with the Kinebik district-scale acquisition. The Cameron Break is considered to be the extension of the Casa Berardi Break that hosts multiple large gold deposits. Kinebik is already permitted for drilling and the corporation will initiate a fully funded 20,000-metres drill program targeting existing gold mineralization such as Florence, Cameron Main and Desjardins in the second quarter. We are also happy to welcome Agnico Eagle as a new strategic shareholder, joining our already-solid base of investors. The team is focused on creating value for our shareholders and expects that the addition of these projects will provide that in the future. Meanwhile, continue to advance of our program at Ligneris and expect an update will be published in the coming weeks."

Kinebik is a district-scale project that comprises 934 EERs located in the North Volcanic zone of the Abitibi greenstone belt and straddles the Cameron shear over 55 kilometres that is interpreted as the eastern part of the prolific Casa Berardi Break. The southeastern portion of the Kinebik block represents 10 kilometres of the Cameron break located directly on strike with Cartwright and Flordin deposits. Moreover, several gold mineralization occurrences are found in a variety of rock types such as banded iron formation, felsic intrusions, quartz veins and sedimentary rocks. Directly to the southeast of Cartwright, drilling conducted in 2024 and 2025 by O3 Mining Inc. returned values of 5.1 grams per tonne gold over 2.8 metres (Cameron Main, drill hole O3KN-24-011, unpublished, by O3 Mining from SIGEOM: GM 74516). To the north of Flordin, mineralization hosted in granodiorite returned values of 5.5 g/t Au over 6.0 metres, including 30.0 g/t Au over 1.0 metre (Florence showing, SIGEOM: GM 47626) and 7.43 g/t Au over 4.08 metres (Desjardins showing, Zone 52, SIGEOM: GM53676). Most of the northwestern corridor has not seen proper exploration and remains largely unexplored. Drilling permits are already obtained and Vior Gold will undertake an initial drilling program in the second quarter of this year. In addition to this acquisition, Vior Gold recently added 260 EERs through claims designation in the Kinebik area.

The Peacock project comprises two blocks totalling 456 EERs located north of the Ligneris project, 60 kilometres north of Amos. It covers the potential southern extension of the Joutel camp stratigraphy and the western extension of the volcanic package hosting the Sleeping Giant mine. It displays exploration potential for gold-rich VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) as well as gold-bearing quartz veins. Several semi-massive sulphide (copper bearing) coincident with VTEM (versatile time-domain electromagnetic) and gravimetric anomalies remain untested by drilling. The project also covers more than six kilometres of the Laflamme shear zone and the northeast extension of the Riviere Octave formation, hosting most of the Ligneris mineralization to the southwest.

The Launay project is located near the community of Taschereau, 43 kilometres west-northwest of the town of Amos, and consists of 226 EERs covering 12,602 hectares. The property is in the North Volcanic zone of the Abitibi greenstone belt and is underlain by the Launay pluton, the Guyenne and Taschereau batholiths, and the volcanic rock of the Figuery and Amos groups. There has been no historical mining or gold production on the property. Gold mineralization at Launay typically occurs within two contexts: (1) within quartz-carbonate veins often associated with shears, faults and breccias zone; and (2) associated with disseminated sulphides within felsic intrusive rocks strongly altered in carbonate, hematite and albite. Historical drilling on the southern edge of the Launay pluton returned values of 4.18 g/t Au over 27.8 metres, including 6.92 g/t Au over 12.8 metres, 4.04 g/t Au over 15.5 metres, including 5.10 g/t Au over 11.5 metres on Zone 75 (SIGEOM: GM68983), and 5.10 g/t Au over 9.42 metres on Zone Principale (SIGEOM: GM45769).

Change in financial year-end

The corporation is also announcing that its board of directors has approved the change of the corporation's financial year-end from June 30 to Dec. 31 in order to ensure better consistency with its operational cycle. A notice of change in year-end has been filed by the corporation on SEDAR+ pursuant to Regulation 51-102, Continuous Disclosure Obligations.

Quality control

Drill program design, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) and interpretation of results are performed by qualified persons employing a QA/QC program consistent with National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects, and industry best practices. Standards and blanks are alternately inserted every 15 samples to adhere to QA/QC guidelines and protocols by the corporation and the lab. Historical results on the Ligneris, Kinebik and Launay projects described in this news release are from public sources and the qualified person responsible for the review and approval of the technical information disclosed in this news release (see details below) has not verified the information relating to these historical results. Consequently, such information is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Ligneris, Kinebik and Launay projects.

Qualified person

The technical content disclosed in this news release was reviewed and approved by Pascal Simard, vice-president, exploration, at Vior Gold and a qualified person as per NI 43-101.

About Vior Gold Corp. Inc.

Vior Gold is a junior mineral exploration corporation based in the province of Quebec, Canada, whose corporate strategy is to generate, explore and develop high-quality precious metals projects in the proven and favourable mining jurisdiction of Quebec. Through the years, the corporation's management and technical teams have demonstrated their ability to discover several multimillion-ounce gold deposits in Quebec.

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