Month: September 2026

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Banyan Gold Corp. (TSXV:BYN) (OTCQB: BYAGF) (“Banyan” or the “Company”) announces today that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which Canaccord Genuity Corp. has agreed to act as lead agent and sole bookrunner, for and on behalf of a syndicate of agents (the “Agents”), in connection with a best efforts private placement (the “Offering“) of up to 25,000,000 shares of the Company (each, a “Share”) at a price of $2.00 per Share, for gross proceeds of up to $50,000,000.

The Offering is expected to close on or about September 29, 2026, or such other date as the Company and the Agents may agree and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals including the conditional approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Company also intends to issue up to 8,000,000 Shares on a non-brokered private placement basis at a price of $2.00 per Share, to raise additional gross proceeds of up to $8,000,000 (the “Concurrent Offering“).

The net proceeds from the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Offering and Concurrent Offering will be used for advancement of the Company’s Yukon projects and general corporate and working capital purposes.

Subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and in accordance with National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”), the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offering will be offered for sale to purchasers resident in Canada and/or other qualifying jurisdictions pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption under Part 5A of NI 45-106 as amended and supplemented by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption. The Shares sold pursuant to the Offering will not be subject to a hold period pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws. The Shares sold pursuant to the Concurrent Offering will be subject to a statutory hold period expiring four months and one day following the date of issuance pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws.

There is an offering document related to the Offering that can be accessed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.banyangold.com. Prospective investors should read this offering document before making an investment decision.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. persons unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available. “United States” and “U.S. person” have the meaning ascribed to them in Regulation S under the 1933 Act.

Upcoming Events

• Precious Metals Summit, Beaver Creek, September 22-25, 2026
• Corporate Presentation: September 23 at 1:30 PM MDT
• Denver Gold Forum, Colorado Springs, September 27-30, 2026
• The MoneyShow, Orlando, October 5-7, 2026

About Banyan

Banyan’s primary asset, the AurMac Project is located in the Traditional Territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun in Canada’s Yukon Territory. The AurMac Project comprises two main deposits, the Airstrip and Powerline Deposits.

In addition to the AurMac Project, the Company holds the Hyland Gold Project, located 70 km northeast of Watson Lake, Yukon, along the southeast end of the Tintina Gold Belt in the Traditional Territory of the Kaska Nations, closest to the Liard First Nation and Daylu Dena Council.

Banyan also holds the Nitra Gold Project and Seattle-Goodman Creek Project which are grassroots exploration projects located in the Mayo Mining district, adjacent to the AurMac Gold Project. These properties lie in the northern part of the Selwyn Basin and are underlain by metaclastic rocks of the Late Proterozoic Yusezyu Formation of the Hyland Group, similar to lithologies hosting portions of the AurMac Project. Middle Cretaceous Tombstone Plutonic suite intrusions occur along the properties including the Morrison Creek and Minto Creek stocks. The properties are 100% owned by Banyan and cover over 530 sq km. The properties are accessible by road along the Silver Trail Highway, South McQuesten Road and a network of other smaller roads across the properties.

Banyan trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “BYN” and is quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol “BYAGF”. For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.banyangold.com or contact the Company.

ON BEHALF OF BANYAN GOLD CORPORATION

(signed) “Tara Christie”

Tara Christie

President & CEO

For more information, please contact:

Tara Christie • 778 928 0556 • tchristie@banyangold.com 

Jasmine Sangria • 604 312 5610 • jsangria@banyangold.com 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) nor OTCQB Venture Market accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION: This release contains forward-looking information, which is not comprised of historical facts and is based upon the Company’s current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs. Such information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking wording such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend(s)”, “believe”, “potential” and “continue” or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, the completion of the Offering and Concurrent Offering and use of proceeds to be raised pursuant thereto, the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals, the potential for resource expansion and increased grades; mineral recoveries and anticipated mining costs. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include uncertainties inherent in resource estimates, continuity and extent of mineralization, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates, the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future, changes in equity markets, inflation, changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in commodity prices, availability of financing, receipt of regulatory approvals, and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, enhanced risks inherent to conducting business in any jurisdiction, and those risks set out in Banyan’s public documents filed on SEDAR+. Although Banyan believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Banyan disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qfin Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QFIN; HKEx: 3660) (“Qfin Holdings” or the “Company”), a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China, today announced changes in its senior management and the composition of its board of directors (the “Board”). In light of the growth and potential of the Company’s international business and its long-term strategic development, Mr. Haisheng Wu, the chief executive officer and a director of the Company, intends to focus more of his time on the development of the Company’s international business. In order to dedicate his attention to this area, Mr. Wu will step down as the chief executive officer and a director of the Company and will cease to be a member of the compensation committee of the Board.

The Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Yan Zheng as the chief executive officer and a director of the Company, succeeding Mr. Wu, effective September 21, 2026.

Prior to his appointment as the chief executive officer, Mr. Zheng served as the Company’s vice president from February 2017 and as its chief risk officer from July 2020. Mr. Zheng has 18 years of experience in consumer finance risk management. Before joining the Company, Mr. Zheng co-founded Shenzhen Samoyed Internet Finance Service Co. Ltd. in May 2015, and was in charge of its credit product risk management. Prior to that, Mr. Zheng worked at the risk management department at the headquarters of China Merchants Bank (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600036) from November 2014 to April 2015 and was responsible for the preparation and establishment of China Merchants Union Consumer Finance Company Limited. Prior to that, Mr. Zheng worked at the risk management department of the Credit Card Center of China Merchants Bank from July 2008 to October 2014, primarily responsible for the consumer credit policies, credit limits and the preparation and establishment of China Merchants Union Consumer Finance Company Limited. Mr. Zheng received his bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics (Chinese-foreign) from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2008 and his EMBA degree from Fudan University in 2025.

“Mr. Wu has made an invaluable contribution to the Company since the inception of our business and throughout his tenure as chief executive officer. On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Wu for his leadership and dedication during his years of service. We are pleased that Mr. Wu will stay with the Company and focus on our international expansion, and he will work closely with Mr. Zheng to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. We are confident that Mr. Wu’s experience and insight will continue to provide valuable input to the Company’s long-term development,” said Mr. Fan Zhao, chairman of the Board. “We are delighted to welcome Mr. Zheng to the Board and appoint him as the Company’s chief executive officer. Mr. Zheng has 18 years of experience in consumer finance risk management, and we are confident that he will lead the Company into a new stage of business development. We look forward to working closely with him in maximizing long-term value for all of our shareholders.”

About Qfin Holdings

Qfin Holdings is a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China. By leveraging its sophisticated machine learning models and data analytics capabilities, the Company provides a comprehensive suite of technology services to assist financial institutions and consumers and SMEs in the loan lifecycle, ranging from borrower acquisition, preliminary credit assessment, fund matching and post-facilitation services. The Company is dedicated to making credit services more accessible and personalized to consumers and SMEs through Credit-Tech services to financial institutions.

For more information, please visit: https://ir.qfin.com.

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For more information, please contact:
Qfin Holdings
E-mail: ir@qfin.com