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Phase 1 diamond drill program at its flagship Wild Dog Project (“Wild Dog” or the “Project”), located on the island of New Britain, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea ("PNG"). The Phase 1 program is focused on the Sinivit target, a portion of the 15 km Wild Dog epithermal structural corrido

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9.5 metres @ 13.8 g/t AuEq Intercepted at Great Pacific Gold’s Wild Dog

(12.61 g/t Au, 0.62% Cu, 14.63 g/t Ag)

December 10, 2025 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Great Pacific Gold Corp. ("Great Pacific Gold," "GPAC," or

the "Company") (TSXV: GPAC | OTCQX: GPGCF | Germany: V3H) announces results from its expan ded

Phase 1 diamond drill program at its flagship Wild Dog Project (“Wild Dog” or the “Project”), located on

the island of New Britain, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea ("PNG"). The Phase 1 program is

focused on the Sinivit target, a portion of the 15 km Wild Dog epithermal structural corridor.

Key Highlights:

• WDG-14 intercepted:

o 9.5 m @ 13.8 g/t AuEq from 200.77 m (12.61 g/t Au, 0.62% Cu, 14.63 g/t Ag);

o including: 3.9 m @ 32.16 g/t AuEq from 204.3 m (29.62 g/t Au, 1.39% Cu, 31.25 g/t Ag).

• Second drill rig scheduled to arrive in late January, enabling expanded drilling coverage across the

15 km Wild Dog structural corridor.

• Camp expansion and new site infrastructure is nearing completion , positioning GPAC for a

significant ramp-up in drilling activity in 2026.

“Our geological confidence continues to strengthen as each drill hole refines the plunge, geometry, and

true width of the northern sulphide zone. WDG -14 has delivered one of the most coherent and strongly

mineralized intervals drilled at Wild Dog to date. The textures, sulphide intensity , and grade profile align

exceptionally well with our growing model for a large, well -endowed epithermal system. Since

commencing drilling in May, we have built a full exploration team, established critical infrastructure, and

developed strong community sup port. With a second rig arriving in late January 2026 and several high-

priority targets ready for testing, Wild Dog is positioned for an exciting and transformative year in 2026,”

stated Callum Spink, VP Exploration.

Wild Dog Phase 1 Diamond Drill Program

The Phase 1 program commenced in May 2025 and is designed to test the Sinivit target, a 1.5 km strike

length within the 15 km Wild Dog epithermal vein structural corridor (Figure 1). The high-grade nature of

the system has already been confirmed by multiple strong intercepts.

In addition, MobileMT geophysical data has highlighted the exceptional scale of the epithermal system

and the potential for a major porphyry copper -gold system adjacent to the veins — a setting analogous

to the Wafi -Golpu deposit in PNG ( mineralization at Wafi -Golpu is not necessarily indicative of

mineralization at Wild Dog).

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The expanded program now totals 28 diamond drill holes and is expected to continue into early 2026. A

second drill rig is in the process of being mobilized to site.

Figure 1: Long section through the Sinivit target area showing drilling completed to date with key intervals.

Results

Since commencing in May 2025, GPAC has completed 14 drill holes at Sinivit with hole 15 in progress.

Details of the drilling are shown in Table 1, with key assay results received to date shown in Table 2.

Table 1: Wild Dog Drill Hole Details (PNG94 UTM Zone 56 coordinates).

Hole ID Easting Northing RL Dip Azi Max

Depth

(m)

Status

WDG-01 394358.3 9488853.5 945 -50 115 40.1 Abandoned

WDG-02 394426.0 9489024.2 900 -53 050 124.6 Completed

WDG-03 394384.9 9488926.5 924 -50 053 127.6 Completed

WDG-04 394384.8 9488926.5 924 -50 75 120.6 Completed

WDG-05 394384.8 9488926.5 924 -50 116 105.9 Completed

WDG-06 394428.6 9488923.1 911 -50 352 69.0 Completed

WDG-07 394457.5 9489375.0 993 -61 114 201.3 Completed

WDG-08 394455.5 9489373.0 993 -57 127 224 Completed

WDG-09 394459.5 9489374.0 993 -58 85 203 Completed

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WDG-10 394475.1 9489484.0 965 -58 111 220.1 Completed

WDG-10A 394476.1 9489484.0 965 -57 114 200.4 Completed

WDG-11 394474.1 9489484 965 -68 114 253.4 Completed

WDG-12 394413.7 9489301.5 982 -52 113 235.2 Completed

WDG-13 394408.5 9489301.2 983 -63 102 261.3 Completed

WDG-14 394389.2 9489995.9 1002 -55 103 258.3 Completed

WDG-15 394385.7 9489385.6 1003 -60 115 tbd In progress

Table 2: Wild Dog Drill Hole Key Assay Results (WDG-02 to WDG-12 results previously announced).

Hole ID From

(m)

To

(m)

Interval1

(m)

Gold

(g/t)

Silver

(g/t)

Copper

(%)

Gold Eq.2

(g/t)

WDG-02 65.00 72.00 7.00 5.49 68.84 2.96 10.93

including 65.00 67.00 2.00 10.73 114.64 2.23 15.55

WDG-03 102.00 104.30 2.30 1.68 6.48 0.12 1.94

including 103.55 104.30 0.75 4.05 10.90 0.17 4.45

WDG-04 62.00 68.00 6.00 8.31 27.56 1.15 10.43

including 64.00 68.00 4.00 12.25 36.76 1.63 15.22

including 64.00 66.40 2.40 19.76 57.75 2.59 24.48

WDG-05 72.00 77.00 5.00 1.32 11.71 0.25 1.85

including 72.00 75.00 3.00 1.97 15.36 0.31 2.64

WDG-06 12.00 15.50 3.50 4.61 48.36 4.86 12.79

including 13.70 14.30 0.60 7.44 73.40 10.42 24.61

WDG-07 153.00 163.00 10.00 2.99 10.92 0.32 3.61

including 153.00 158.10 5.10 4.77 14.54 0.54 5.79

WDG-07 172.00 173.20 1.20 7.30 93.50 1.14 10.17

including 172.50 173.20 0.70 12.00 157.00 1.94 16.86

WDG-08 154.00 162.40 8.40 46.46 59.63 1.90 50.12

including 154.00 157.80 3.80 93.31 128.72 4.08 101.19

including 157.00 157.80 0.80 322.00 84.50 12.89 343.17

WDG-08 180.00 188.00 8.00 1.95 4.19 0.13 2.20

including 180.00 184.00 4.00 3.32 3.71 0.16 3.62

WDG-09 169.00 174.00 5.00 4.49 7.98 0.22 4.93

including 169.00 171.00 2.00 10.31 15.35 0.42 11.14

WDG-09 182.40 185.00 2.60 2.74 43.86 2.04 6.45

including 182.80 184.30 1.50 4.17 54.13 2.51 8.72

WDG-10 173.60 175.60 2.00 1.73 28.12 0.63 3.04

WDG-10 184.50 185.20 0.30 4.20 100.00 0.99 6.90

WDG-12 123.20 129.10 5.90 13.96 12.41 0.18 14.38

including 126.60 129.10 2.50 31.29 24.68 0.28 32.02

WDG-12 177.00 182.80 5.80 5.12 15.29 0.59 6.23

including 179.00 182.00 3.00 9.06 28.41 1.06 11.05

WDG-13 134.50 139.60 5.10 3.38 8.20 0.23 3.83

WDG-14 200.77 210.22 9.45 12.61 14.63 0.62 13.75

including 204.30 208.20 3.90 29.62 31.25 1.39 32.16

Notes:

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1. Drill highlights presented above are core lengths (true widths are not known at this time).

2. Gold equivalent (AuEq ) exploration results are calculated using longer -term commodity prices

with a copper price of US$4.50/lb, a silver price of US$27.50/oz and a gold price of US$2,000/oz.

No metallurgical testing has been carried out on Wild Dog mineralized samples. For AuEq

calculations, recovery assumptions of Au 92.6%, Ag 78.0%, and Cu 94.0% were used based on K92

Mining’s stated recovery results in an Updated Definitive Feasibility Study for the Kainantu mine.

WDG-13 Overview

WDG-13 tested the south -western strike extension of the Wild Dog epithermal vein system. The hole

intersected two distinct quartz –sulphide vein and breccia zones, confirming structural continuity and

extending mineralization along the projected corridor.

Zone 1 intercepted 5.10 m @ 3.38 g/t Au, 8.20 g/t Ag, 0.23 % Cu (3.83g/t AuEq) from 134.50–139.60 m,

and featured:

• Fractured to brecciated quartz–sulphide veining

• Crack-seal banding indicating repeated hydrothermal pulses

• Fine sulphide selvages with local chalcopyrite

Zone 2 (201.9 m to 204.6 m) was a narrower interval with strong brittle deformation and reflects the distal

edge of the deeper mineralized shoot.

WDG-14 Overview

Hole WDG-14 was drilled as a deeper down -plunge step -out beneath WDG -08 to test the projected

continuation of the high -grade shoot within the northern sulphide zone. The hole intersected the

structure at the anticipated depth and orientation, returning one of the strongest minerali zed intervals

recorded at Wild Dog to date.

WDG-14 Main Vein Intercept:

• Thick quartz–pyrite–chalcopyrite mineralization

• Hydrothermal brecciation with sulphide-rich matrix

• Local bornite and chalcopyrite veinlets indicating strong fluid flow

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Figure 2: WDG-14 core from 201.58 –205.33 m showing the onset of the main breccia and sulphide rich

zone with quartz –pyrite–chalcopyrite veining developed along the shear contact. (Au, g/t; yellow) and

notable copper grades (Cu, %; purple) indicated.

Figure 3: WDG-14 core from 205.33 –208.90 m displaying hydrothermal breccias with pervasive

disseminated sulphides and multiple vein events. (Au, g/t; yellow) and notable copper grades (Cu, %;

purple) indicated.

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Figure 4: WDG-14 core fragment at 204.4 m showing semi -massive sulphide -rich breccia with strong

chalcopyrite around angular quartz fragments (97.7g/t Au, 7.07% Cu and 98 g/t Ag).

Figure 5: Highly mineralized interval in WDG -14 at 204.48 m, displaying chalcopyrite-rich hydrothermal

breccia. (97.7g/t Au, 7.07% Cu and 98 g/t Ag).

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Figure 6: WDG-14 at 205.05 m showing matrix-supported hydrothermal breccia and dark sulphidic silica

matrix. (138g/t Au, 3.80% Cu and 129 g/t Ag).

Figure 7: Hydrothermal breccia vein in WDG-14 at 208.25 m with large vugs, angular clasts, chalcopyrite–

pyrite infill and sulphidic silica (1.01g/t Au, 1.13% Cu and 25 g/t Ag).

On behalf of Great Pacific Gold:

Greg McCunn

Chief Executive Officer and Director

For further information, visit gpacgold.com or contact:

Investor Relations

Phone +1-778-262-2331

Email: [email protected]

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Qualified Person

The technical content of this news release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Callum Spink, the

Company’s Vice President, Exploration, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists,

MAIG, and a Qualified Person as defined by Nationa l Instrument 43 -101 Standards of Disclosure for

Mineral Projects. Mr. Spink is responsible for the technical content of this news release. Mr. Spink is not

independent of the Company.

Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QAQC)

The Company adheres to industry best practices for Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Drill core

samples were sawed into equal halves and the selected one-half core was submitted to Intertek Minerals

Ltd. in Lae, Papua New Guinea, an ISO 9001 -certified laboratory. Samples were securely sealed in poly -

weave bags with single -use tie-locks to maintain chain of custody. Analytical testing is completed using

fire assay for gold, preliminary copper and silver assays are reported from results generated by aqua regia

digestion and atomic absorption (AA) copper determination. The results are updated with assay results

using MS48 (multi-element 4-acid digestion ICP/AA).

Diamond drill hole WDG-02 was drilled using a combination of HQ and PQ diameter core, while the holes

WDG-03 to WDG-09 were drilled with PQ. Holes WDG-10 onwards were drilled with HQ diameter core .

Certified reference materials (standards) and blanks were inserted into the sample stream in accordance

with industry-standard protocols. Blanks were routinely inserted after high-grade intervals, and certified

standards were included at a frequency of at least 5%. All assay batches received to date h ave passed

QAQC review and fall within acceptable tolerance limits. Core recoveries for all holes were within

acceptable ranges, with sampling procedures carefully managed in intervals where ground conditions

were variable or fragile.

About Great Pacific Gold

Great Pacific Gold’s vision is to become the leading gold -copper development company in Papua New

Guinea ("PNG"). The Company has a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in PNG, as follows:

• Wild Dog Project: the Company’s flagship project is located in the East New Britain province of

PNG. The project consists of a large -scale epithermal target, the Wild Dog structural corridor,

stretching 15 km in strike length and potentially over 1,000 metres deep based on a recent

MobileMT geophysics survey. The survey also highlighted the Magiabe porphyry target, adjacent

to the epithermal target and potentially 1,000 metres in diameter and over 2,000 metres deep.

Drilling of the epithermal structure on the Sinivit target has yielded high -grade results, including

WDG-08 which intercepted 8.4 metres at 50 g/t AuEq from 154 metres. The current drilling

program will extend into 2026 with second drill rig expecting to be operational in late January

2026.

• Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands province of PNG and contiguous with the mine

tenements of K92 Mining Inc. ("K92"), the Kesar Project is a greenfield exploration project with

several high -priority targets in close proximity to the property boundary with K9 2. Multiple

epithermal veins at Kesar are on strike and have the same orientation as key K92 deposits, such

as Kora. Exploration work to date by the Company at the Kesar Project has shown that these veins

have high grades of gold present in outcrop and very elevated gold in soil grades, coincident with