Contango Ore

Canaccord Genuity Acted as Sole Bookrunner to Contango ORE, Inc. on its $50 Million Registered Direct Offering

Canaccord  Genuity is pleased to announce that on September 25th, 2025, its client, Contango ORE, Inc. (“Contango” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CTGO), priced an underwritten registered direct offering of 1,975,000 shares of its common stock, at an offering price of $20.00 per share to two institutional investors. In the Offering, Contango also offered a pre-funded warrant to purchase 525,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $19.99 per share, which equals the public offering price per share of the common stock less the $0.01 exercise price per share of each pre-funded warrant. The Offering closed on September 26th, 2025.

Aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $50 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to fund advancement of its fully permitted Lucky Shot project to a mine production decision over the next two years by completing underground and surface-based drilling and underground development work. Proceeds will also be used to advance the Company's Johnson Tract project, subject to receipt of appropriate permits, by mobilizing all equipment necessary to complete road construction to the planned portal, winterizing the project's camp for year-round operations, starting construction of an exploration tunnel in order conduct advanced exploration drilling, and completing a feasibility-level mine plan. Ongoing permitting activities will continue throughout a mine evaluation stage. Any remaining proceeds will also be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.

Canaccord Genuity acted as sole bookrunner for the Offering.

Contango is a NYSE American listed company that engages in exploration for gold and associated minerals in Alaska. Contango holds a 30% interest in Peak Gold, LLC (the "Peak Gold JV"), which leases approximately 675,000 acres of land for exploration and development on the Manh Choh project, with the remaining 70% owned by KG Mining (Alaska), Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, operator of the Peak Gold JV. The Company and its subsidiaries also have (i) a lease on the Johnson Tract project from the underlying owner, CIRI Native Corporation, (ii) a lease on the Lucky Shot project from the underlying owner, Alaska Hardrock Inc., (iii) 100% ownership of approximately 8,600 acres of peripheral State of Alaska mining claims, and (iv) a 100% interest in approximately 145,000 acres of State of Alaska mining claims that give Contango the exclusive right to explore and develop minerals on these lands.