GPAC Announces Annual Security-Based Compensation Grants
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GPAC Announces Annual Security-Based Compensation Grants
January 16, 2026 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Great Pacific Gold Corp. ("Great Pacific Gold," "GPAC," or
the "Company") (TSXV: GPAC | OTCQX: GPGCF | Germany: V3H) announces that pursuant to its annual
long term incentive plan the board of directors has granted 3,610,000 incentive stock options (“Options”)
and 3,030,000 restricted share units (“RSUs”) to the officers, directors, key employees and consultants of
the Company.
The Options are exercisable at $0.45 per share and expiring five years from the date of grant. In addition,
each granted RSU entitles the holder to acquire a common share of the Company and will expire three years
from the date of grant. The Options and RSUs may not be exercised until vested as follows: 50% will vest on
the first anniversary and the remaining 50% will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant.
These security-based compensation grants aligns the core GPAC team with the long term execution and
success of the exploration program at the Company’s flagship Wild Dog Project.
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]
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 NI 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.
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 meters deep based on a recent
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MobileMT geophysics survey. The survey also highlighted the Magiabe porphyry target, adjacent
to the epithermal target and potentially 1,000 meters in diameter and over 2,000 meters deep.
Drilling of the epithermal structure on the Sinivit target has yie lded high-grade results, including
WDG-08 which intercepted 8.4 meters at 50 g/t AuEq from 154 meters. The current drilling
program will extend into 2026 with second drill rig expecting to be operational in February 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
aeromagnetic highs. The Company conducted a diamond drill program on key target areas at the
Kesar Project from November 2024 to May 2025 and have developed a follow-up Phase 2 program
for 2026.
• Arau Project: also located in the Eastern Highlands province of PNG, the Arau Project is south of
and contiguous to the mine tenements of K92. Arau contains the highly prospective Mt. Victor
exploration target with potential for a high sul fidation epithermal gold -base metal deposit. A
Phase 1 Reverse Circulation drilling program was completed at Mt. Victor in August 2024, with
encouraging results. The Arau Project includes the Elandora licence, which also contains various
epithermal and copper-gold porphyry targets.
The Company also holds the Tinga Valley Project in PNG.
Forward-Looking Statements
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 gu arantees of future performance. Great
Pacific Gold cautions that all forward -looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual
performance may be affected by many material factors, most of which are beyond their respective control.
Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Great Pacific Gold's limited
operating history, its exploration and development activities on its mineral properties and the need to
comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events,
conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations
expressed or implied in the forward -looking information. Except as required under applicable securities
legislation, Great Pacific Gold does not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
Neither 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.