Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – February 24, 2026) – Waraba Gold Limited (CSE: WBGD) (FSE: ZE00) (OTC Pink: WARAF) (the “Company” or “Waraba“) is pleased to announce the voting results from its annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of the Company (“Shareholders“) held today, Monday, February 23, 2026 (the “Meeting“). Shareholders voted in favour of each resolution put forth at the Meeting.
Annual General and Special Meeting Results
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Company’s management information circular dated January 16, 2026 (the “Circular“) and press releases dated November 17, 2025, January 9, 2025, January 16, 2026 and February 12, 2026.
At the Meeting, there were 22 Shareholders represented in person or by proxy holding 7,226,902 Common Shares, representing 38.62% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as at the record date for the Meeting. Each nominee listed in the Circular was reelected as a director of the Company, the results of which were as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For: | Votes Withheld: | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Carl Esprey | 6,891,068 | 95.35 | 335,834 | 4.65 |
| Chris O’Connor | 6,891,068 | 95.35 | 335,834 | 4.65 |
| Binyomin Posen | 6,891,068 | 95.35 | 335,834 | 4.65 |
| Jose Teixeira | 6,891,068 | 95.35 | 335,834 | 4.65 |
| Mamadou Coulibaly | 7,226,902 | 100.00 | – | N/A |
In addition, at the Meeting, (i) Shareholders fixed the number of directors at five; (ii) Shareholders reappointed McGovern Hurley LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company’s auditor for the ensuing year and authorized the audit committee of the Board to fix their renumeration; (iii) disinterested Shareholders ratified the adoption of the Omnibus Plan and the Prior Grant of 666,666 RSUs made on November 13, 2025; (iv) disinterested Shareholders approved the proposed issuance of an aggregate of 22,072,762 Common Shares underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants issued in the Private Placement; (v) disinterested Shareholders approved the participation of the Participating Insiders in the Transactions as required pursuant to MI 61-101; and (vi) Shareholders approved the adoption of new articles for the Company, each as more particularly set forth in the Circular. The results of such votes were as follows:
| Resolution | Votes For: | Votes Withheld: | Votes Against: | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Fixing the Directors at Five | 7,226,902 | 100.00 | – | N/A | – | N/A |
| Reappointment of Auditor | 7,226,902 | 100.00 | – | N/A | – | N/A |
| Approval of the Proposed Omnibus Plan and Prior Grant of RSUs1 | 5,898,658 | 94.46 | – | N/A | 345,834 | 5.54 |
| Approval of the Issuance of Securities Pursuant to the Private Placement2 | 2,020,657 | 99.51 | – | N/A | 10,000 | 0.49 |
| Director Participation in the Private Placement3 | 6,517,826 | 99.85 | – | N/A | 10,000 | 0.15 |
| Approval of Adoption of New Articles for the Company | 7,216,902 | 99.86 | – | N/A | 10,000 | 0.14 |
Notes:
- Approved by a majority of minority Shareholders. 982,410 Common Shares held by interested parties were ineligible to vote.
- Approved by a majority of minority Shareholders. 5,196,245 Common Shares held by interested parties were ineligible to vote.
- Approved by a majority of minority Shareholders. 699,076 Common Shares held by interested parties were ineligible to vote.
About Waraba
The Company is a resource exploration company that is acquiring and exploring mineral properties. The Company is a reporting issuer in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. The Common Shares trade on the CSE under the trading symbol “WBGD” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “ZE00”.
For more information about the Company, please refer to the Company’s profile available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
On Behalf of the Board
Carl Esprey
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Telephone: +1 312 235 2605
Email: cesprey@warabagold.com
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