Giga Metals Completes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Giga Metals Corp. (“Giga Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: GIGA; OTCQB: GIGGF; FSE: BRR2) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated April 27, 2026, the Company has closed the first tranche of its private placement for 11,473,500 units at a price of $0.08 per unit for gross proceeds of $917,880. Each Unit consists of one (1) common share of the Company and one (1) non-transferable share purchase warrant.