Olive Resource Capital Delivers Record Investment Performance in 2025; Provides Update on Investments for December 2025

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Olive Resource Capital (TSXV:XTERF) reported record investment performance for 2025 and provided a December 31, 2025 portfolio update. The company said its assets rose 151% in 2025 and its share price increased 240% in 2025, with assets up 11.2% in December. The unaudited total portfolio value was $16,155,216 as of Dec 31, 2025, up from an audited $6,419,124 on Dec 31, 2024. Major public equity holdings showing large year-end values include Omai Gold Mines ($3.50M) and several precious/base metals names; valuation methods use closing prices for listed securities and recent financial statements for private investments.

Positive

• Assets rose 151% in 2025
• Share price increased 240% in 2025
• Total portfolio value reached $16,155,216 on Dec 31, 2025
• Assets increased 11.2% in December 2025

Negative

• Sterling Metals position fell from $1,252,706 (Nov 30, 2025) to $1,074,043 (Dec 31, 2025), a ~14% month decline
• Troilus Gold position fell from $738,840 (Nov 30, 2025) to $482,000 (Dec 31, 2025), a ~35% month decline
• Oil declined 18% for the year, reducing diversification within the commodity complex

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 12, 2026) - Olive Resource Capital Inc. (TSXV: OC) ("Olive" or the "Company") is pleased to provide investors an update on its investments for the period ending December 31, 2025.

Derek Macpherson, the Company's Executive Chairman stated: "Olive's investors are now reaping the rewards of the work completed in 2022 and 2023 to reposition the Company's portfolio. The Company's assets rose 151% in 2025, and the share price increased 240% in 2025. Strong performance across the commodity complex in December resulted in a strong finish to the year strong, with assets up 11.2% for the month."

Samuel Pelaez, the Company's President, CEO, CIO, and Director stated: "December offered a continuation of the year's trends. Gold and copper rose strongly, with the equities outperforming the commodity. In oil, both commodity and equities dropped. For the full year, gold led the major commodity complex with a record gain of 65%; copper played catch up with a 41% gain; and oil dropped for a third consecutive year posting an 18% retracement. At Olive, we are well deployed into the first months of the new year, which are historically associated with strong performance for the entire commodity complex."

Table 1: Olive's Investment Portfolio

Name	Ticker	Sector	Category	(Audited) Value	(Unaudited) Value	(Unaudited) Value
				Dec 31, 2024	Nov 30, 2025(1)	Dec 31, 2025(1)
Omai Gold Mines Corp.(2)	OMG.v	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$456,720	$3,253,900	$3,504,200
Black Sheep Ventures Inc.	Private	Real Estate	Private Equity & Conv. Debenture	$1,265,936	$1,265,936	$1,276,128
Sterling Metals Corp. (inc. Warrants)	SAG.c	Base Metals	Public Equity	$85,906	$1,252,706	$1,074,043
Arizona Sonoran Copper Co.	ASCU	Base Metals	Public Equity	$255,780	$748,600	$908,200
Bravo Mining Corp.	BRVO.v	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$169,100	$530,400	$601,250
Guided Therapeutics Inc.	GTHP.OTC	Healthcare	Public Equity & Conv. Debenture	$204,922	$272,688	$542,955
Aurion Resources Ltd.	AU.v	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$222,075	$446,220	$542,700
West Point Gold Corp.	WPG.v	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$118,688	$333,810	$515,551
Troilus Gold Corp (inc. Warrants)	TLG	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$190,800	$738,840	$482,000
Sailfish Royalty Corp.	FISH.v	Precious Metals	Public Equity	$166,888	$408,358	$450,276
Other Public Equity Liquid Investments and Working Capital (3)				$1,417,143	$2,473,384	$2,781,765
Other Public Equity Fundamental Investments Incl. Warrants (4)				$1,234,434	$1,828,104	$2,406,436
Other Private Equity, Loans, & Convertible Debenture Investments				$630,732	$981,397	$1,069,712
Total				$6,419,124	$14,534,343(5)	$16,155,216(5)

 

1. For publicly listed investments traded on recognized exchanges, valuation is based on closing trading prices. For private equity investments, valuation is per the most recent financial statements. For Convertible Debentures, valuation is per the most recent financial statements, adjusted for interest accruals and convertibility value.
2. Derek Macpherson, Executive Chairman of Olive Resource Capital is a Director of this issuer.
3. Olive defines Liquid Investments as investments whose position can be liquidated in less than one day's average trading volume for that security. This measure also includes cash and cash equivalents; but does not include adjustments for working capital and liabilities. Olive invites the reader to refer to its most recent financial statements available on its website; www.olive-resource.com for details on the Company's liabilities.
4. Out of the Money Warrants are valued using Black Scholes with 35% volatility, and 3% interest rate. In the Money Warrants are valued at their intrinsic value.
5. The increase in value from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 is primarily as a result of stock price appreciation of the investments.

Normal Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB")

As of the date of this release, the Company holds 1,000,000 common shares in treasury pending cancellation.

As of the date of this release Olive Resource Capital Inc. has 106,144,709 common shares outstanding.

About Olive Resource Capital Inc.:

Olive is a resource-focused merchant bank and investment company with a portfolio of publicly listed and private securities. The Company's assets consist primarily of investments in natural resource companies in all stages of development.

For further information, please contact:

Derek Macpherson, Executive Chairman at derek@olive-resource.com or by phone at (416)294-6713 or Samuel Pelaez, President, CEO & CIO at sam@olive-resource.com or by phone at (202)677-8513. Olive's website is located at www.olive-resource.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange Inc.) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, identified by words or phrases such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "is expected", "scheduled", "estimates", "pending", "intends", "plans", "forecasts", "targets", or "hopes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "will", "should", "might", "will be taken", or "occur" and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.

This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause the actual results of Olive to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are to be considered forward-looking, including, without limitation, statements concerning Olive's intended future disclosure practices. Although Olive believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: past success or achievement does not guarantee future success; negative investment performance; downward market fluctuations; downward fluctuations in commodity prices and changes in the prices of commodities in general; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations; changes in economic and political conditions that could negatively affect certain commodity prices; and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR+. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Olive does not undertake to update any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

This commentary is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, tax, legal or accounting advice nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities referred to. The information provided in this recording has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable and is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing but we do not represent that it is accurate or complete and it should not be relied upon as such.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/280040

FAQ

How much did Olive Resource Capital (XTERF) assets increase in 2025?

Olive reported assets rose 151% in 2025.

What was Olive's total portfolio value as of Dec 31, 2025 for XTERF?

The unaudited total portfolio value was $16,155,216 as of Dec 31, 2025.

What December 2025 performance did Olive (XTERF) report?

The company reported assets were up 11.2% in December 2025.

Which holdings showed large year-end values in Olive's Dec 31, 2025 portfolio?

Notable year-end holdings included Omai Gold Mines at $3.50M and other precious/base metal positions as listed in the portfolio table.

Did Olive report any notable declines in December 2025 for XTERF holdings?

Yes; the release shows Sterling Metals fell ~14% month-over-month and Troilus Gold fell ~35% month-over-month between Nov 30 and Dec 31, 2025.

How many common shares does Olive (XTERF) have outstanding and are there treasury shares?

Olive reported 106,144,709 common shares outstanding and holds 1,000,000 common shares in treasury pending cancellation.