TORONTO, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asante Gold Corporation (TSXV:ASE, GSE: ASG, OTCQX:ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) announces the filing of its financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) for the two months and 11 months ended December 31, 2025 (“Q4 2025” and “FY 2025”, respectively). All dollar figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

“2025 was a pivotal year for Asante, highlighted by the completion of our Financing Package, which strengthened our balance sheet, funded transformational growth initiatives and allowed us to restructure near-term liabilities,” commented Dave Anthony, President and CEO. “Entering 2026, we have built operational momentum and are now seeing results, with improvements in mining rates and productivity, process plant performance and underground development. Our focus this year is to execute a disciplined ramp-up strategy, optimizing operations, generating robust cash flow from our producing assets and maintaining a strong commitment to financial discipline.”

Q4 and FY 2025 Operational and Financial Highlights
         
($000s USD) except as noted  Two Months
Ended
December 31,
2025
Three Months
Ended
January 31,

2025
11 Months
Ended

December 31,
2025
Year
Ended
January 31,
2025
Financial Results        
Revenue 110,482 119,928 482,594 458,876
Total comprehensive loss1 -49,167 -10,535 -345,437 -62,177
Adjusted EBITDA2 26,977 14,394 33,399 58,120
         
Operations Results        
Gold equivalent produced (oz) 29,112 43,968 146,571 189,600
Gold sold (oz) 26,761 45,208 143,138 190,985
Consolidated average gold price realized per ounce2 ($/oz) 4,128 2,653 3,372 2,403
AISC2 (USD) 4,220 2,610 3,902 2,168
Notes:
(1) Total comprehensive loss attributable to shareholders of the Company.
(2) Non-IFRS measure. For a description of how these measures are calculated and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable measures specified, defined or determined under IFRS and presented in the Company’s financial statements, refer to “Non-IFRS Measures”.
 

Asante’s revenue for FY 2025 was $483.0 million (“M”) from the sale of 143,138 ounces (“oz”) of gold, compared to $458.9M in revenues from the sale of 190,985 oz for the year ended January 31, 2025. The increase in revenue was primarily due to a higher average gold price realized in FY 2025 at $3,372/oz over the year ended January 31, 2025.  

Asante produced 146,571 gold equivalent ounces (“AuEq oz”) in FY 2025 compared to 189,600 for the year ended January 31, 2025. Consolidated AISC increased to $4,220/oz and $3,902/oz in the two and 11 months ended December 31, 2025 compared to $2,610/oz and $2,168/oz for the fourth quarter and year ended January 31, 2025, respectively, which was a result of increased stripping activity in the Main Pit at the Bibiani Gold Mine (“Bibiani”).

FY 2025 net loss attributed to Asante shareholders was $345.4M compared to $62.6M for the year ended January 31, 2025. This change was primarily due to the increase in cost of sales, operating expenses, and other costs resulting from the Financing Package (see news release dated August 25, 2025). Net loss per share attributed to shareholders of the Company was $0.55 for the 11 months ended December 31, 2025, versus $0.16 reported for the 12 months ended January 31, 2025, due to increased net loss.

Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 and FY 2025 was $27.0M and $33.4M, respectively, compared with $14.4M and $58.1M in the three months and the year ended January 31, 2025. The decrease in 2025 adjusted EBITDA reflects a lower volume of gold sold and higher production costs compared with the previous fiscal year.

As at December 31, 2025, the Company had cash on hand of $44.0M.

Bibiani Gold Mine

Bibiani Q4 and FY 2025 Operational and Financial Highlights

         
  Two months
ended
December 31,
Three months
ended
January 31,
11 months
ended
December 31,
Year
ended
January 31,
  2025 2025 2025 2025
Waste mined (tonnes) 11,462,301 9,698,153 51,985,384 19,256,529
Ore mined (tonnes) 516,936 311,714 1,692,777 1,464,791
Total material mined (tonnes) 11,979,237 10,009,867 53,678,161 20,721,320
Stripping ratio 22.17 31.11 30.71 13.15
Ore processed (tonnes) 447,452 569,559 2,154,923 2,336,013
Grade (grams/tonne) 1.39 0.94 1.15 1.23
Gold recovery (%) 69.9% 76.7% 64.9% 65.9%
Gold equivalent produced (ounces)1 13,277 12,815 50,497 60,760