Blue Jay Gold Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Jay Gold Corp. (TSXV: JAY) (OTCQB: JAYGF) (FSE: JAY) (“ Blue Jay ” or the “ Company ”), announces the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders held on October 15, 2026 (the “ Meeting “). A total of 6,947,489 common shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting, representing 14.6% of the 47,583,734 common shares issued and outstanding as of the August 31, 2026 record date.

Shareholders approved all matters put before the Meeting, each as described in the Company’s management information circular dated August 31, 2026 (the “ Circular “), including:

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Ashley Kates joins the Board following her election at the Meeting. Ms. Kates currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. Over the course of her career, she has helped guide mining companies through significant operational growth, from early-stage exploration through to commercial production, including Atlantic Gold Corporation and its acquisition by St. Barbara Ltd. in 2019 for approximately $800 million. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant who began her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

“We thank our shareholders for their support at this year’s meeting, and we welcome Ashley to the Board,” said Geordie Mark, CEO of Blue Jay Gold. “Ashley has held senior finance and reporting roles at listed mining companies, adding financial expertise to the Board as work continues at the Steller Gold Project.”

Blue Jay Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on growing and discovering resources within established gold producing regions in Canada. The Company’s flagship asset is the 100%-owned Steller Gold Project in southern Yukon, an infrastructure-supported, past-producing mine with significant exploration upside and clear near-term catalysts. Blue Jay has also built a portfolio of projects in Ontario. With strategically located assets and a leadership team experienced in geology and capital markets, Blue Jay will advance disciplined, modern exploration programs focused on target definition, resource growth, and new discoveries in known gold-mineralized regions. For more information, please visit: www.bluejaygoldcorp.com.