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SEABRIDGE APPOINTS INDEPENDENT LEAD DIRECTOR Toronto, Canada… Seabridge Gold Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk today announced that the

Management Changes

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News Release

Trading Symbols: TSX: SEA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NYSE: SA October 18, 2021

SEABRIDGE APPOINTS INDEPENDENT LEAD DIRECTOR

Toronto, Canada… Seabridge Gold Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk today announced that the

Company’s Board of Directors has voted to create a new position of Lead Director to

strengthen the independence of the Board from management.

Speaking of the new position, Mr. Fronk noted that, “My dual role as Chairman and CEO was

not ideal from a corporate governance point of view. I look forward to sharing some of my

duties with our new lead director, John Sabine.”

Mr. Sabine has been a director of the Company since 20 14 and Chairs th e Corporate

Governance and Nominating Committee. He is a seasoned lawyer with extensive experience

in mining, corporate governance and reorganization, corporate finance , and mergers and

acquisitions. Mr. Sabine is widely recognized for advising clients on complex international

projects. In addition to advising public companies and investment banks, he has served on

the Boards of Directors of a number of public and private companies in a variety of businesses.

The Lead Director is a director appointed annually by the independent members of the Board

to act as the independent leader of the Board. The primary role of the Lead Director is to

provide leadership to the Board in discharging its duties, responsibilities and obligation s

independently of management of the Corporation and the Executive Chair. The Lead Director

facilitates the functioning of the Board independently of the Corporation’s management and

also works to maintain and enhance the quality of the Corporation’s corpo rate governance

practices.

Seabridge holds a 100% interest in several North American gold projects. Seabridge's assets

include the KSM and Iskut projects located near Stewart, British Columbia, Canada, the

Courageous Lake project located in Canada's Northwest Territories, the Snowstorm project in

the Getchell Gold Belt of Northern Nevada and the 3 Aces project set in the Yukon Territory.

For a full breakdown of Seabridge's mineral reserves and mineral resources by category please

visit the Company's website at https://www.seabridgegold.com/.

None of the Toronto Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, or their Regulation Services Providers accepts responsibility

for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

"Rudi Fronk"

Chairman & C.E.O.

For further information please contact:

Rudi P. Fronk, Chairman and C.E.O.

Tel: (416) 367-9292 • Fax: (416) 367-2711