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Kestrel Gold – Completes Acquisition of 100% Interest in the QCM Property and Bernard Kreft announces acquisition of Common Shares

Mergers & Acquisitions Property Options & Staking

NEWS RELEASE

Kestrel Gold – Completes Acquisition of 100% Interest in the QCM Property

and Bernard Kreft announces acquisition of Common Shares

Calgary, AB, March 22, 2024: Kestrel Gold Inc. (“Kestrel” or the “Corporation”, TSX -V:

KGC) is pleased to announce that it has expedited the remaining cash payment and common share

issuances necessary for Kestrel to fully exercise the QCM Property Option Agreement , see

Kestrel’s December 15, 2020, news release. With the closing of this transaction Kestrel has earned

a 100% interest in the QCM Property from Bernard Kreft.

Rob Solinger, President and CEO of Kestrel, states: “We are pleased to have completed this

transaction which will allow Kestrel greater leeway in the advancement of the QCM Property .

Positive results from previous reverse circulation drilling by the Corporation at QCM, see Kestrel’s

April 23, 2022, and October 26, 2022, news releases,

https://www.kestrelgold.com/news/apri-23-2022-r2xzf

https://www.kestrelgold.com/news/oct-25-2022-e7yzr

combined with continued strength in the price of gold, gave Kestrel the confidence to accelerate

the cash payment and common share issuances to earn a 100% interest in QCM.”

Details of the t ransaction include a cash payment of $100,000 and the issuance of 2,500,000

Kestrel common shares at a price of $0.03 per share for aggregate consideration of $75,000 to

Bernard Kreft. Prior to the completion of the t ransaction, Mr. Kreft beneficially owned and

controlled, an aggregate of 10,260,000 c ommon shares, and 350,000 stock options representing

9.99% of the C orporation’s issued and outstanding common shares on an undiluted basis and

approximately 10.30% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding common shares on a partially

diluted basis. Following the completion of the transaction, Mr. Kreft beneficially owns and

controls, an aggregate of 12,760,000 c ommon shares and 350,000 stock options, representing

approximately 12.14% of the C orporation’s issued and outstanding common shares on an

undiluted basis and approximately 12.43% of the Co rporation’s issued and outstanding common

shares on a partially diluted basis.

The common shares were acquired by Mr. Kreft pursuant to the QCM property option agreement

between Kestel and Mr. Kreft. Mr. Kreft has a long-term view of the investment and may acquire

additional securities of the Corporation either on the open market, through private acquisitions or

sell the shares on the open market or through private dispositions in the future depending on market

conditions, reformulation of plans and/or other relevant factors.

The common shares were acquired pursuant to Section 2.13 of National Instrument 45- 106

Prospectus and Registration Exemptions.

A copy of the Early Warning Report will be filed by Mr. Kreft and may be obtained from the

Corporation's SEDAR+ profile.

About Kestrel Gold

Kestrel Gold Inc. is an exploration company headquartered in western Canada and focused on the

Canadian Cordillera. We are earning a 100% interest in the QCM Property which is an orogenic

gold target located in the Manson-Germanson placer district and the Fireweed Property located in

the Babine Lake area, an advanced stage silver rich polymetallic epithermal target. Kestrel also

owns a 100% interest in the KSD Property which is an orogenic gold target located in the Yukon

portion of the Tintina Gold Belt. Kestrel is listed on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol

KGC. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Corporation’s website “www.kestrelgold.com” for

further information.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information and statements in this news release contain certain forward-looking information.

This forward-looking information relates to future events or the Corporation’s future performance

including exploration activity that could take place on the Corporation’s properties or projects.

This forward-looking information is subject to certain risks and uncertainties and may be based on

assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied

in the forward-looking information. The Corporation’s forward-looking information is expressly

qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, the Corporation

undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information.

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.

For further information contact:

Rob Solinger, President, and CEO

Office: (403) 816-2141

Email: [email protected]

Bernard Kreft

(250)-487-8808

Email: [email protected]