Denver, Colorado — February 17, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Elemental Royalty Corporation (TSXV: ELE) (NASDAQ: ELE) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved an inaugural dividend policy.
Under the Dividend Policy, Elemental expects to declare an annual cash dividend of US$0.12 per Elemental common share. The dividend is to be paid in quarterly instalments of US$0.03 per share. The record date for the inaugural dividend will be at the end of the first calendar quarter of 2026, and at the end of each calendar quarter following for subsequent dividends.
The company anticipates that qualifying registered shareholders will be able to elect to receive their dividend in the form of Tether Gold XAU₮ tokens, of par value to the dividend price. This would provide Elemental shareholders with direct ownership of physical gold through their investment in gold royalties.
CEO David M. Cole stated that the approval of the dividend policy marks a milestone in Elemental’s strategic trajectory and reflects confidence in the strength and momentum of the business. He added that the decision to offer investors a dividend in kind, in the form of Tether Gold, further differentiates Elemental as a forward-thinking, growth-oriented investment.
CFO Stefan Wenger noted that the inaugural dividend is underpinned by Elemental’s strong balance sheet and future revenue outlook. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately US$53 million of cash and no debt, providing substantial financial flexibility as it continues to invest in growth. Wenger stated that Elemental will maintain a disciplined approach to capital allocation, balancing returning capital to shareholders through a progressive dividend with accretive growth through the acquisition and generation of precious metals streams and royalties.
Executive Chairman Juan Sartori believes the initiation of this dividend policy is a world first for a royalty company. The company anticipates enabling qualifying shareholders to elect to have their cash dividend invested in the purchase of the Tether XAU₮ token, thereby facilitating for shareholders greater exposure to physical gold through Tether Gold’s stablecoin and retaining real long-term value storage via a mechanism for gold-denominated investment returns.
The dividend policy is a direct reflection of the company’s disciplined approach to balancing strategic growth investments with direct shareholder returns. The Elemental portfolio has proven to be a solid, high-margin, strong-cash-generating foundation from which the company anticipates continued growth in asset values and revenue, through a pipeline of near-term development assets, in addition to expansions at producing assets. This is expected to provide the company with the financial strength to return capital to its shareholders through dividends.
The company plans to notify shareholders of the formal declaration of the dividend and record date in a subsequent news release. The company also expects that such news release will contain instructions as to how certain registered shareholders may elect to direct their cash dividend to be invested in the purchase of the Tether XAU₮ token.
Based on the company’s closing share price of US$21.05 per share on the NASDAQ on February 13, 2026, the quarterly dividend the company expects to declare implies a forward annualized dividend yield of 0.6%. Based on 63.9 million shares outstanding as of February 13, 2026, the total dividend anticipated to be paid in respect of the first calendar quarter of 2026 is expected to be approximately US$1.9 million.
Tether Gold (XAU₮) is a stablecoin that provides ownership on a 1:1 basis of one fine troy ounce of gold on a physical gold bar that meets the Good Delivery standard of the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA).
Source: Elemental Royalty Corporation
