Blossom Gold Approved for Trading on OTCQX Best Market in the United States

TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blossom Gold Inc. (“Blossom Gold” or the “Company”) (TSX: BGAU) is pleased to announce that its common shares have been approved for trading on the OTCQX Best Market in the United States under the ticker symbol “BGAUF,” effective October 20, 2026. The Company’s common shares will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “BGAU.”

“Joining the OTCQX Best Market is an important step in broadening Blossom Gold’s shareholder base and improving trading access for our U.S.-based investors,” said Rick Winters, Chief Executive Officer of Blossom Gold. “As we continue to advance the Rosebud Project toward development, this trading platform gives U.S. investors a more direct and efficient way to participate in our story alongside our existing TSX shareholders.”

The OTCQX Best Market is the highest-level market of OTC Markets Group’s markets and is reserved for established, investor-focused companies that meet high financial standards and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Trading on OTCQX is intended to provide Blossom Gold with improved visibility and accessibility among U.S. investors, including access to real-time quotes and market data through popular U.S. financial websites and brokerage platforms.

U.S. investors will be able to trade Blossom Gold shares through most U.S. brokerage firms during regular U.S. market hours. Real-time price quotations for the Company’s shares will be available at www.otcmarkets.com under the symbol “BGAUF.”

About Blossom Gold Inc.

Blossom Gold is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company that recently began trading on the TSX under the symbol BGAU. Blossom Gold acquired the Rosebud Project in connection with the TSX-listing and will be focused on the exploration and development of the project. The Rosebud Project includes the former Rosebud Mine, where mining was conducted from 1997 through 2000 by the Rosebud Mining Company, a Newmont-Hecla joint venture, using underground mining methods where the mine operated at a cut-off grade of approximately 0.2 opt Au (6.8 gAu/t), when gold prices ranged from US$250 to US$350/oz; with mined material truck-hauled approximately 120 miles to an existing Newmont oxide mill for processing.

The current vision for the Rosebud Project is to evaluate the remaining higher-grade mineralization and the surrounding larger volume of lower grade mineralization as a potential open pit mining operation with on-site, heap-leach processing and recovery of gold and silver. The Rosebud Project currently hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 70.755 million tons grading 0.62gAu/t (0.018opt Au) and 6.49gAg/t (0.189opt Ag) for 1.28 million ounces of gold and 13.4 million ounces of silver. The mineral resource estimate was open pit constrained using long term gold and silver prices of US$2,500 and US$35 per ounce respectively. The deposit is open in all directions.

Further details on Blossom and the Rosebud Project, including the technical report titled “Mineral Resource Estimate for the Rosebud Property, Pershing County, NV, USA” by Northern Lights Mining LLC, with a report date of December 17, 2025 and an effective date of November 1, 2025, can be found under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and the Company’s website at www.blossomgold.com.

For further information, please contact:

Brandon Throop
Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Direct: 1-647-646-7824
Email: bthroop@blossomgold.com

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this news release constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company’s plans, prospects and business strategies, including its senior leadership team, its core drilling program and advancing the Rosebud Project, permitting and commencing construction, and its vision regarding the Rosebud Project. Terminology such as “plan”, “expect”, “schedule”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “may” or “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking information. By identifying such information in this manner, Blossom is alerting the reader that such information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Blossom to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information. In addition, in connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, Blossom has made certain assumptions. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the inability of Blossom to achieve any one or more of the key catalysts on the timeline expected, or at all, and any changes in the development of the business of Blossom, as well as those risk factors more generally set out in Blossom’s AIF, which is available under Blossom’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Although Blossom believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is provided as of the date of this news release, and Blossom does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.