Fairchild GOLD Announces Corporate Updates and Grant of Security-Based Compensation
FAIRCHILD GOLD ANNOUNCES CORPORATE UPDATES AND GRANT OF
SECURITY-BASED COMPENSATION
September 25, 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia – Fairchild Gold Corp. (“Fairchild” or the
“Company”) (TSXV: FAIR) , is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm Smith and
Ambassador Hans. H. Hertell to its Strategic Advisory Board (“SAB”). Further, the Company will
be participating in the Munich Mining Conference in Munich, Germany, October 3 to 4, 2025, to
exhibit the Company and to participate in meetings with private and institutional investors.
Moreover, the Company announces that it has changed its financial year -end from August 31 to
October 31 and granted incentive stock options (“ Options”), restricted share units (“ RSUs”) to
certain officers, directors, employees, and consultants of the Company.
Advisory Board
The Company appointed Malcolm Smith and Ambassador Hans. H. Hertell to its SAB.
Malcolm Smith
Malcolm Smith is a seasoned Canadian investment banker and capital -markets executive with over
25 years of experience spanning corporate finance, merchant banking, and investment management.
Based in Toronto, he is currently CEO of West Harbour Capital, where he leads initiatives in capital
raising, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, and strategic business development.
Earlier in his career, he held senior positions at EdgeHill Partners (as CFO, CCO, and financial
analyst), Salida Capital, National Bank Financial, and First Marathon Securities. Through these roles,
he developed deep expertise in fund management, trading, and investment analysis, working with
both institutional and private clients across multiple sectors.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Saint Mary’s University and is widely
recognized for his ability to connect capital with innovative ventures and growth opportunities.
Ambassador Hans H. Hertell
Hans Helmut Hertell is a lawyer, diplomat, banker, and corporate leader with a distinguished
career spanning law, government, finance, and international business. A graduate of Fordham
University (BA) and the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD), he co -founded one of
Puerto Rico’s leading law firms and later served as CEO and Vice Chairman of Ponce Federal
Bank, a major Caribbean financial institution. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W.
Bush as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Repu blic, serving until 2007. His tenure, one of the
longest of any U.S. ambassador worldwide, focused on strengthening trade, investment, security
cooperation, and economic development between the two nations. Following his ambassadorship,
Hertell played a pivotal role in facilitating Barrick Gold’s multi -billion dollar investment in the
Dominican Republic’s Pueblo Viejo mine , the largest foreign investment
in the nation’s history at the time. Acting as a trusted liaison between Barrick and Dominican
authorities, he helped secure political, regulatory, and community alignment to advance one of
the world’s most significant gold mining projects. Today, Ambassador Hertell continues to advise
on cross-border investment, energy, and natural resources, while serving on corporate boards and
leading The Hertell Group LLC. His career embodies the powerful intersection of diplomacy,
business leadership, and strategic development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Munich Mining Conference
Investors are invited to visit the Company’s booth and speak to Mr. Nikolas Perrault, the director
and Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Perrault will be presenting to investors on October
3, 2025 in the afternoon. Investors will be receiving an update regarding the Company’s exploration
work on the Nevada Titan project. Tickets can be purchased for free at https://www.munich-mining-
conference.com/.
Change in Year-End
The Company changed its financial year-end from August 31 to October 31. The change in financial
year-end has been made in order to facilitate efficiencies in the administration, accounting and
production of the annual audited financial statements. With this change, the Company's current
financial year will end October 31, 2025.
Further details regarding the change in year-end, including the Company's interim reporting periods,
will be available in the Company's notice of change in year-end (the “Notice of Change”) required
under Section 4.8 of National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, which will
be filed under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
Stock Options and RSU Issuance
The Company granted Options to purchase an aggregate 13,125,000 Common Shares of the
Company exercisable at $0. 10 per common share (the “ Common Shares ”). The Options vest
immediately and each Option is exercisable into one Common Share and will expire 5 years from
the date of grant.
The Company also granted a total of 6,300,000 RSUs. The RSU’s will vest over a 24-months period,
with one-half vesting on the first-year anniversary of the grant date and the balance vesting on the
second-year anniversary. Once vested, each RSU entitles the holder to receive one Common Share.
Prior to this grant, there were no Options or RSUs outstanding. All securities issued to officers and
directors of the Company will be subject to restrictions on resale for a period four-months-and-one-
day following the original issuance of such securities, in accordance with the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange and subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan of the Company.
About Fairchild Gold Corp.
Fairchild Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and
developing high-quality mineral properties in mining-friendly jurisdictions. The Company's flagship
Nevada Titan Project is in the historic Goodsprings mining distri ct in Nevada, USA. The Company
is also the 100% owner of the Fairchild Lake Property consisting of 108 mining claims covering an
area of 2,224 hectares, located approximately 250 kilomet ers northwest of the city of Thunder Bay
in the Patricia Mining Division, Ontario.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Nikolas Perrault, CFA
Executive Chairman
Fairchild Gold Corp.
[email protected]; [email protected]
(866) 497-0284
www.fairchildgold.com
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this news release constitutes “forward-looking information ” or
“forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward- looking information”). Without limiting the
foregoing, such forward-looking information includes statements regarding the Company’s business
plans, expectations and objectives. In this news release, words such as “may”, “would”, “could”,
“will”, “likely”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate” and similar words and
the negative form thereof are used to identify forward -looking information. Forward-looking
information should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not
necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future performance
will be achieved. Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or
the Company management’s good faith belief with respect to future events and is subject to known
or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of which are
beyond the Company’s control. For additional information with respect to these and other factors
and assumptions underlying the forward -looking information made in this news release, see the
Company’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis and financial sta tements and other
documents filed by the Company with the Canadian securities commissions and the discussion of
risk factors set out therein. Such documents are available at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company’s
profile and on the Company’s website, https://fairchildgold.com/. The forward-looking information
set forth herein reflects the Company’s expectations as at the date of this news release and is subject
to change after such date. 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.