Arbitration Claim Update

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lupaka Gold Corp. ("Lupaka" or the “Company") (TSX-V: LPK, FRA: LQP) is very pleased to announce that on June 30, 2025 it has received the Final Award from the Arbitral Tribunal in the arbitration initiated by the Company against the Republic of Peru for violation of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Peru in connection with Lupaka’s investment in the Invicta Gold Project. The Tribunal upheld Lupaka’s claims and ordered Peru to pay Lupaka a total amount, which is currently approximately US$65 million, as follows: