Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2023

Lexington Gold Limited

26 June 2024

Lexington Gold Ltd

("Lexington Gold" or the "Company")

and availability of Annual Report and Financial Statements

Lexington Gold (AIM: LEX), the gold exploration and development company with projects in South Africa and the USA, is pleased to announce its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Copies of the Company's full Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year to 31 December 2023 will be made available to download from the Company's website at www.lexingtongold.co.uk and will be posted to shareholders by 28 June 2024.

Financial Summary

Net loss for the year from continuing operations was US$0.1 million (2022: US$0.9 million).

Total assets were US$18.2 million (2022: US$5.1 million) at the year end.

Net cash position of US$2.6 million (2022: US$0.42 million) as at the year end.

Total liabilities of US$1.1 million (2022: US$0.1 million) as at the year end.

Corporate Summary

In March 2023, the Company entered into a US$150,000 unsecured loan facility with Lexington Gold's Chairman, Edward Nealon, to support the group's ongoing working capital requirements and the costs associated with evaluating potential additional new gold projects/opportunities.

In May 2023, the Company announced a substantial development in the form of the proposed acquisition of WRE, an exploration and development company with significant gold assets in the Witwatersrand gold fields in South Africa, which historically was the largest single gold producing district in the world. The aggregate amount payable by the Company under the associated WRE Acquisition and Loan Agreements is £0.3 million, by way of the provision of a subordinated loan to WRE, and up to £6.4 million to be settled by way of the issue of new common shares in Lexington Gold based on certain pre-determined milestones being satisfied, with such shares being subject to a 12-month lock-up arrangement followed by a 12-month orderly market arrangement from the date of their issue.

WRE's tenement interests have been estimated by WRE's former management to contain non-code compliant potential resources of over 37 million ounces of gold. WRE has focussed its exploration efforts on shallow (200 to 1,200m depth) deposits close to well-established infrastructure. Its tenement interests comprised 10 prospecting rights (six granted licences and four renewal applications - of which one has recently been successfully renewed), grouped into five projects. Most significantly, WRE holds 65 per cent. of Jelani Resources with the Harmony Group holding the remaining 35 per cent. Jelani Resources has a non-code compliant independently estimated resource of 6.02 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 6.47 g/t.

WRE was established by well-known Australian explorer, Mark Creasy, in 2002, with whom, on 12 May 2023, the Company entered into a one year unsecured loan agreement for a principal amount of £300,000. As announced on 10 July 2023, the Company subsequently raised, in aggregate, gross proceeds of £2,516,300 (the "Fundraising") at a price of six pence (the "Fundraising Price") per common share of US$0.003 each in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") from the issue of, in aggregate, 41,938,334 new Common Shares (the "Fundraising Shares"). The Fundraising comprised a placing of 17,188,334 new Common Shares (the "Placing Shares") to raise £1,031,300 at the Fundraising Price (the "Placing"), via the Company's joint brokers, Peterhouse Capital Limited and WH Ireland Limited, and share subscriptions for, in aggregate, 24,750,000 new Common Shares at the Fundraising Price to raise £1,485,000 (the "Share Subscriptions"). The Share Subscriptions included a subscription of £100,000 by Edward Nealon, Lexington Gold's Chairman, for 1,666,667 Fundraising Shares.

The Company also issued warrants to the Fundraising participants to subscribe for up to a further 41,938,334 new Common Shares which are exercisable at 10 pence per share until expiry on 20 July 2026 (the "Fundraising Warrants").

In addition, the Company agreed to settle, in aggregate, £423,518 of outstanding loans including accrued interest on the same terms as the Fundraising by way of the issue of 7,058,639 new Common Shares and 7,058,639 warrants with the same terms as the Fundraising Warrants. £120,061 of this amount was due to Edward Nealon, the Company's Chairman, in relation to his US$150,000 loan to the Company announced on 14 March 2023 which was settled by the issue of 2,001,024 new Common Shares and 2,001,024 warrants with the same terms as the Fundraising Warrants. The remaining £303,457 was due to Mark Creasy in relation to his £300,000 loan to the Company announced on 15 May 2023 which was settled by the issue of 5,057,615 new Common Shares and 5,057,615 warrants with the same terms as the Fundraising Warrants.

On 7 September 2023, the Company announced the completion of its acquisition of WRE and on 17 October 2023 completion of the associated Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ("BBBEE") arrangements such that the Company is now the ultimate beneficial owner of 74 per cent. of WRE with 26 per cent. held by Lexington Gold's BBBEE partners Letsema Holdings Proprietary Limited ("Letsema").

In accordance with the terms of the acquisition, in September 2023 Lexington Gold issued 36,129,032 new common shares (the "Initial Consideration Shares") to settle £2.24 million, representing 35 per cent. of the maximum Lexington Gold Equity of up to £6.4 million to be paid as consideration under the WRE Acquisition and Loan Agreements.

The Initial Consideration Shares were issued at a price of 6.20 pence per new common share (the "Issue Price") based on the 30-day VWAP to Tuesday, 5 September 2023 being 2 business days prior to the announcement of 7 September 2023.

In May 2024, further to the renewal of the Jelani Resources Prospecting Right, a further tranche of 25,806,451 new common shares (the "Initial Deferred Consideration Shares") were issued at the Issue Price in respect of the aforementioned Lexington Gold Equity.

The balance of the consideration due under the WRE Acquisition and Loan Agreements is to be settled by way of the issue of further new common shares in Lexington Gold at the Issue Price based on certain milestones being achieved, namely:

Lexington Gold Equity
%	No. of common shares	Milestone event
20%	20,645,162	Later of 30 November 2023 and the date of renewal of three of the Prospecting Rights split, 10%, 8% and 2% respectively between the three Prospecting Rights concerned.
20%	20,645,161	Receipt of Ministerial Consent.

In September 2023, Mark Creasy also invested an amount of £100,000 by way of a subscription for 1,666,666 new common shares (the "Creasy Subscription Shares") and 1,666,666 associated Fundraising Warrants on the same commercial terms as the Company's approximate £2.5 million equity fundraising announced on 10 July 2023.

Table 1 below shows the current status of WRE's Prospecting licences and Prospecting Right applications.

Table 1: WRE's Prospecting Licences and Prospecting Right Applications

Project	Tenement	Area (hectares "ha")	Status	Expiry date
Jelani Resources	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10350(10627) PR	956.76	Renewal Granted	26-May-26¹
Kroonstad	FS 30/5/1/1/2/889(10637) PR	13,845.77	Renewal under appeal	²
Kroonstad	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10520(10643) PR	12,429.45	Renewal under appeal	²
Kroonstad	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10519(10684) PR	22,193.1	Renewal Granted	29-May-27
New Kroonstad North	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10696 PR	18,340.46	New Application Accepted	³
Bothaville	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10273(10578) PR	9,510	Withdrawn (See FS10695 PR)	03-Mar-24
Bothaville	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10274(10579) PR	9,119.58	Withdrawn (See FS10695 PR)	17-Mar-24
New Bothaville Cons	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10695 PR	18,627.20	New Application Accepted	⁴
Ventersburg	FS 30/5/1/1/2/888(10686) PR	8,418.7	Renewal Granted	16-April-27 ¹
Ventersburg	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10489(10687) PR	8,965.9	Renewal Granted	16-April-27 ¹
Ventersburg	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10528(10701) PR	2,248.6	Executed (Renewal Lodged and pending)	21-Aug-24
Oribi	FS 30/5/1/1/2/10486 PR	6,795	Executed	18-Dec-24
Klerksdorp	NW 30/5/1/1/2/11335(13484) PR	1,816.9	Renewal under appeal	²
Active licences total (ha):^*		114,637.84
Notes: * - excluding the two withdrawn Bothaville applications detailed above. ¹ In South Africa renewals are for 3 years from granting of renewal rights. ² Renewals under appeal by WRE following an initial refusal due to technical non-compliance of original renewals previously submitted by WRE. New applications by Reef Exploration, a subsidiary of Lexington Gold South Africa have also been submitted over the same areas. - In respect of Kroonstad (FS 889 PR), Reef Exploration lodged an application under DMRE reference FS 30/5/1/1/10677 PR to secure the area pending the appeal process. - In respect of Kroonstad (FS 10520 PR), Reef Exploration lodged an application under DMRE reference FS 30/5/1/1/10681 PR to secure the area pending the appeal process. - In respect of Klerksdorp (NW 11335 PR), Reef Exploration lodged an application under DMRE reference NW 30/5/1/1/13963 PR to secure the area pending the appeal process. ³ New areas adjacent to the existing Kroonstad Rights have been identified to be of interest for additional exploration. An application for a prospecting right was lodged by WRE. The application was accepted and is being processed. ⁴ To re-secure the two Bothaville prospecting areas which expired after their 3-year period, Reef Exploration, a subsidiary of Lexington Gold South Africa, lodged a consolidated application for a prospecting right in respect of both areas. The application was accepted and is being processed.

Further to Lexington Gold South Africa's receipt of its interest in WRE, the procedural application for Ministerial Consent in respect of the transaction was made and the parties to the WRE Acquisition and Loan Agreements agreed an extension to the deadline for obtaining such consent to 31 August 2024 or such later date as may be further agreed between the parties.

The Initial Consideration Shares, the Initial Deferred Consideration Shares and future issues of Lexington Gold Equity are subject to a 12 month lock-up from their date of issue and thereafter to a further 12-month orderly market arrangement via Lexington Gold's brokers.

In October 2023, warrants to subscribe for a total of 3,268,485 new common shares were exercised by their holder at a price of 2.75 pence per share with the Company receiving approximately £90k.

Operational Highlights

USA Drilling Operations

Both the Jennings-Pioneer and Argo projects in the Carolinas, USA, made good progress during 2023, especially Jennings-Pioneer where drilling has yielded potentially significant results. Drilling at Jennings-Pioneer intersected several new gold zones, thereby confirming the high-grade potential adjacent to the historic Barite Hill Main Pit. These latest results will help refine our geological models and guide future exploration efforts.

Jennings-Pioneer Project ("Jennings-Pioneer")

In February 2023, the Company announced the competition of a soil and surface sampling programme at Jennings-Pioneer targeting gold, silver and base metals through multi-element assaying to verify and supplement historical sampling conducted on the deposit. Selected highlights included:

· 505 soil samples on a 30m by 123m grid spacing with a tighter 15m x 123m grid spacing on the Barite Hill Trend

· 17 surface samples collected concurrent with the surface mapping campaign

· A total of 522 samples were submitted to ALS Geochemistry in Nevada

The results of the 505 soil and 17 rock grab samples were announced in April 2023 and findings included:

· The identification of 13 gossans (targets at surface) within three separate mineralisation trends: the Barite Hill Trend, the Jennings Trend and the Self Trend

· The Barite Hill Trend represents the north east extension of the historic Barite Hill Mine, which continues 600m along strike onto Lexington Gold's tenured property

· Identification of a 350 metre surface extent of the Red Hill mineralisation extending from the historic Barite Hill pit

· United States critical mineral by-product potential including barite and tellurium with diverse industrial applications

Argo Project ("Argo")

In February 2023, the Company also completed its surface trenching and sampling campaign, involving a total of 13 trench lines, with a total combined length of approximately 844m, with 409 composite channel samples of 2m each collected. An additional 30 rock samples were taken at surface and as point samples in trenches. The, in aggregate, 439 samples were shipped to ALS in Nevada for assaying. The trenching, sampling and mapping activity sought to better define the grade distribution and structure of the mineralised zones in order to facilitate the design of a potential Phase I drilling campaign for the project in due course.

In late July 2023, the Company received the results of the aforementioned campaign which were a promising first set of assays for Argo showing high-grade surface mineralisation at both the Northeast and Southern workings. Other key findings included:

· The trench assay results confirming that gold is present at surface at the project:

o Trench AT-04: 24m @ 1.10 g/t Au from 14m to 38m, including:

§ 2m @ 7.50 g/t Au from 14m to 16m

§ 2m @ 2.51 g/t Au from 26m to 28m

o Trench AT-07: 8m @ 0.61 g/t Au from 16m to 24m, including:

§ 2m @ 1.24 g/t Au from 22m to 24m

o Trench AT-13: 8m @ 0.34 g/t Au from 24m to 32m

· Rock samples from trenches and outcrops showed local high grade ore shoots:

o ARRK-016: 12.65 g/t Au from trench wall of AT-07

o ARRK-017: 2.89 g/t Au from trench wall of AT-07

o ARRK-011: 2.70 g/t Au from trench wall of AT-06

o ARRK-014: 1.21 g/t Au from historic waste dump

o ARRK-024: 43.30 g/t Ag from surface outcrop

South African Operations

The acquisition of WRE, completed in early September 2023, has greatly enhanced our resource inventory, particularly with respect to the Bothaville Project where our recent drill campaign has confirmed the presence of gold-bearing formations. This project alone represents a significant step towards benefiting from the vast potential of the Witwatersrand Basin.

In December 2023, the Company commenced its planned initial drill campaign, comprising of four mother holes plus wedging at the Bothaville Project. The campaign involved:

· Confirming and expanding the area of gold mineralisation intersected in historic third-party drilling, with half of the drilling penetrating the Karoo Supergroup (the "Karoo cover"); and

· The main exploration targets were the gold-bearing conglomerates of the Kimberley Formation (including A-Reef) which subcrops beneath the Karoo cover starting at a depth of 250m, where diamond drilling was to be utilised.

In May 2024, the Company announced that a total of four drillholes had been completed at Bothaville, amounting to 2,355m of drilling. Three of the four holes were completed successfully with a total of eight intersections of the A-Reef from three motherholes and five deflections. The drilling tested for a gold-bearing channel at shallow depth in the target A-Reef horizon, as postulated by the drilling of two third party historic holes which returned 7.1 g/t Au over 71 cm and 5.53 g/t over 77 cm, respectively.

South African Licence Overview

Lexington Gold South Africa Proprietary Limited ("Lexington Gold South Africa") through its subsidiaries is a major tenement holder in the Witwatersrand gold fields of South Africa, covering approximately 114,638 hectares. Its portfolio assets are estimated to contain potential resources of over 37 million ounces of gold. Such resources are primarily located in shallow deposits close to established infrastructure, thereby enhancing their potential value and accessibility.

Key Projects and Technical Highlights:

Jelani Resources Proprietary Limited ("Jelani Resources"): The shareholders of Jelani Resources are Lorraine Gold Mines Limited and Avgold Limited (both subsidiaries of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (JSE: HAR) ("Harmony")) (together, the "Harmony Group") (35%) and WRE (65%). The recently renewed Jelani Resources prospecting right covers an area of 956 hectares adjacent to Harmony's Target Mine in the north-western portion of the Welkom Gold Fields. An historic independently estimated resource suggested a potential 6.02 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 6.47 g/t. Jelani Resources represents a significant component of our strategic asset base in South Africa.

Kroonstad Project: This area is particularly exciting, with an estimated gold exploration target of between 6.06 and 62.41 million ounces, at grades ranging from 4.96 g/t to 11.54 g/t. Kroonstad could potentially represent a new goldfield within the Witwatersrand region.

Bothaville NE and Klerksdorp South Projects: These areas are included in our detailed exploration and development plans, focused on expanding the known mineralisation and improving our geological understanding of such zones.

WRE's extensive historical database, consisting of approximately 2,500 mother holes and their associated assays, forms a critical part of our strategy to convert resources into JORC-compliant mineral resource estimates. This database is considered to be one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of surface exploration data in South Africa.

For further information, please contact:

Lexington Gold Ltd

Bernard Olivier (Chief Executive Officer)

Edward Nealon (Non-Executive Chairman)

Mike Allardice (Group Company Secretary)

www.lexingtongold.co.uk

via Yellow Jersey

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Matthew Chandler / James Bellman / Abigail Wennington

www.strandhanson.co.uk

T: +44 207 409 3494

WH Ireland Limited (Joint Broker)

www.whirelandplc.com

Katy Mitchell

T: +44 207 220 1666

Peterhouse Capital Limited (Joint Broker)

Duncan Vasey / Lucy Williams (Broking)

Eran Zucker (Corporate Finance)

www.peterhousecap.com

T: +44 207 469 0930

Yellow Jersey PR Limited (Financial Public Relations)

Charles Goodwin / Annabelle Wills

www.yellowjerseypr.com

T: +44 7747 788 221

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Note to Editors:

Lexington Gold (AIM: LEX) is a gold exploration and development company currently holding interests in four diverse gold projects, covering a combined area of approximately 1,675 acres in North and South Carolina, USA and in six gold projects covering approximately 114,638 hectares in South Africa.

Further information is available on the Company's website: www.lexingtongold.co.uk or follow us through our social media channel: X (formerly known as Twitter): @LexGoldLtd

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

Key Extracts from the Company's audited Annual Report and Financial Statements are set out below:

Chairman's Statement

Reflecting on the twelve months ended 31 December 2023, I am immensely proud of the progress and achievements of our team at Lexington Gold. This year marked a series of strategic milestones coming to fruition that have significantly transformed our operational scope and bolstered our market standing.

Our acquisition of White Rivers Exploration Proprietary Limited ("WRE"), completed in early September 2023, has been a key focus, bringing access to extensive gold deposits in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin, an area synonymous with rich gold reserves. The integration of WRE has not only expanded our resource base but also diversified our operational risk and enhanced our growth potential. The recent renewal of the Jelani Resources Prospecting Right until May 2026 underscores the long-term value we foresee in its asset portfolio.

In the Carolinas, USA, we have continued our drilling activities with significant progress at the Jennings-Pioneer Project. The discovery of multiple gold-bearing structures adjacent to the historic Barite Hill Main Pit has provided further confirmation of the high-grade mineralisation potential within our existing resource areas.

We have successfully executed a comprehensive drilling programme across the majority of our Carolinas portfolio, culminating in a better understanding of the geological characteristics of our various projects and refining our exploration models. Such efforts are ultimately aimed at upgrading our resource classifications and extending our known mineral zones.

Our financial strategy remains robust, characterised by prudent management of cash reserves and strategic capital allocation. The successful equity raise of approximately £2.5 million gross in July 2023 has provided us with the necessary funds to pursue our ambitious exploration goals and ensure operational excellence is maintained.

Post-period end, 2024 to date has seen further progress across our operations, continuing last year's momentum. Our Jennings-Pioneer drilling programme in the USA, targeting gold mineralisation adjacent to Barite Hill, has shown promising results with recently announced assays yielding extensions of the Barite Hill Trend gold mineralisation which serves to further support the high potential of this exploration area. Over in South Africa, the Bothaville Project has made significant strides, with drilling activities enhancing our existing geological data and expanding potential mineralisation zones.

The renewal of the Jelani Resources licence until May 2026 demonstrates our commitment to long-term value creation. This renewal triggered the issuance of 25,806,451 deferred consideration shares in connection with the WRE acquisition, predominantly to Mark Creasy/his nominee. Accordingly, Mr Creasy and his nominees are now interested in approximately 13.35 per cent. of the Company's enlarged issued share capital. In addition, on 6 June 2024 our unlisted 10 pence warrants, expiring in July 2026, were admitted to JP Jenkins' matched bargain platform thereby providing an accessible trading venue for our warrant holders.

As we look to the future, our strategy is clear and focused. We are committed to advancing our projects, enhancing shareholder value, and achieving sustainable growth through strategic exploration and development.

I am grateful for your continued support and confidence in our strategic vision and look forward to reporting further successes as we move forwards.

Edward Nealon

Non-Executive Chairman

26 June 2024

Chief Executive's Operational and Financial Review

1. Overview

FY2023 was a transformational year for Lexington Gold with the acquisition of White Rivers Exploration Proprietary Limited ("WRE") which affords access to extensive gold deposits in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin. Following successful completion of the acquisition, the Company conducted a 2,355m drill campaign, the results of which have provided invaluable data, confirming the presence of a potentially significant gold system. The Company has also undertaken drilling across its other assets in the Carolinas, USA. Discoveries of gold-bearing structures near the historic Barite Hill Main Pit at the Jennings-Pioneer Project have confirmed its high-grade mineralisation potential. A successful equity raise of approximately £2.5 million gross has enabled the pursuit of our ambitious exploration goals.

Momentum has continued into 2024 with the Jennings-Pioneer drill programme delivering promising results, whilst the Bothaville Project in South Africa has made substantial progress. The renewal of the Jelani Resources licence until May 2026 triggered the issuance of an initial tranche of deferred consideration shares as part of the WRE acquisition, predominantly to Mark Creasy/his nominee, whilst earlier this month our unlisted 10 pence warrants, expiring in July 2026, were admitted to JP Jenkins' matched bargain trading platform.

Operational Highlights: