AUQ, PINK: AUQFF) announces that it has entered into marketing and consulting agreement (the “Agreement”) with FinnCom, Inc. (“FinnCom”), a California marketing-based firm dated

AUQ RETAINS FINNCOM INC.

Vancouver, British Columbia – June 1, 2026 – AuQ Gold Mining Inc. ("AuQ" or the "Company") (TSX:

AUQ, PINK: AUQFF) announces that it has entered into marketing and consulting agreement (the

“Agreement”) with FinnCom, Inc. (“FinnCom”), a California marketing-based firm dated June 1, 2026.

Pursuant to the Agreement, FinnCom will provide marketing, consulting, advertising and investor

awareness services to the Company, including managing and procuring advertising media time and space

in traditional and online media, websites, ad networks, newspapers, magazines, and other published media.

The Agreements is for an initial term of six (6) months . In consideration for the services provided under

this Agreement, the Company will pay FinnCom, a fee to USD$120,125, payable in five installments. The

agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company or FinnCom. The Company and Finn Com act

as arm’s length and FinnCom has no present interest, direct or indirectly, in the Company or its securities.

The agreement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

FinnCom is a marketing, consulting, managing and procuring firm based in Lancaster, California.

About AUQ Gold Mining Inc.

AUQ Gold Mining is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral property assets.

AUQ Gold Mining recently acquired the Bellechase-Timmins gold project, located in the Beauce region of

Quebec. AUQ Gold Mining's objectives are to conduc t exploration programs on its Quebec resource

properties and to locate and develop other properties of merit.

For Further information, please contact

Glen Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Telephone : (604) 719-8129

Email: [email protected]

Neither 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 release.

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This news release may contain forward -looking statements that are based on AuQ Gold Mining Inc.'s

expectations, estimates and projections regarding its business and the economic environment in which it

operates. These statements are not guarantees of futur e performance and involve risks and uncertainties

that are difficult to control or predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from

those expressed in these forward-looking statements and readers should not place undue reliance on such

statements. Statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and AuQ Gold Mining Inc.

undertakes no obligation to update them publicly to reflect new information or the occurrence of future

events or circumstances, unless otherwise required to do so by law. Not for distribution to U.S. newswire

services for dissemination in the United States of America. Any failure to comply with this restriction may

constitute a violation of U. S. securities law.