RUA GOLD Approved to List on the New Zealand Stock Exchange

Rua Gold INC. (TSX: RUA) (OTCQB: NZAUF) ("Rua Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to advise that it has received approval for its secondary listing on the NZX Main Board Market operated by NZX Limited (NZX) in addition to its primary listing on the Toronto Securities Exchange (TSX).

Rua Gold will commence trading on the NZX at 10.00am (New Zealand time) on February 23, 2026 under the symbol RGI.

The listing will enable New Zealand investors to have a live market to trade in Rua Gold shares in their own time zone. Copies of Rua Gold's Profile and Listing Application Letter in connection with its listing are available on the Rua Gold website at https://ruagold.com/nzx-profile/.

Robert Eckford, CEO of Rua Gold, commented: "Listing on the NZX marks a significant milestone for Rua Gold as we advance our plans to become a gold-antimony producer in Reefton. We are proud to be strengthening our presence in New Zealand's mining sector and to provide Kiwi investors with the opportunity to participate directly in our growth story. This listing reflects our long-term commitment to New Zealand as we execute our development strategy."

Rua Gold will continue to remain a "reporting issuer" under applicable Canadian securities laws, and its common shares will also remain listed on the TSX under the symbol "RUA" and the OTCQB under the symbol "NZAUF". Rua Gold's existing shareholders are not required to take any action in connection with the NZX listing.

About Rua Gold

Rua Gold is a well funded exploration company, strategically focused on New Zealand. With decades of expertise, their team has successfully taken major discoveries into producing world-class mines across multiple continents. The team is focused on maximizing the asset potential of Rua Gold's two highly prospective high-grade gold projects.

The Company controls the Reefton Gold District as the dominant landholder in the Reefton Goldfield on New Zealand's South Island with over 120,000 hectares of tenements, in a district that historically produced over 2Moz of gold grading between 9 and 50g/t.

The Company's Glamorgan Project solidifies Rua Gold's position as a leading high-grade gold explorer on New Zealand's North Island. This highly prospective project is located within the North Islands' Hauraki district, a region that has produced an impressive 15Moz of gold and 60Moz of silver. Glamorgan is adjacent to OceanaGold Corporation's biggest gold mining project, Wharekirauponga.

Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur and specifically include statements regarding: the Company's strategies, expectations, planned operations or future actions including but not limited to exploration programs at its New Zealand properties or the intended listing date on the NZX. Although the Company 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 may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. A variety of inherent risks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its business, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by forward looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors include: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; risks related to the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war; risks related to climate change; operational risks in exploration, delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration projects or capital expenditures; the actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; changes in labour costs and other costs and expenses or equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, including but not limited to environmental hazards, flooding or unfavorable operating conditions and losses, insurrection or war, delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing, and commodity prices. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements and reference should also be made to the Company's documents filed under its SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca for a description of additional risk factors.

Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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