Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 7, 2026) – Austin Gold Corp. (NYSE American: AUST) (“Austin” or the “Company”) reports the results of its annual general meeting (the “Meeting“) of shareholders held on May 6, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A total of 7,172,158 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, being 52.38% of the issued and outstanding shares at the record date. A summary of the Meeting results is outlined below.
| Election of Directors | Number Voted For | Percentage Voted For |
| Dennis Higgs | 5,527,059* | 99.43% |
| Tom Yip | 5,517,173* | 99.25% |
| Barbara Filas | 5,524,568* | 99.39% |
| Guillermo Lozano-Chávez | 5,516,469* | 99.24% |
| Sandra MacKay | 5,516,469* | 99.24% |
| Proposals | ||
| Fix number of directors at five | 7,128,738 | 99.39% |
| Appoint Manning Elliott LLP as auditors | 7,098,471 | 98.97% |
| * Excludes broker discretionary votes. | ||
About Austin Gold Corp.
Austin is a gold exploration company focused on gold targets and making district-scale gold discoveries in the southwestern United States.
Austin has two projects in Nevada. The Kelly Creek Project is located on the Battle Mountain-Eureka (Cortez) gold trend in Humboldt County and the Lone Mountain Project is on the Independence-Jerritt Canyon gold trend in Elko County. Collectively, these Nevada properties comprise approximately 34.8 mi2 (90.1 km2) of unpatented lode mining claims and private property. In Oregon, the Stockade Mountain Project consists of approximately 10.5 mi2 (27.22 km2) of unpatented mining claims situated in a geological environment that appears the same as the nearby Grassy Mountain Deposit that is being permitted for underground mining.
For further information, please contact:
Darcy A. Higgs, Vice President, Business Development
604-644-6580
info@austin.gold
Website: www.austin.gold
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