<div id="readability-page-1"><div>TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Evergold Corp. (WKN:A2PTHZ) (&#34;Evergold&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Dylan Berg has been appointed as a Capital Markets Advisor to the Company.Mr. Berg has nearly 15 years experience in the capital markets within the mining and mineral exploration sector, with strong capabilities in corporate development, investor relations, financing, and marketing. He led investor relations at Northern Empire Resources, an exploration company acquired by Coeur Mining for $117M in 2018. Most recently, Mr. Berg has helped VRIFY Technology grow their AI-driven exploration platform, and before that was a licensed associate at Canaccord Genuity.About EvergoldEvergold Corp. is focused on advancing the Golden Lion project, its 100%-owned, gold-silver project in northern British Columbia's prolific Toodoggone mining district. At the southern end of the Golden Lion property, at the GL1 Main Zone, previous drilling by the Company, along with historical work, has outlined a near-surface, epithermal-style gold and silver bearing system with excellent potential for expansion along trend and down dip. The property was last explored by the Company in 2021, when the final three holes yielded some of the most significant gold-silver intercepts ever drilled on the property (see News January 17, 2022). To the north of the GL1 Main Zone, the property also has copper potential that is clearly evident in historical data, and which has been realized recently elsewhere in the district.On Behalf of the Board of Directors:Alex Walcott, P.GeoPresident, CEO &amp; DirectorTel 604.891.6200Alex.walcott@evergoldcorp.caFor additional information, please contact:Dylan BergCapital Markets Advisordylan.berg@evergoldcorp.cawww.evergoldcorp.caNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking InformationThis news release includes certain &#34;forward-looking statements&#34; which are not comprised of historical facts. Forward- looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as &#34;believes&#34;, &#34;anticipates&#34;, &#34;expects&#34;, &#34;estimates&#34;, &#34;may&#34;, &#34;could&#34;, &#34;would&#34;, &#34;will&#34;, or &#34;plan&#34;. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to the Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to failure to complete the offering of convertible debentures on the terms as announced or at all, failure to identify mineral resources, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in the development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.SOURCE: Evergold Corp.View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire</div></div>

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Evergold Corp. has appointed Dylan Berg as Capital Markets Advisor, effective immediately. Berg brings nearly 15 years of experience in capital markets, particularly in the mining sector, having previously led investor relations at Northern Empire Resources and contributed to VRIFY Technology. Evergold is focused on advancing its Golden Lion project in British Columbia, which has shown significant potential for gold and silver resources. The company emphasizes that forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that may affect actual results.

Evergold Appoints Dylan Berg as Capital Markets Advisor