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North Peak Announces CEO Transition Calgary, Canada

Management Changes

North Peak Announces CEO Transition

Calgary, Canada February 10, 2025

North Peak Resources Ltd. (TSX Venture: NPR) (the “ Company” or “North Peak”) announces the

appointment of Rupert Williams as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company. Brian

Hinchcliffe, who had been acting as the Company’s CEO, will remain as the Company’s Executive

Chairman and on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Williams is a financier and since 2015 has been a director of Smaller Company Capital Ltd. In the

last fifteen years, Mr. Williams has been instrumental in raising more than £500 million in capital for

mining companies and managing key corporate clients. He co-founded Ocean Equities in 2003 to take

advantage of rising commodity prices. Mr. William's role at Ocean E quities was to bring in corporate

clients and organize fund raisings both primary and secondary. There he led a sales team of six with

the support of four research analysts concentrating efforts on junior and mid cap mining companies.

“Following our successful drilling campaign at Prospect Mountain last year, we have exciting plans for

2025 and by welcoming Rupert Williams, with his strong financing experience , management is well

positioned to drive the Company forward,” commented Brian Hinchcliffe, Company Chairman.

“Having been involved in earlier financings for North Peak and as a shareholder I am excited to join

the team”, said Rupert Williams. “The board and I would like to thank Brian for leading the Company

through the early stages of acquiring the Prospect Mountain asset and setting the Company up for the

next stage of development.”

For further information, please contact:

Chelsea Hayes, Director

Phone: +1-647-424-2305

Email: [email protected]

About North Peak

The Company is a Canadian based gold exploration and development company listed on the TSX

Venture Exchange under the symbol “NPR”. The Company holds an initial 80% interest in the Prospect

Mountain Mine complex in Eureka, Nevada (see the Company’s May 4 and 23, 2023 and August 25,

2023, press releases).

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release includes certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the plans, intentions,

beliefs, and current expectations of the Company and its assets that may be described herein .

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks

and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions,

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estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward -looking statements will not occur. These

assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the state of the economy in general

and capital markets in particular, accuracy of assay results, geological interpretations from drilling

results, timing and amount of capital expenditures; performance of available laboratory and other

related services, future operating costs, and the historical basis for current estimates o f potential

quantities and grades of target zones, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in the

Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the

quarter ended September 30, 2024, available at www.sedarplus.ca, many of which are beyond the

control of the Company. Forward -looking statements contained in this press release are expressly

qualified by this cautionary statement.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press

release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation

to update or revise any forward -looking statements, wheth er as a result of new information, future

events or otherwise. Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the

expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.

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in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or

accuracy of this release.