Azimut Confirms Significant Gold Discovery at Rosa, Wabamisk Property, James Bay, Québec Highlights include 3.26 g/t Au over 9.35 m within 28.90 m grading 1.29 g/t AuGold zone traced over 1.4 kilometres, open in all directionsFollow-up 2,000-metre drilling program underway to accelerate expansion LONGUEUIL, Québec, Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azimut Exploration Inc. (“Azimut” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AZM) (OTCQX: AZMTF) announces the complete results from its maiden diamond drilling campaign on the Rosa Zone (“Rosa”) at its wholly owned Wabamisk Property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, one of the most active and infrastructure-advantaged mineral regions in Canada (see Figures 1 to 8). The initial 3,633-metre, 26-hole drilling program confirms Rosa as a robust, laterally continuous gold system with encouraging grades and thicknesses. The Company has launched a minimum 2,000-metre follow-up program to expand its footprint and further define its geometry and the controls on high-grade gold mineralization. SALIENT FACTS Initial drilling confirms a significant gold-bearing mineralized system.The Rosa Zone remains open along strike and at depth; furthermore, other subparallel targets remain untested.Upside potential is supported by the strong correlation between gold mineralization and induced polarization geophysical anomalies.Three additional major, multi-kilometre-scale target areas, to be assessed in 2026, have been identified near the Rosa and Fortin zones. DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS (Figures 5 and 6, Tables 1 and 2) The ten (10) best holes drilled at Rosa are: WR25-031.29 g/t Au over 28.80 m (from 23.70 m to 52.50 m), including 3.26 g/t Au over 9.35 m (from 35.50 m to 44.85 m)WS25-04 2.10 g/t Au over 10.50 m (from 23.50 m to 34.00 m), including 4.03 g/t Au over 4.50 m (from 23.50 m to 28.00 m) with 10.84 g/t Au over 1.50 m (from 26.50 m to 28.00 m) WR25-26: 1.53 g/t Au over 6.29 m (from 72.71 m to 79.00 m), including 4.53 g/t Au over 2.00 m (from 72.71 m to 74.71 m)2.71 g/t Au over 4.05 m (from 103.45 m to 107.50 m) WR25-09: 1.63 g/t Au over 9.00 m (from 42.50 m to 51.50 m), including 8.50 g/t Au over 1.50 m (from 50.00 m to 51.50 m)0.70 g/t Au over 9.25 m (from 65.10 m to 74.35 m), including 3.04 g/t Au over 1.35 m (from 73.00 m to 74.35 m) WR25-06: 2.99 g/t Au over 4.60 m (from 4.00 m to 8.60 m), including 12.98 g/t Au over 0.90 m (from 7.70 m to 8.60 m)0.53 g/t Au over 15.50 m (from 16.00 m to 31.50 m) WR25-05: 0.76 g/t Au over 16.30 m (from 11.20 m to 27.50 m), including 1.04 g/t Au over 10.30 m (from 17.20 m to 27.50 m)3.04 g/t Au over 0.65 m (from 45.90 m to 46.55 m) WR25-22: 0.92 g/t Au over 15.00 m (from 87.00 m to 102.00 m), including 5.01 g/t Au over 1.15 m (from 91.60 m to 92.75 m)3.96 g/t Au over 1.50 m (from 100.50 m to 102.00 m) WR25-14: 0.48 g/t Au over 18.00 m (from 59.50 m to 77.50 m), including 1.30 g/t Au over 3.00 m (from 61.00 m to 64.00 m) WR25-24: 1.17 g/t Au over 5.60 m (from 69.00 m to 74.60 m)3.33 g/t Au over 1.00 m (from 83.00 m to 84.00 m)3.04 g/t Au over 1.50 m (from 131.50 m to 133.00 m) WR25-25A: 5.81 g/t Au over 1.00 m (from 142.00 m to 143.00 m) The correlation between the gold assays and visible gold (“VG”) in drill core (see press release of November 18, 2025i) is generally excellent, except for three holes with significant gold intercepts but no VG (holes WR25-04, WR25-09, WR25-14). Rosa Zone – Preliminary Description Mineralization and alteration Sheared quartz vein system with minor (Visible gold, including coarse gold, in quartz veins and the bounding host rocks near the veins.Multiple high-grade gold results from surface samples (see press release of September 29, 2025ii, and October 28, 2025iii). Mechanical stripping and additional drilling will help define the zone’s geometric continuity and the controls on high-grade components.Alteration characterized by tourmaline and chlorite, mostly bordering quartz veins. Geometry Initial drilling phase and surface sampling outline a minimum 1,400-metre east-west gold-bearing strike related to shearing and quartz veining, which correlates well with a continuous induced polarization (“IP”) anomaly.Results obtained to date indicate the gold zone has good to strong lateral and vertical continuity. Drilling indicates a mineralized envelope up to 20-25 metres wide along the core, with a steep dip to the south.A second subparallel gold-bearing trend, approximately 120 metres south of Rosa, has been identified by prospecting over an approximate 1,000-metre strike length. This target, located along a shoreline, will be further defined by an IP survey this winter, likely followed by drilling. Other subparallel IP anomalies immediately north of Rosa have been partially drill-tested, with no significant results so far. Geological context Archean greenstone belt in the volcano-plutonic La Grande Subprovince, close to the tectono-metamorphic boundary with the metasedimentary Opinaca Subprovince.Shear-hosted quartz vein syst