Mr. Ken Armstrong reports

WESTHAVEN LISTS ON THE OTCQB VENTURE MARKET

Westhaven Gold Corp.'s stock will commence trading on the OTCQB Venture Market, effective today, Feb. 9, 2026, under the symbol WTHVF.

Ken Armstrong, president and chief executive officer of Westhaven, commented: "Listing Westhaven on the OTCQB increases our visibility and enhances trading accessibility for U.S. investors, providing a more efficient way to participate in Westhaven's significant growth potential. With several near-term catalysts ahead, including the upcoming Feb. 17, 2026, special meeting of shareholders to consider a $85-million (Canadian) strategic earn-in and joint venture partnership with Dundee Corp., the expanded market presence provided by this OTCQB listing will support the next phase of our strategy to unlock long-term value across the district-scale Spences Bridge gold belt in Southern British Columbia, including the high-margin, low-cost development potential of our Shovelnose gold property."

The OTCQB Venture Market is the premier marketplace for early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies, including those in the mining and natural resource sectors. Companies listed on OTCQB are current in their reporting and undergo an annual verification and management certification process. Investors can find real-time quotes and market information for the company on the OTC Markets website.

About Westhaven Gold Corp.

Westhaven is a gold-focused exploration and development company targeting low-sulphidation, high-grade, epithermal-style gold and silver mineralization within the Spences Bridge gold belt in Southern British Columbia. Westhaven controls approximately 60,263 hectares within four gold properties spread along this underexplored belt.

The Shovelnose gold project is the most advanced property, with a recently updated 2025 preliminary economic assessment that validates the project's potential as a robust, low-cost and high-margin 11-year underground gold mining opportunity with average annual life-of-mine production of 56,000 ounces gold and 313,000 ounces silver with a $454-million (Canadian) after-tax net present value (at a 6-per-cent discount rate) and a 43.2-per-cent internal rate of return (base-case limits of $2,400 (U.S.) per ounce gold, $28 (U.S.) per ounce silver and a Canadian-dollar/U.S.-dollar exchange rate of $1 (Canadian) equals 72 U.S. cents) (1).

Qualified person

The technical and scientific information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Robin Hopkins, PGeo (Northwest Territories/Nunavut), vice-president, exploration, for Westhaven, a qualified person for the company under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects).

(1) See Westhaven's news release entitled "Westhaven Announces Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Shovelnose Gold Project, British Columbia," and dated March 3, 2025.

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