Cadillac Mines Corporation Files Final Prospectus and Announces Pricing and Upsizing of Initial Public Offering to $385 Million

Supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment will be accessible through SEDAR+ within two business days

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TORONTO, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cadillac Mines Corporation (“Cadillac Mines” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing and upsizing of its initial public offering of 47,075,000 common shares of the Company (the “Offered Common Shares”) at a price of $6.90 per Offered Common Share (the “CS Offering Price”) and 6,303,000 special flow-through shares of the Company (the “Special FT Shares” and, together with the Offered Common Shares, the “Offered Shares”) at a price of $9.52 per Special FT Share (the “Special FT Offering Price”) for total gross proceeds of approximately $385 million (the “Offering”). The Company has filed and obtained a receipt for a final base PREP prospectus (the “Final Prospectus”) from the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The Offering was upsized from an initial size of approximately $363 million set out in the Final Prospectus as a result of excess demand.

The Offering consists of a treasury offering by Cadillac Mines of 18,845,000 Offered Common Shares at the CS Offering Price and 6,303,000 Special FT Shares at the Special FT Offering Price, for gross proceeds of C$190,035,060 to Cadillac Mines, and a secondary offering by certain shareholders of the Company (the “Selling Shareholders”) of 28,230,000 Offered Common Shares at the CS Offering Price, for gross proceeds of C$194,787,000 to the Selling Shareholders. The Company and the Selling Shareholders have granted to the underwriters an over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase up to an additional 8,006,700 common shares of the Company at the CS Offering Price, exercisable in whole or part, at any one time, for a period of 30 days from the closing date of the Offering, to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes. It is expected that, if the Over-Allotment Option is to be exercised by the underwriters, it would be satisfied solely out of secondary sales from the Selling Shareholders.

The Company has also entered into a subscription agreement with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (“Agnico”) pursuant to which Agnico has subscribed for 8,696,000 common shares of the Company at the CS Offering Price on a private placement basis (the “Agnico Private Placement”) for gross proceeds of approximately $60 million. The Agnico Private Placement is expected to close concurrently with the closing of the Offering. No commission or other fee will be paid to the underwriters or any other underwriters or agents in connection with the Agnico Private Placement.

The Company recently changed its name from Gold Candle Ltd. to Cadillac Mines Corporation to better reflect its growing presence along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break. Cadillac Mines has also launched its new corporate website at www.cadillacmines.com, providing updated information on the Company, its projects and corporate developments.

The Offering is being made through a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets, National Bank of Canada Capital Markets and Stifel Canada as co-lead underwriters and joint bookrunners, and Scotiabank, Barclays Capital Canada, CIBC Capital Markets, Desjardins Securities Inc. and Ventum Financial Corp. as co-managers.

Goodmans LLP is acting as Canadian legal counsel to Cadillac Mines and Stikeman Elliott LLP is acting as Canadian legal counsel to the underwriters. Dorsey & Whitney, LLP is acting as US legal counsel to Cadillac Mines and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as U.S. legal counsel to the underwriters.

The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about August 5, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The common shares of the Company will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) on an “if, as and when issued” basis on July 24, 2026 under the symbol “CADY”. The TSX has conditionally approved the listing of the common shares, subject to fulfilling customary TSX requirements.

The Final Prospectus contains important information relating to the Company, the Offered Shares and the Offering. A supplemented PREP prospectus (the “Supplemented Prospectus”) containing pricing information and other information relating to the Company, the Offered Shares and the Offering is expected to be available on July 24, 2026. A copy of the Final Prospectus is, and copies of the Supplemented Prospectus and any amendment will, within two business days, be available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com. Access to the Supplemented Prospectus and any amendment is provided in accordance with securities legislation relating to procedures for providing access to a supplemented PREP prospectus and any amendment. An electronic or paper copy of the Final Prospectus, the Supplemented Prospectus, and any amendment may be obtained, without charge, from BMO Capital Markets by mail at BMO Capital Markets, Brampton Distribution Centre c/o The Data Group of Companies, 9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6S 6H2 by telephone at 905-791-3151 Ext 4312 or by email at torbramwarehouse@datagroup.ca, or from National Bank of Canada Capital Markets at 130 King Street West, 4th Floor Podium, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1J9, by telephone at 416-869-8414, or by email at NBF-Syndication@bnc.ca, or from Stifel Canada at 161 Bay Street, Suite 3800, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, by telephone at 416-367-8600, or by email at syndprospectus@stifel.com.

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold within the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Cadillac Mines in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Cadillac Mines

Cadillac Mines Corporation is a Canadian mineral exploration company advancing a growing portfolio of gold and critical mineral projects along the prolific Cadillac-Larder Lake Break in Ontario and Québec. Anchored by the historic Kerr-Addison Mine, the Company is focused on expanding its gold resource base, advancing the Geminid nickel deposit and unlocking the broader potential of its district-scale Abitibi land position. Through disciplined exploration, technical excellence and responsible development, Cadillac Mines is working to create lasting value for shareholders, communities and other stakeholders. For more information about the Company, please visit www.cadillacmines.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events or circumstances. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, estimates and assumptions that, while considered by the Company to be appropriate and reasonable as of the date of this release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, failure to file the Supplemented Prospectus, failure to complete the Offering, failure to receive customary approvals, and the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Final Prospectus. Cadillac Mines undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required under applicable securities laws.

For further information, please contact:

Hannes Portmann, Chief Financial Officer hportmann@cadillacmines.com