Great Pacific Gold Corp. Engages ICP Securities Inc. for Automated Market Making Services

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Great Pacific Gold has partnered with ICP Securities for automated market making services. The agreement, starting April 30, 2025, includes the use of ICP's proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium™, and will run for an initial four-month term with automatic monthly renewals thereafter.

The company will pay a monthly fee of C$7,500 plus taxes for these services. Either party can terminate the agreement with 30 days' notice. The arrangement focuses on correcting temporary supply and demand imbalances in GPAC's shares, with ICP bearing all trading costs.

No performance factors, stock options, or additional compensation are included in the agreement. While ICP and its clients may acquire company securities in the future, they currently hold no positions in Great Pacific Gold.

Positive

• Engagement of automated market making services to improve stock liquidity
• No stock options or additional compensation required beyond monthly fee
• Market maker will correct supply-demand imbalances at their own cost

Negative

• Additional monthly expense of C$7,500 plus taxes for market making services
• Short initial contract term of only 4 months

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2025) - Great Pacific Gold Corp. (TSXV: GPAC) (OTCQX: FSXLF) (FSE: V3H) ("Great Pacific Gold," "GPAC," or the "Company") has engaged the services of ICP Securities Inc. ("ICP") to provide automated market making services, including use of its proprietary algorithm, ICP Premium™, in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the TSX Exchange and other applicable legislation. ICP will be paid a monthly fee of C$7,500, plus applicable taxes. The agreement between the Company and ICP was signed with a start date of April 30, 2025, and is for four (4) months (the "Initial Term") and shall be automatically renewed for subsequent one (1) month terms (each month called an "Additional Term") unless either party provides at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or an Additional Term, as applicable. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement and no stock options or other compensation in connection with the engagement. ICP and its clients may acquire an interest in the securities of the Company in the future. ICP does not currently own any securities of the Company.

ICP is an arm's length party to the Company. ICP's market making activity will be primarily to correct temporary imbalances in the supply and demand of the Company's shares. ICP will be responsible for the costs it incurs in buying and selling the Company's shares, and no third party will be providing funds or securities for the market making activities.

ABOUT ICP SECURITIES INC.

ICP Securities Inc. is a Toronto based CIRO dealer-member that specializes in automated market making and liquidity provision, as well as having a proprietary market making algorithm, ICP Premium™, that enhances liquidity and quote health. Established in 2023, with a focus on market structure, execution, and trading, ICP has leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors.

On behalf of Great Pacific Gold:
Greg McCunn
Chief Executive Officer and Director

For further information visit gpacgold.com or contact:

Investor Relations
Phone +1-778-262-2331
Email: info@gpacgold.com

About Great Pacific Gold

Great Pacific Gold has a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in Papua New Guinea ("PNG") and Australia. The Company is focused on developing gold-copper resources from its highly prospective land packages. Its projects include:

• Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining Inc. ("K92"), the Kesar Project is a greenfield exploration project with several high-priority targets in close proximity to the property boundary with K92. Multiple epithermal veins at Kesar are on strike and have the same orientation as key K92 deposits, such as Kora. Exploration work to date by the Company at the Kesar Project has shown that these veins have high grades of gold present in outcrop and very elevated gold in soil grades, coincident with aeromagnetic highs. The Company is carrying out an ongoing diamond drill program on key target areas at the Kesar Project.

• Wild Dog Project: located in the East New Britain province of PNG, the Wild Dog Project is a brownfield exploration project with a history of small-scale gold mining. The Wild Dog Project contains numerous epithermal and porphyry hydrothermal-magmatic targets evidenced by previous exploration and operations. The Company completed a road refurbishment in August 2024 and access to the project has been established for baseline environmental and exploration work.

• Arau Project: located in the Eastern Highlands province of PNG, the Arau Project contains the highly prospective Mt. Victor exploration target with potential for a high sulphidation epithermal gold-base metal deposit. A Phase 1 Reverse Circulation drilling program was completed at Mt. Victor in August 2024, with results pending. The Arau Project includes the Elandora licence, which also contains various epithermal and copper-gold porphyry targets.

• Lauriston Gold Project: located in the state of Victoria, Australia, the Lauriston Gold Project is located on the southern extension of the Fosterville Goldfield Belt and is adjacent to Agnico Eagle's extensive Fosterville tenements and mine operations. The Lauriston Gold Project contains the Comet-Trojan target, a 4.5km long epizonal orogenic system. The discovery hole at Comet intersected 8m at 105 g/t gold, and a follow-up drilling program was completed in Q3 2024. The Company is consolidating its information on the Lauriston Gold Project and is evaluating strategic alternatives for value creation.

• Walhalla Gold Belt Project: located in the state of Victoria, Australia, the Walhalla Gold Belt Project consists of over 1,400 km² of concessions, including the numerous historical mining operations and the recently acquired Woods Point land package. The Walhalla Gold Belt Project contains a high-priority greenfield target called Pinnacles. Extensive soil geochemistry has highlighted a 400m x 1,100m gold mineralized aplitic dyke which contains disseminated sulphides and outcrops at surface. The Pinnacles target is fully permitted and ready for drilling.

The Company also holds the Tinga Valley Project in PNG.

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Great Pacific Gold cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by many material factors, many of which are beyond their respective control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Great Pacific Gold's limited operating history, its exploration and development activities on its mineral properties and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Great Pacific Gold does not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

Neither 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.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/250362

FAQ

What market making services will ICP provide to Great Pacific Gold (FSXLF) starting April 30, 2025?

ICP Securities will provide automated market making services using their ICP Premium algorithm, focusing on correcting temporary supply and demand imbalances in GPAC shares, in compliance with TSX Exchange policies.

How much will Great Pacific Gold pay ICP Securities for market making services?

Great Pacific Gold will pay ICP Securities a monthly fee of C$7,500 plus applicable taxes for their automated market making services.

What is the duration of the market making agreement between FSXLF and ICP Securities?

The initial agreement is for 4 months starting April 30, 2025, with automatic 1-month renewals unless either party provides 30 days written notice to terminate.

Are there any performance incentives or stock options in the FSXLF market making agreement?

No, the agreement contains no performance factors, stock options, or additional compensation beyond the monthly fee of C$7,500 plus taxes.

Who is responsible for the costs of buying and selling FSXLF shares in this market making arrangement?

ICP Securities is responsible for all costs incurred in buying and selling Great Pacific Gold shares, with no third-party funding for market making activities.