Miami, FL – May 29, 2025 – NatGold Digital Ltd. (“NatGold” or the “Company”) today announced the establishment of its Tokenization Approval Compliance Committee, a specialized three-member body responsible for overseeing the evaluation and certification of tokenized gold resource candidates under the Company’s newly adopted Tokenization Approval Policies & Procedures.

The independent Committee is composed of seasoned professionals with deep expertise in anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, technical and geological resource validation, and international mineral rights law. Its mandate includes reviewing third-party due diligence reports – both technical and legal – as well as internal AML findings, to determine whether a gold deposit qualifies as a Certified NatGold Resource and is eligible for tokenization into NatGold Tokens.

Committee Members:

Frédéric Juvy – NatGold AML Officer
Mr. Juvy brings more than 40 years of financial industry experience, having held senior positions across Swiss banking and finance. He is currently Managing Partner of C-Agency Suisse Sàrl, a firm specializing in AML policy development, training, and compliance support for financial institutions and corporate entities. He also serves as Senior Risk & Compliance Officer at Swiss Crypto Advisors SA and as Senior Risk Officer and Deputy Compliance Officer at JAR Switzerland SA.

His core areas of expertise include governance, risk management and compliance (GRC), liquidity risk, and risk analysis. Mr. Juvy previously served as a Member of the Executive Board at BNP Paribas Switzerland and held various roles in private banking and principal trading at institutions including Crédit Lyonnais, Lloyds Bank, Tradition Lausanne, and Julius Baer.

Dr. Tom McCandless – Chief Technical Officer
Dr. McCandless brings over 40 years of international experience in mineral exploration and development, covering lithium, uranium, gold, base metals, platinum group elements, and geothermal energy. He recently served as VP of Exploration at Mountain Province Diamonds, where he led exploration at the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine and the Kennady North Project. He is also President of MCC Geoscience Inc., which has supported projects from early exploration to mine operations across the Americas, Africa, and Europe.

He holds a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the University of Arizona, with a focus on mineral deposit formation. He also holds a Master’s of Science in Geology and a Bachelor’s in Geology from the University of Utah. Dr. McCandless is a registered professional geoscientist in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories/Nunavut, and an Adjunct Professor at both the University of Alberta and the University of Arizona. He currently serves on the board of Rockland Resources Ltd.

Joseph Galda – Legal Expert
Joseph P. Galda is a U.S. securities lawyer and founder of J.P. Galda & Co., with more than 35 years of experience advising public and private companies on corporate finance, securities law, and cross-border transactions. His work spans capital markets, reverse mergers, and regulatory frameworks for digital assets and emerging financial instruments. He has served as counsel at Fox Rothschild LLP and as a foreign legal consultant with Hodgson Russ LLP in Toronto, and previously led strategic mandates as President of Corsair Advisors, Inc.

Mr. Galda has also advised clients in the mining sector, providing legal counsel to U.S.-listed mining companies on securities compliance, public offerings, and cross-border structuring. His experience includes supporting both exploration-stage and operational mining issuers in navigating complex regulatory and market-entry challenges, particularly in U.S. and Canadian markets.

All Committee decisions – whether to approve, conditionally approve, or reject a digital mining candidate – must be unanimous. Decisions are made within the strict scope of the Tokenization Approval Policies & Procedures and are a prerequisite to further executive review.

Following a unanimous Committee recommendation, final certification also requires the agreement of both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NatGold Digital. While the CEO and CFO bear final legal and operational responsibility, the Committee’s role ensures an independent, expert-driven review process that upholds the highest standards of compliance, technical integrity, and legal accountability.

“The creation of this Committee reflects NatGold Digital’s unwavering commitment to transparency, credibility, and process integrity as we build the world’s first truly sustainable digital gold ecosystem,” said Anthony Wile, Founder and CEO of NatGold Digital. “By combining independent expertise in AML, mining engineering, and mineral rights law, we are ensuring that every NatGold Token is backed by certified in-ground gold resources that meet or exceed the industry’s strictest due diligence standards.”

The Committee is now fully operational and will oversee the evaluation of initial digital mining applicants in advance of NatGold Digital’s first major tokenization event.