Gold Reserve Announces Settlement of certain Contingent Value Rights and Bonus Entitlements
Gold Reserve Announces Settlement of certain Contingent Value Rights and Bonus
Entitlements
Pembroke, Bermuda – March 10, 2026 – Gold Reserve Ltd. (“Gold Reserve” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: GRZ, BSX: GRZ.BH, OTCQX: GDRZF) announced that it has settled
certain contingent obligations with participants of its 2012 bonus plan (the “Bonus Plan”)
and holders of contingent value rights (“CVRs”) issued in 2012.
In February 2026, the Company offered all Bonus Plan participants and CVR holders the
opportunity to settle all or a portion of their respective entitlements in exchange for a cash
payment (the “Settlement Offers”). The Settlement Offers remained open for acceptance
until March 9, 2026.
Pursuant to the Settlement Offers accepted by Bonus Plan participants and CVR holders,
the Company will pay an aggregate of $4.86 million to settle both (a) approximately 20% of
its outstanding contingent obligations under the Bonus Plan and (b) approximately 28% of
its outstanding contingent obligations under the CVRs.
“We began this process initially prior to the recent change in events in Venezuela as we
wanted to begin to pragmatically clean-up our capital structure,” said Paul Rivett, Vice
Chair of Gold Reserve, “We thank these holders, many of whom are also long-term
supportive shareholders, for participating in this liquidity event and supporting the
transformation of Gold Reserve.”
About Gold Reserve
Gold Reserve is a primarily US-owned mineral exploration and development company
focused on advancing high-quality mineral assets with the objective of creating sustainable
long-term value for shareholders. The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-
V: GRZ), the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX: GRZ.BH), and trades in the United States on
the OTCQX (OTCQX: GDRZF).
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable U.S.
federal securities laws and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws and state Gold Reserve’s and its
management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at this time, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies. They are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates" , "plan" ,
"continue" , "expect" , "project" , "intend" , "believe" , "anticipate" , "estimate" , "may" , "will" ,
"potential" , "proposed" , "positioned" and other similar words, or statements that certain
events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements contained in this
press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s
remaining obligations under the Bonus Plan and the CVRs, the potential realization and
timing of proceeds associated with the collection of an Arbitration Award, the sale of Mining
Data or an Enterprise Sale, and the anticipated benefits of the Settlement Offers.
We caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other risks that may cause the actual events, outcomes or results of Gold
Reserve to be materially different from our estimated outcomes, results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to risks associated with the Company’s ability to realize proceeds from the matters
contemplated under the Bonus Plan and CVRs and general business, economic and
market conditions. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the
Company’s forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of the risk factors
affecting the Company’s business, see the Company’s Management’s Discussion &
Analysis for the period ended September 30, 2025 and other reports that have been filed on
SEDAR+ and are available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Gold Reserve or
persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Gold
Reserve disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any
forward-looking statements or the foregoing list of assumptions or factors, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, subject to its disclosure obligations
under applicable rules promulgated by applicable Canadian provincial and territorial
securities laws.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER
(AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
For further information regarding Gold Reserve Ltd., visit https://www.goldreserve.bm or
contact:
Dave Onzay
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (441) 295-4653