Skeena Gold & Silver Announces Results of Annual General Meeting and Management Changes

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skeena Resources Limited (TSX: SKE, NYSE: SKE) (“Skeena Gold & Silver”, “Skeena” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce results of the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 22, 2026. Shareholders approved the reelection of all Directors and the Company’s Rolling Omnibus Incentive Plan. The number of Directors and the reappointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants as auditor of the Company, were also approved by over 99% of shareholders who voted.

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A total of 88,651,225 shares were voted, representing 71.5% of the common shares that were issued and outstanding at the record date for the AGM. Refer to Table 1 below for the detailed results of the votes for each Director.

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Table 1: Detailed Voting Results for Re-Election of Board of Directors

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Management Appointment
Skeena is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Maloney as Vice President of Corporate Development and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, effective in the coming months. Ryan will be responsible for the Company’s corporate development activities, including corporate strategy, growth initiatives, strategic partnerships, capital allocation, and engagement with the capital markets.

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Ryan brings more than 10 years of institutional capital markets experience to Skeena, having worked with many of the mining industry’s leading companies. Most recently, he served as Director, Mining Specialty Sales, Global Markets at BMO Capital Markets. Prior to BMO, Ryan held senior institutional equity sales positions at Desjardins Capital Markets and Sprott Capital Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) from St. Francis Xavier University, graduating with Distinction.

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Management Transition
After 10 years with Skeena, Justin Himmelright, Senior Vice President of External Affairs, will transition from the Executive Leadership Team to serve as a Strategic Advisor, effective July 1, 2026.

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Justin has been instrumental in the development and execution of Skeena’s external affairs strategy and recently played a key role in securing British Columbia’s first Section 7 Impact Benefit Agreement. The agreement marked an important milestone in the permitting of the Eskay Creek Project and established a new framework for collaboration and reconciliation in the province.

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In his role as Strategic Advisor, Justin will continue to support the Company on government relations, policy matters, stakeholder engagement, and First Nations relations. He will remain Skeena’s primary liaison with provincial, federal, and First Nation elected officials and will continue to represent the Company on the Board of the Mining Association of BC.

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About Skeena

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Skeena is a leading precious metals development company focused on advancing the Eskay Creek Gold-Silver Project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. With the Project fully permitted and under construction, the Company is progressing Eskay Creek towards initial production and cash flow in the second quarter of 2027. Once in operation, Eskay Creek is expected to be one of the world’s highest-grade and lowest-cost open-pit precious metals mines, with significant silver by-product production that exceeds the output of many primary silver mines. Skeena is committed to responsible and sustainable mining in partnership with Indigenous communities, while maximizing the value of its mineral resources to generate long-term shareholder returns.