Portofino Announces South of Otter East & WEST Extension Property Agreement
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PORTOFINO
RESOURCES INC.
NEWS RELEASE
PORTOFINO ANNOUNCES SOUTH OF OTTER EAST & WEST EXTENSION
PROPERTY AGREEMENT
Vancouver, B.C., March 31, 2026. PORTOFINO RESOURCES INC. (TSX -V: POR) (OTC -Pink: PFFOF) (FSE:
POTA) (“Portofino” or the “Company”) reports that the Company held indirectly approximately 173 claim
cells (the “Cells”) associated with the east and west sections of the South of Otter Project (the “Project”)
expired on March 4, 2026 (the “ Expiry Date”). The Cells expired as a result of the Company having
insufficient capital to allocate toward exploration activity required by the Ministry of Mines and Northern
Development for the Province of Ontario.
Subsequent to the Expiry Date, the Company enter ed into a Property Option Agreement (the
“Agreement”) with an arms-length party that staked the expired Cells along with additional contiguous
cells, totalling approximately 180 cells.
Transaction Summary:
To earn a 100% interest, Portofino has agreed to issue 6,000,000 common shares upon TSX Venture
Exchange (“TSXV”) approval and to make cash payments totalling $90,000. Payments will occur over a 3-
year period in accordance with the following schedule:
a) $15,000 cash (paid), and issue 3,000,000 common shares of the Company upon TSXV regulatory
approval;
b) $18,000 cash payment by the 1 st anniversary of the Agreement’s effective date, and issu e
3,000,000 common shares of the Company;
c) $25,000 cash payment by the 2nd anniversary of the Agreement’s effective date; and a
d) $32,000 cash payment by the 3rd anniversary of the Agreement’s effective date.
Subsequent to Portofino acquiring its 100% interest, the vendor will retain a 1.5% Net Smelter Return
(“NSR”). Portofino will have the right to purchase 0.5% of the NSR at any time for a payment of $500,000.
About Portofino Resources Inc.
Portofino is a Vancouver, Canada-based company focused on exploring and developing mineral resource
projects in the Americas. Portofino holds a 100% interest in the (drill-ready) Yergo Lithium Project in
Catamarca, Argentina , situated in the heart of the world -renowned Argentine Lithium Triangle. The
Company also holds a 100% interest in two gold exploration projects located within northwestern Ontario,
Canada, including the drill-ready, South of Otter, Red Lake gold project, and the Gold Creek, Thunder Bay
project, which has been optioned to Delta Resources Limited.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Rodney Campbell”
Director, Interim Chief Executive Officer
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involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or
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