Avidian Gold Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2026 / Avidian Gold Corp. ("Avidian" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:AVG) announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $859,649.96 (the "Offering"). The Offering consisted of the sale of 6,612,692 units of the Corporation (the "Units") at a price of $0.13 per Unit.