CALGARY, ALBERTA – TheNewswire - February 19, 2026 – Upside Gold Corp. (CSE : UG) (FSE:47I) ("Upside Gold" or the "Company") pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer Sophy Cesar will be speaking at the upcoming Going Public and Raising Capital in Canada event hosted by the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) on February 26, 2026, at the 1 Hotel South Beach in South Beach, Miami.

 

The event is part of the CSE’s ongoing series designed to provide an in-depth look at the strategic, legal and business considerations involved in raising capital in the United States and Canada and listing on the CSE.

 

Sophy Cesar will share Upside Gold’s perspective as a growth-stage exploration company listed on the CSE, including practical insights into accessing public markets, building shareholder awareness, and navigating the responsibilities that come with operating as a public issuer.

 

Other presenters include Phillip Shum, Director of Listings Development at the CSE; Michael Bluestein of Corporate Counsel LLP; and David Stein, CEO of Kuya Silver Corporation. The event is presented by Cap Circle.

 

“We’re pleased to participate in this event and share our experience as a recently listed company,” said Sophy Cesar, Chief Executive Officer of Upside Gold Corp. “For growth-oriented companies, understanding the realities of going public and raising capital in Canada is critical. We look forward to contributing to that discussion.”

 

For more information on Upside Gold Corp., please visit the Company’s website at www.upsidegoldcorp.com.

On behalf of Upside Gold Corp.

Sophy Cesar

CEO and Director

info@upsidegoldcorp.com
www.upsidegoldcorp.com

 

About Upside Gold Corp.

Upside Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold-copper exploration company that has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Kena Gold-Copper Project, located in southeastern British Columbia, approximately 7 kilometres southwest of Nelson. The Kena Project consists of 198 mineral claims covering 10,114.8 hectares, together with 11 crown grants covering approximately 92 hectares.

The Company is focused on advancing the Kena Gold-Copper Project through systematic exploration and drilling programs.

The Kena Project hosts a historical gold resource comprising an Indicated Mineral Resource of 32,146,000 tonnes at an average grade of 0.544 g/t Au for 0.561 million ounces of gold, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 177,507,000 tonnes at an average grade of 0.486 g/t Au for 2.77 million ounces of gold. The historical resource estimate is disclosed in the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Resource Estimate for the Kena and Daylight Properties” prepared by Sue Bird, P.Eng. of Moose Mountain Technical Services, dated May 3, 2021, and filed on SEDAR on behalf of West Mining Corp.

A Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources, and Upside Gold Corp. is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources. The historical estimate is provided for information purposes only and should not be relied upon.

 

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

This news release contains forward-looking information that involves substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, most of which are beyond the control of Upside Gold. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe Upside Gold's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that Upside Gold or its management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to Upside Gold, Upside Gold provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information 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, Upside Gold’s objectives, goals or future plans, statements, details of the exploration results, potential mineralization, Upside Gold’s portfolio, treasury, management team and enhanced capital markets profile, the estimation of mineral resources and exploration plans. 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, failure to identify mineral resources, delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, regulatory, environmental or other project approvals, political risks, inability to fulfill the duty to accommodate First Nations and other indigenous peoples, 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, delays in the development of projects, capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry, and those risks set out in Upside Gold public documents filed on SEDAR. Although Upside Gold 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. Upside Gold 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.  

 

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