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11 May 2026

 

Hamak Strategy Limited

("Hamak" or the "Company")

 

 Drilling Intersects 29.53 g/t over 4m at Akoko Gold Project in Ghana

 

Hamak Strategy Limited (LSE: HAMA / OTCQB: HASTF), a Company combining
traditional gold exploration in West Africa with a Digital Asset Treasury
Management strategy, is pleased to announce that it has received the first
batch of assay results, comprising 4 holes of the planned 72 hole 4,125m
reverse circulation ("RC") drill programme at the Akoko oxide gold project in
southwest Ghana.

 

Highlights

·      Assays received for the first 4 drill holes at Akoko gold project
in southwest Ghana;

·      Intersections include 29.53g/t gold over 4m from 7m and 6m at
3.15g/t Au from 64m;

·      Results support geological model of wide, near surface gold
mineralized horizons;

·      RC programme ongoing with a total of 72 holes for 4,125m planned.

 

CEO and Executive Director Karl Smithson commented:

"Drilling at Akoko has got off to an excellent start with highly encouraging
gold intersections returned from the first 4 RC holes received to date.
Results include 29.53g/t Au over 4m and 3.15g/t over 6m and more broadly
support our geological model of wide and near surface gold mineralized oxide
zone which may be amenable to open pit mining.

 

The 4,125m RC drill programme is progressing well, aided by the soft nature of
the upper oxides being targeted and we expect to provide regular updates as
the programme progresses and assay results are received."

 

RC Drilling

Hamak is undertaking an initial 72 hole, 4,125m RC drilling programme over the
Akoko gold project. The programme has been designed to provide confirmatory
and infill information to support the conversion of a previously calculated
near surface gold mineralization estimate of 252,000 ounces into an industry
compliant mineral resource estimate.

 

The drill programme has commenced in the north of the Akoko permit where
sixteen holes have so far been completed for 1,091 metres. All holes are being
drilled at an inclination of 50 degrees to the east and are planned to depths
of between 50m and 80m, primarily to test the upper oxide gold mineralization
at Akoko. Samples are being collected and logged every metre down hole and are
prepared for consignment to the accredited SGS Laboratory Services Ghana Ltd
("SGS") in nearby Tarkwa.

 

Drill Results

The first four drill holes, comprising 333 samples, inclusive of quality
assurance / quality control ("QA/QC") samples, were submitted to and processed
by, SGS for Au50 fire assay (Table 1). The assay from these holes have
returned excellent results which have confirmed the geological model of a near
surface, oxide zone with wide intersections of gold mineralization.
Significant gold intercepts are show in Table 2 (at a 0.25g/t cut-off).

 

Table 1: Drill Hole Information (holes with assay results)

 Hole      Easting  Northing  Elevation (metres)  Azimuth (degrees)  Inclination (degrees)  End of Hole (metres)
 2026-013  596115   560100                        90                 -50                    80
 2026-037  596050   560100                        90                 -50                    72
 2026-038  596073   560100                        90                 -50                    84
 2026-039  596167   560049                        90                 -50                    70

 

Table 2: Significant Downhole Intercepts

 Hole       From (metres)  To (metres)  Down hole length (metres)  Grade

                                                                   (g/t Au)
 2026-013   7              24           17                         0.79
 including  14             24           6                          1.08

 2026-037   13             17           4                          29.53
 Including  13             15           2                          57.29
            64             70           6                          3.15
 Including  66             69           3                          6.05

 2026-038   6              10           4                          0.85

 2026-039   23             25           2                          0.46

 

Interpretation of Results

Although results are only received from the first four RC drill holes of the
planned 72-hole programme, the Company is encouraging to note the high-grade
intersections of gold mineralization near surface, particularly from holes
2026-013 and 2026-037.

 

The interpretation of the oxide and sulphide boundary correlates with that of
the historical drilling in the same vicinity. The geological model at Akoko is
currently interpreted as a deeply weathered oxide zone down to depths of 80m,
which contains broad zones of gold mineralization near to surface.

Figure 1: Akoko Gold Project - Historical Gold Estimate and Geochemical
Anomalies

 

Figure 2: Akoko North - Drill Holes, Historical, Panned and Completed

 

Analytical and QA/QC

Reverse Circulation drilling samples were collected in large (~800mm x 600mm)
plastic retention bags below a cyclone at 1m intervals. Each bag had the
relevant metre intervals (eg. 22 - 23m) and hole ID clearly marked on the bag.
The total sample recovered from each drilling interval was split, using a
three-tier riffle splitter (88%:12%), into a ~2 kg assay sample (collected in
a pre-labelled plastic bag) with the remaining bulk (field residue) sample
collected in a large plastic bag. The entire bulk sample was put through the
riffle splitter. Field Duplicate Samples were also collected. These samples
were routinely taken (1 in 20), by re-splitting the total remainder (field
residue) over the three-tier riffle splitter (88%:12%) into a ~2 kg assay
sample with the remaining bulk sample retained. The splitter was thoroughly
cleaned after each metre. All analytical samples were collected in plastic
bags (380mm x 250mm) with sample numbers clearly marked on plastic bag using a
permanent marking pen. All sample bags were sealed tightly with cable ties to
prevent contamination between samples. Samples were transported by Company
personnel to the SGS Laboratory at Tarkwa, Ghana.

 

Sample preparation and analysis by SGS was performed by drying, crushing to
-6mm and then pulverizing to <75 microns (-200 mesh) in Cr steel bowls.
Analysis for Au was by 50g Fire Assay with an atomic absorption spectrometry
(AAS) finish according to the method GE_FAA30V5/FAA50V5 with limits between 5
and 10,000 ppb (10 g/t). Any samples exceeding the upper limit were re-assayed
according to method GO_FAA30V10/FAA50V10 with limits between 0.1 and 100 ppm
(100 g/t). Laboratory standard reference materials and blanks were submitted
randomly within every 50 samples.

 

In addition to SGS internal QA/QC protocols, Hamak has implemented a quality
control programme for all samples collected through the drilling programme.
This quality control programme was designed by a qualified and independent
third party, with a focus on the quality of analytical results for gold
includes the random insertion of blanks (samples known to contain to gold
values) and Certified Reference Materials (of precisely known gold content) in
each batch of samples submitted to the laboratory. Analytical results were
received, imported to our secure on-line database and evaluated to meet our
established guidelines to ensure that all sample batches pass industry best
practice for analytical quality control.

 

Qualified Person

The technical information in this announcement that relates to exploration
results is based on information reviewed by Hamak Strategy's retained
consultant Dr Colin Andrew, who is an independent Consulting Economic
Geologist, and graduate of Imperial College London and the Royal School of
Mines and is a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, a
Fellow of the Geological Society of London, a Member of the Society of
Economic Geologists, and a registered Chartered Engineer with the Engineering
Council. Colin Andrew has over forty years of diverse mining industry
experience, relevant to the nature of exploration, the style of mineralization
and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity that he is
reviewing, to qualify as a an "Independent Qualified Person" as such term is
defined in NI 43-101.

 

For the purposes of UK MAR, the person responsible for arranging release of
this announcement on behalf of Hamak is Karl Smithson, CEO and Executive
Director.

 

For further information on Hamak you are invited to view the company's website
at https://hamakstrategy.com/ (https://hamakstrategy.com/) or please contact:

 

 Hamak Strategy Limited

 Karl Smithson, CEO and Executive Director   k.smithson@hamakstrategy.com (mailto:k.smithson@hamakstrategy.com)

 Mike Murphy, CSO and Executive Director     m.murphy@hamakstrategy.com (mailto:m.murphy@hamakstrategy.com)

 AlbR Capital Limited (Corporate Broker)     +44 (0) 20 7469 0930
 Yellow Jersey PR                            +44 (0) 20 3004 9512

 Annabelle Wills

 

About Hamak Strategy Limited

Hamak Strategy Limited (LSE: HAMA / OTCQB: HASTF) is a UK listed company
focussed on gold exploration in Africa and with a strategy of pursuing an
appropriate and compliant BTC / crypto treasury management policy.

 

Important Notice

The Company maintains some of its treasury reserves and surplus cash in
Bitcoin, a form of cryptocurrency. The Company is not authorised or regulated
by The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bitcoin investments are generally
not subject to regulation by the FCA or otherwise in the United Kingdom.
Neither the Company nor investors in the Company's shares are protected by the
UK's Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation
Scheme.

 

However, the FCA considers Bitcoin investments to be high-risk. The value of
Bitcoin can go up as well as down, leading to fluctuations in the value of the
Company's Bitcoin holdings, and the Company may not be able to realise its
Bitcoin holdings for the same amount it paid to acquire them, or even for the
value the Company currently attributes to its Bitcoin positions.

The Company's Board of Directors have identified the following risks in
relation to the holding of Bitcoin, which are not exhaustive:

 

•           The value of Bitcoin can be highly volatile, with its
value falling as quickly as it rises. Investors in Bitcoin must be prepared to
lose all money invested.

•           The Bitcoin market is largely unregulated. There is a
risk of losing money due to factors such as cyber-attacks, financial crime,
and counterparty failure.

•           The Company may not be able to sell its Bitcoin at
will. The ability to sell Bitcoin depends on various factors, including the
supply and demand in the market at the relevant time. Operational failings
such as technology outages, cyber-attacks, and comingling of funds could cause
unwanted delays.

•           Cryptoassets carry a perception of fraud, money
laundering, and financial crime.

 

An investment in the Company is not an investment in Bitcoin itself, but
prospective investors in the Company are encouraged to conduct their own
research before investing and should be aware that they will have indirect
exposure to the high-risk nature of cryptoassets, including their volatility,
and could therefore sustain large or total losses of their investment.

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