Fortune BAY Announces Marketing Agreements
TSXV: FOR | FWB: 5QN | OTCQB: FTBYF
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FORTUNE BAY ANNOUNCES MARKETING AGREEMENTS
HALIFAX, NS – February 5, 202 6 – Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR) (FWB: 5QN) (OTCQB: FTBYF)
(“Fortune Bay” or the “Company”) announces that it has retained Machai Capital Inc. (“Machai”) to provide
digital marketing services on behalf of the Company. Machai will provide certain digital marketing services
in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable
legislation.
The marketing campaign will be launched immediately and continue for an initial three -month term ,
pursuant to which Machai will receive $400,000 and 175,000 stock options exercisable at $0.90 per share.
The stock options will vest at a rate of 25% per quarter and expire one year from the issue date.
Machai specializes in the metals and mining, technology, and special situations sectors. Machai will provide
digital marketing services with branding, content and data optimization to assist the Company to create in -
depth marketing campaigns, tracking, organizing and executing the Services t hrough Search Engine
Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Lead Generation, Digital Marketing, Social Media
Marketing, Email Marketing, and Brand Marketing. Suneal Sandhu is the President and sole owner of
Machai, which is based in Surrey, BC.
Machai is arm’s length to the Company and has no other relationship with the Company other than under
the marketing agreement. Machai has no direct or indirect interest in the securities of the Company other
than the stock options.
In October 2025, the Company engaged Peter Epstein of Epstein Research, a private company
headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, to provide marketing and advertising services to
increase awareness of the Company. The cost of the three-month agreement was US $6,000 payable in
advance. Epstein Research is arm's length to the Company and currently holds no securities in the
Company.
The marketing agreements are subject to TSX-V approval.
About Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV:FOR; FWB:5QN; OTCQB:FTBYF) is a Canadian mineral exploration and
development company with assets in Canada and Mexico. The Company’s primary focus is advancing the
Goldfields Gold Project in Saskatchewan, Canada. Fortune Bay also ho lds the Poma Rosa Gold-Copper
Project in Chiapas, Mexico, as well as an optioned uranium project portfolio in the Athabasca Basin of
Saskatchewan. Fortune Bay continues to evaluate and advance its portfolio in a disciplined manner while
maintaining a strong technical foundation and prudent capital management. For more information, please
visit www.fortunebaycorp.com or contact [email protected].
On behalf of Fortune Bay Corp.
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”Dale Verran”
Chief Executive Officer
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Cautionary Statement
Information set forth in this news release contains forward -looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this
news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions, and expectations. They are not
guarantees of future performance. Words such as “expects”, “aims”, “anticipates”, “targets”, “goals”, “projects”, “intends”, “ plans”,
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are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, and include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the results of
the Updated PEA, including future Project opportunities, future operating and capital costs, closure costs, AISC, the projected NPV,
IRR, timelines, permit timelines, and the ability to obtain the requisite permits, economics and associated returns of the Pr oject, the
technical viability of the Project, the market and future price of and demand for gold, the environmental impact of the Project, and the
ongoing ability to work cooperatively with stakeholders, including Indigenous Nations , local Municipalities and local levels of
government. Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very
nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently avail able to the
Company, the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations. Risks, uncertainties and
other factors involved with forward- looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information. Forward looking information in this news
release includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, explorat ion results, potential
mineralization, the estimation of mineral resources, exploration and mine development plans, timing of the commencement of
operations and estimates of market conditions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially fr om such forward-looking
information include, but are not limited to failure to identify mineral resources, failure to convert estimated mineral resou rces to
reserves, the inability to complete a feasibility study which recommends a production decision, the preliminary nature of metallurgical
test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, poli tical risks,
inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate Indigenous Nations and local Municip alities, uncertainties relating to the availability and
costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in com modity
prices, delays in the development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks
involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in the Company’s public documents filed on
SEDAR. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and f actors used in preparing the forward -looking information in this
news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news
release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. 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. For m ore information on Fortune Bay, readers should refer to Fortune Bay's website at
www.fortunebaycorp.com.
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