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Gold Reserve Supplies Replace on U.S. Authorities’s Assertion of Curiosity Supporting Venezuelan Opposition Authorities in Litigation Concerning Validity of 2020 PDVSA Bonds


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PEMBROKE, Bermuda — Gold Reserve Ltd. (TSX.V: GRZ) (BSX: GRZ.BH) (OTCQX: GDRZF) (“Gold Reserve” or the “Firm”) broadcasts that on August 29, 2025, the U.S. Authorities filed a Assertion of Curiosity within the pending New York federal court docket litigation relating to the validity of the 2020 PDVSA bonds.

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The important thing query within the litigation is whether or not the 2020 PDVSA bonds are invalid underneath Venezuelan regulation and, if that’s the case, the results of this invalidity. The 2020 PDVSA Bonds have been issued by the Maduro regime in October 2016, however the 2015 Nationwide Meeting of Venezuela has issued a number of resolutions supporting the conclusion that the 2020 bonds are invalid underneath Venezuelan regulation.

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In its Assertion of Curiosity, the U.S. Authorities “affirmed its recognition of, and agency assist for, the 2015 Nationwide Meeting of Venezuela as the federal government of Venezuela,” and said that the “2015 Nationwide Meeting is the one authorities duly elected by the Venezuelan individuals.” Accordingly, the views of the 2015 Nationwide Meeting relating to Venezuelan regulation ought to be given “respectful consideration” by the New York court docket. In conclusion, the U.S. Authorities said:

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For the foregoing causes, the USA respectfully (1) advises the Court docket of its recognition of and assist for the 2015 Nationwide Meeting as the federal government of Venezuela; (2) urges the Court docket to accord respectful consideration to the Republic’s views as required by Animal Science Merchandise; and (3) takes no place on the authorized points within the events’ pending cross-motions for abstract judgment.

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A replica of the Assertion of Curiosity could be discovered right here.

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Cautionary Assertion Concerning Ahead-Trying statements

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This launch accommodates “forward-looking statements” inside the that means of relevant U.S. federal securities legal guidelines and “forward-looking info” inside the that means of relevant Canadian provincial and territorial securities legal guidelines and state Gold Reserve’s and its administration’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the longer term. Ahead-looking statements are essentially primarily based upon a lot of estimates and assumptions that, whereas thought of affordable by administration right now, are inherently topic to important enterprise, financial and aggressive uncertainties and contingencies. They’re incessantly characterised by phrases equivalent to

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and different comparable phrases, or statements that sure occasions or situations

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happen. Ahead-looking statements contained on this press launch embrace, however will not be restricted to, statements referring to any bid submitted by the Firm for the acquisition of the PDVH shares (the “Bid”).

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We warning that such forward-looking statements contain identified and unknown dangers, uncertainties and different dangers which will trigger the precise occasions, outcomes or outcomes of Gold Reserve to be materially totally different from our estimated outcomes, outcomes, efficiency, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, together with however not restricted to: the discretion of the Particular Grasp to contemplate the Bid, to enter into any discussions or negotiation with respect thereto; the Particular Grasp could not advocate the Bid within the Closing Advice; an objection to the Bid could also be upheld by the Court docket; the Bid is not going to be permitted by the Court docket because the “Closing Advocate Bid” underneath the Bidding Procedures, and if permitted by the Court docket could not shut, together with because of not acquiring crucial regulatory approvals, together with however not restricted to any crucial approvals from the U.S. Workplace of International Asset Management (“OFAC”), the U.S. Committee on International Funding in the USA, the U.S. Federal Commerce Fee or the TSX Enterprise Trade; failure of the Firm or some other get together to acquire enough fairness and/or debt financing or any required shareholders approvals for, or fulfill different situations to impact, any transaction ensuing from the Bid; that the Firm could forfeit any money quantity deposit made on account of failing to finish the Bid or in any other case; that the making of the Bid or any transaction ensuing therefrom could contain surprising prices, liabilities or delays; that, previous to or because of the completion of any transaction contemplated by the Bid, the enterprise of the Firm could expertise important disruptions on account of transaction associated uncertainty, trade situations, tariff wars or different components; the power to implement the writ of attachment granted to the Firm; the timing set for varied stories and/or different issues with respect to the Sale Course of will not be met; the power of the Firm to in any other case take part within the Sale Course of (and associated prices related therewith

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; the quantity, if any, of proceeds related to the Sale Course of; the competing claims of different collectors of Venezuela, PDVSA and the Firm, together with any curiosity on such collectors’ judgements and any precedence afforded thereto; uncertainties with respect to potential settlements between Venezuela and different collectors and the impression of any such settlements on the quantity of funds which may be obtainable underneath the Sale Course of; and the proceeds from the Sale Course of will not be enough to fulfill the quantities excellent underneath the Firm’s September 2014 arbitral award and/or corresponding November 15, 2015 U.S. judgement in full; and the ramifications of chapter with respect to the Sale Course of and/or the Firm’s claims, together with because of the precedence of different claims. This listing will not be exhaustive of the components which will have an effect on any of the Firm’s forward-looking statements. For a extra detailed dialogue of the danger components affecting the Firm’s enterprise, see the Firm’s Administration’s Dialogue & Evaluation for the yr ended December 31, 2024 and different stories which were filed on SEDAR+ and can be found underneath the Firm’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

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Traders are cautioned to not put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Gold Reserve or individuals performing on its behalf are expressly certified of their entirety by this discover. Gold Reserve disclaims any intent or obligation to replace publicly or in any other case revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing listing of assumptions or components, whether or not because of new info, future occasions or in any other case, topic to its disclosure obligations underneath relevant guidelines promulgated by relevant Canadian provincial and territorial securities legal guidelines.

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NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

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