Founders Metals Inc.·Basic Materials

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") reports results from its deep auger drilling program at the Maria Geralda target within the Antino Gold Project ("Antino" or the "Project") in southeastern Suriname (Figure 1). The 37-hole deep auger program has identified a coherent, high-grade gold shoot - a concentrated zone of mineralization within a larger 600 m drill-defined gold-bearing structure - directly coincident with the Company's previously reported diamond drill intercept of 22.5 metres (m) of 11.88 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) in hole MG003 (announced June 24, 2025).

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") announces that, pursuant to the amended and restated option agreement dated August 27, 2024 (the "Option Agreement") among the Company, Nana Resources N.V. ("Nana") and Lawa Gold N.V.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") announces the results from the Annual General and Special Meeting ("AGM") held on May 7, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company's shareholders approved the re-election of all Directors and the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as the Company's auditors.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") reports high-grade gold results from the Lower Antino Target at its Antino Gold Project ("Antino" or the "Project") in southeastern Suriname (Figure 1). Results include 6.0 metres (m) of 12.95 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) - a significant high-grade intercept at Lower Antino - while continued systematic drilling expands the mineralized system along strike.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 16, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") announces the completion of a comprehensive two-year environmental baseline assessment at its Antino Gold Project ("Antino" or the "Project") in southeastern Suriname. The study, conducted by Caribbean Environmental Risk Solutions ("CARI-ERS"), spanned four seasonal campaigns from July 2024 to November 2025 - covering two wet seasons and two dry seasons - and represents the first environmental baseline study at the Antino project area.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2026) - Founders Metals Inc. (TSXV: FDR) (OTCQX: FDMIF) (FSE: 9DL0) ("Founders" or the "Company") announces that Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V. ("Gold Fields"), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Gold Fields Ltd, has increased its equity position in the Company through market purchases.
Founders Metals Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in Canada. It holds interests in the Elmtree gold project that includes 49 contiguous mineral claims covering an area of 1,063,326 hectares located in New Brunswick; and the Antino gold project covering an area of 23,800 hectares located in southeastern Suriname. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.