Lode Gold Provides Update On Subsidiary Gold Orogen's Rto Transaction And Cse Listing Effective Date Feb 18, 2026

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February 14,2026, Lode Gold Resources Inc (TSX.V: LOD | LODFF: OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Lode Gold”) has provided anupdate on the previously announced conditional approval from theCanadian Securities Exchange for the listing of the company'ssubsidiary 1475039 B.C. Ltd. (Gold Orogen) on the CSE by way of acourt-approved plan of arrangement under the provisions of theBusiness Corporations Act (British Columbia) concurrent with thereverse takeover of CSE-listed Great Republic Mining. The assets ofGold Orogen are described below in the About Gold Orogen (1475039 B.C.Ltd.) section.

The concurrent closings of the arrangement and RTO areanticipated on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, previously Feb 11, see news releasehere) with the receipt of CSE finalapproval expected imminently thereafter. Registered shareholders ofLode Gold will be entitled to receive a distribution of 0.5739 shareof Gold Orogen for each common share of Lode Gold held as of the daybefore the effective date of February 18th, 2026.

About Lode Gold 

Lode Gold has key assets in Canada and UnitedStates. 

Fremont Gold Mine project (Fremont Gold Mining LLC) isa brownfield project in Mariposa, California with 43,000 m drilled,8,000 channel samples, 14 adits and 2 shafts.  Mining halted in 1942due to a gold mining prohibition during WW II.  It was mined at 10.7g/t when price was gold was $35 per oz.  PEA was completed (link) in 2023.  The PEA wasbased on 1M oz (M&I) and 2M (Inferred).  MRE (link) was updated in 2025;92% of the ounces were left unmined. Average true widths at 1g/t cutoff is 53m. Project sits on > 3,000 acres of 100% owned private andpatented land which is designated as OZ, Trump AdministrationOpportunity Zone (Special Tax Incentives). 

Dingman Property is an orogenic deposit in Ontario,Canada with over 22,000 m drilled, and a 2013 PEA, MRE (link toreport) : 376,000 oz (M&I) and47,000 oz (Inferred).

About Gold Orogen (1475039 B.C.Ltd.)

Gold Orogen is an early-stage exploration pure playwith quality assets in the Yukon and New Brunswick, Canada.Optionality exists as assets are diversified on two mineral belts thatare known to have prolific gold endowment. 

The New Brunswick assets, McIntyre Brook and RileyBrook, sit on a highly prospective belt that has seen many excitingdiscoveries including Dalradian, New Found Gold and Calibre Mining.Kinross- Puma surrounds McIntyre Brook. A 19.9% strategic partner wasbrought in and a joint venture was formed to create one of the largestland packages in New Brunswick with mineral rights spanning445km2.

In the Yukon, Golden Culvert/WIN sits on the southernend of the Tombstone Belt which in recent years has seen extensiveexploration success. It has Reduced Intrusion (RIRGS) targets andsedimentary hosted orogenic mineralization. Over 4,500 m has beendrilled with 50 gram/meter intercepts.

Qualified person

The technical information contained in this pressrelease was reviewed and approved by Gary Wong, PEng, vice-president,exploration, of Lode Gold, designated as a qualified person underNational Instrument 43-101.

ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY

Wendy T. Chan
CEO & Director
info@lode-gold.com  
+1-(604)-977-GOLD(4653) 

Kevin Shum
Investor Relations
kevin@lode-gold.com                                                    
+1 (604) -977-GOLD(4653) 

Cautionary StatementRegarding Forward-Looking Information

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its RegulationServices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXVenture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracyof this release.

This news release includes “forward-lookingstatements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaningof Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in thisnews release, other than statements of historical fact, areforward-looking statements including, without limitation, statementswith respect to the advancement of Fremont, the permit application,the proposed drilling program, completion ofresource calculation, feasibility studies, and exploration plans andtargets, the Claim, Lode Gold’s ability to defend and resolve theClaim, and the Claim having no material adverse effect on theoperations pending judicial determination. Forward-looking statementsinclude predictions, projections and forecasts and are often, but notalways, identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”,“believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”,“potential”, “target”, “budget” and “intend” andstatements that an event or result “may”, “will”,“should”, “could” or “might” occur or be achieved andother similar expressions and includes the negatives thereof.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions andestimates that, while considered reasonable by management based on thebusiness and markets in which the Company operates, are inherentlysubject to significant operational, economic, and competitiveuncertainties, risks and contingencies. These include assumptionsregarding, among other things: Lode Gold’s ability to vigorouslydefend its position and resolve the Claim; the Claim not having amaterial adverse effect on its operations pending judicialdetermination; general business and economic conditions; theavailability of additional exploration and mineral project financing;the supply and demand for, inventories of, and the level andvolatility of the prices of metals; relationships with strategicpartners; the timing and receipt of governmental permits andapprovals; the timing and receipt of community and landownerapprovals; changes in regulations; political factors; the accuracy ofthe Company’s interpretation of drill results; the geology, gradeand continuity of the Company’s mineral deposits; the availabilityof equipment, skilled labour and services needed for the explorationand development of mineral properties; and currencyfluctuations.

There can be no assurance that forward-lookingstatements will prove to be accurate and actual results, and futureevents could differ materially from those anticipated in suchstatements. Important factors that could cause actual results todiffer materially from the Company’s expectations include LodeGold’s inability to defend its position and resolve the Claim, anadverse finding with respect to the Claim, a deterioration of securityon site or actions by the local community that inhibits access and/orthe ability to productively work on site, actual exploration results,interpretation of metallurgical characteristics of the mineralization,changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, futuremetal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptableterms, general economic, market or business conditions, uninsuredrisks, regulatory changes, delays or inability to receive requiredapprovals, business disruptions, and other exploration or other risksdetailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by theCompany with securities regulators, including those described underthe heading “Risks and Uncertainties” in the Company’s mostrecently filed MD&A. The Company does not undertake to update orrevise any forward-looking statements, except in accordance withapplicable law.

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