CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This publication contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the appointment of CECL and Sutton and the anticipated scope, performance and benefits of the EPCM arrangement; the advancement of the Imwelo Gold Project toward a construction decision; the planned EPCM work programmes and expected timing; the anticipated benefits of the Tanzanian local-content structure; the previously announced gold loan facility term sheet with Monetary Metals & Co. and the satisfaction of conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals in connection therewith; and the receipt of other required regulatory and governmental approvals. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the ability of CECL and Sutton to perform the EPCM services as anticipated; the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements; delays in engineering, permitting, financing or construction activities; the availability of financing, including completion of the Monetary Metals gold loan facility on the terms described or at all; receipt of all required regulatory approvals; the volatility of metal prices and LVG’s common shares; actual development plans and costs differing materially from estimates; and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public filings, that could cause actual results to differ materially. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement. References to other companies are based on those companies’ public disclosures, are provided for industry context only, and do not imply any partnership, endorsement, affiliation, or comparable performance.