Board refresh advancing with the nomination of two new directors and intention to appoint a third new director following the Meeting

Leading independent proxy advisory firm ISS recommends shareholders vote “FOR” all director nominees and remaining resolutions to be put forward at the Meeting

Meeting details and voting assistance for shareholders are available at www.VoteGSY.com

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ – goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY) (the “Company”) announced that it has filed and completed the mailing of its Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) and related proxy materials for its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”), to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Meeting will be held in a virtual-only format designed to provide full and equal access for all shareholders, enabling them to attend, participate, ask questions and vote in real time, regardless of location. Shareholders of record as at the close of business on March 25, 2026, will be entitled to vote at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following items, each of which the board of directors (the “Board”) unanimously recommends a vote “FOR”:

Elect directors for the ensuing year;Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor and authorize the Board to fix the auditor’s remuneration; andConsider and, if deemed appropriate, approve an ordinary resolution confirming the Company’s advance notice by-law.

Advancement of Board Refresh

As outlined in the Circular, the Board and executive leadership team (“Leadership”) recognizes recent performance challenges and are taking decisive, concrete actions to stabilize execution and restore long‑term shareholder value. Actions include an advancing refresh of the Board’s composition, reflecting the Company’s commitment to strong corporate governance, oversight, expertise, and transparent shareholder engagement. Accordingly, the Board is pleased to nominate the following two new directors:

Jacqueline Moss, LLB, ICD.D, GCB.D, whose deep expertise in legal, governance, strategy, corporate development, and human resources will support the Company’s focus on enhancing governance practices and legal and regulatory compliance. Jacqueline held senior executive roles at CIBC and brings significant board experience, including with RFA Financial Inc. and Minto Apartment REIT.Patrick Ens, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who will provide valuable management perspective on execution and risk oversight informed by his broad experience in consumer credit and lending, including as President of Capital One Canada.

In addition, the Board is pleased to express its intention to appoint Diane Sinhuber, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, GCB.D, as a third new director following the Meeting. Diane brings vast experience in audit and finance in the financial services industry. Diane retired from the role of Senior Vice-President of Internal Audit and Transformation at TD Bank in 2022. Before joining TD Bank, Diane spent 30 years with EY Canada, of which she served as Assurance Partner, Financial Services, for 20 years. She is currently a director on the Ontario Pension Board and a former director on the board of First National Financial.

David Appel and Jason Mullins will not stand for re-election to the Board. The Board extends its appreciation for their significant contributions to the Company during periods of growth and transformation.

Additionally, Leadership and the Board, including through its committees, have undertaken a comprehensive operating review and are executing on a six‑point action plan focused on strengthening the Company’s core easyfinancial platform, enhancing credit and risk discipline, simplifying operations, improving cost efficiency, and maintaining liquidity and balance sheet flexibility. The Board is also actively engaged in overseeing management’s execution against these priorities throughout 2026.

The Company remains committed to communicating material updates relating to corporate governance matters and the six-point action plan, as appropriate.

Leading Independent Proxy Advisor Recommends Voting FOR

Lastly, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading independent proxy advisory firm that provides voting recommendations to shareholders and is relied upon by major institutional investors, has released its report recommending that the Company’s shareholders vote “FOR” all resolutions outlined in the Circular to be put forward at the Meeting.

Questions? Need Help Voting?

Shareholders are encouraged to review the Circular and exercise their voting rights in advance of the Meeting. The Circular provides important information regarding the Meeting, including the matters to be voted on, voting procedures, and instructions for participating in the virtual Meeting. The Circular is available on SEDAR+ under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca, on the Company’s website at www.goeasy.com, and on a dedicated Meeting website at www.voteGSY.com.

Shareholders who have questions or require assistance with voting may contact Kingsdale Advisors, the Company’s strategic advisor, by telephone at 1‑877‑659‑1821 (toll‑free in North America) or 1‑437‑561‑5023 (call or text), or by email at contactus@kingsdaleadvisors.com. Additional information about the Meeting and voting is available at www.voteGSY.com.

About goeasy

goeasy Ltd. is a leading Canadian provider of non-prime consumer lending solutions, offering a suite of financial products through its easyfinancial, easyhome, and LendCare brands. goeasy offers unsecured and secured instalment loans, point-of-sale financing, and lease-to-own merchandise through its omni-channel model, which spans online, mobile, and hundreds of locations nationwide.

Driven by its team members’ dedication to expand access to credit for underserved communities and helping customers strengthen their financial futures, goeasy has proudly served more than 1.6 million customers while building an award-winning culture. Shares of goeasy Ltd. are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol GSY. For more information, visit www.goeasy.com.

For investor inquiries, contact:

James Obright
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Capital Markets
investor_relations@goeasy.com  

For media inquiries, contact:

mediainquiries@goeasy.com

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements about the Company, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the Company’s six-point action plan, including its implementation and the Company’s priorities with respect thereto, and the Company’s intention to appoint an additional new director following the Meeting. Forward-looking statements include statements that do not refer to historical facts, that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and/or can be identified by the use of words such as “expect”, “continue”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “aim”, “plan”, “believe”, “budget”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “foresee”, “target” or negative versions thereof and similar expressions, and/or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are based on certain factors and assumptions, including expected growth, results of operations and business prospects and are inherently subject to, among other things, risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company’s operations, economic factors and the industry generally. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by the Company. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to enter into new lease and/or financing agreements, collect on existing lease and/or financing agreements, manage credit risk, open new locations on favourable terms, offer products which appeal to customers at a competitive rate, respond to changes in legislation, react to uncertainties related to regulatory action, raise capital under favourable terms, compete, manage the impact of litigation (including shareholder litigation), control costs at all levels of the organization and maintain and enhance the system of internal controls. The Company cautions that the foregoing list is not exhaustive. These and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Further details and descriptions of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company’s Annual Information Form and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2025, each of which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. The risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s filings are not the only ones that could affect the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to management or that may currently not be considered material by management, could nevertheless also have an adverse effect on the Company’s business.

The reader is cautioned to consider these, and other factors carefully and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.

SOURCE goeasy Ltd

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CUPERTINO, Calif., April 27, 2026 /CNW/ – (TSXV: BWLK) (OTCQB: BWLKF) – Boardwalktech Software Corp. (“Boardwalktech” or the “Company”), a leading provider of patented digital ledger and AI-enabled enterprise software solutions for intelligent information management, today announced that it has closed an additional tranche (the “Second Tranche”) of its non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) of units of the Company (each, a “Unit”) at a price of C$0.035 per Unit. Under the Second Tranche, the Company issued 31,905,286 Units for gross proceeds of C$1,116,685, bringing the total gross proceeds of this Offering to C$1,500,000. Each Unit consists of one common share (a “Common Share”) and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share at an exercise price of C$0.05 for a period of two years from the date of issuance.

Certain finders in the Second Tranche received 8% cash and 8% non-transferable finder’s warrants exercisable for common shares of the Company at C$0.05 per share for two years, for an aggregate of 2,001,142 finder’s warrants and C$66,040 cash commissions paid in the Second Tranche.

Insiders of the Company participated in both the First and Second Tranche for an aggregate of 3,080,000 Units for a total of C$118,685. Such participation will constitute a “related party transaction” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) and the Company will rely on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the securities purchased by insiders, nor the consideration for the securities paid by such insiders, will exceed 25% of the Issuer’s market capitalization.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering in connection with general corporate purposes.

Completion of the Offering is subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Units were issued pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus requirements in accordance with National Instrument 45-106 respecting Prospectus Exemptions. The securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a hold period of four months plus one day from the date of issuance.

The Units have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the “United States” or “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable U.S. state securities laws or compliance with an exemption from such registration requirements. This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to qualification or registration under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

The Company also announces that it has renewed its engagement with Sophic Capital Inc. (“Sophic Capital”) as its investor relations partner under a new agreement dated April 19, 2026. Sophic Capital is a comprehensive capital markets advisory firm specializing in small-cap growth companies.

Pursuant to the agreement between the Company and Sophic Capital (the “Agreement”), Sophic will receive $8,000 per month for a term of 12 months. In addition, Boardwalktech has granted the firm options to purchase up to 700,000 common shares at a price of $0.05 per share. The options vest quarterly in four equal tranches of 175,000 and expire on the earlier of (i) 90 days after the termination of the engagement, or (ii) April 19, 2031. The options are governed by the provisions of Boardwalktech’s’ stock option plan and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV).

About Boardwalktech Software Corp.
Boardwalktech has developed a patented digital ledger and AI technology platform used by Fortune 500 companies to power mission‑critical enterprise applications. The platform enables multiple parties to work simultaneously on the same data while preserving full data integrity, provenance, and auditability. Boardwalktech delivers purpose‑built enterprise applications with deep integration into systems of record, significantly faster than traditional software platforms. The Company is headquartered in Cupertino, California, with offices in India and operations across North America. For more information, visit www.boardwalktech.com.

Forward‑Looking Information
This press release contains certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Generally, such forward-looking information or statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. The forward-looking information contained herein may include, but is not limited to, information concerning the completion of the upsized portion of the Offering and the use of the proceeds raised thereunder.

By identifying such information and statements in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements.

An investment in securities of the Company is speculative and subject to several risks including, without limitation, the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s MD&A dated February 26, 2026. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

In connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, the Company has made certain assumptions. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward- looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Contacts
Andy Duncan, CEO
Boardwalktech Software Corp.
andy.duncan@boardwalktech.com
(650) 245-2050

Sean Peasgood
Investor Relations – Sophic Capital
sean@sophiccapital.com
(647) 837‑3357

SOURCE Boardwalktech Software Corp.

Launching this May, Portrait TV debuts 3,000+ hours of culture-driving, creator-led programming—including The
Shop and On The Radar.

MIAMI, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reaching today’s “Gen Next” audience requires more than standard ad placements—it requires cultural resonance. Today, Portrait Media Group announced the debut content slate for Portrait TV, a new streaming destination launching this May on LG Smart TVs, built for modern viewers—and the brands trying to reach them.

Featuring more than 3,000 hours of content across VOD and FAST, Portrait TV bridges premium entertainment with next-generation audience intelligence. By pairing culture-driving programming with proprietary AI-powered signals, the platform enables advertisers to reach audiences based on attitudinal identity and real-time engagement—moving beyond outdated demographic targeting.

“This isn’t about launching another channel—it’s about changing the frame,” said Bonin Bough, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Portrait Media Group. “Gen Next doesn’t see themselves in segments—they move across culture. Portrait TV is built to reflect that reality, bringing the right content, context, and signals together in one place for both audiences and brand partners.”

At launch, advertisers will have access to high-impact inventory across a slate of culture-driving series making their television debuts. The curated, brand-safe lineup includes:

The Shop (Fulwell Entertainment): The iconic, Emmy-winning barbershop series featuring candid conversations at the intersection of sports, music, and culture.2J3BD (Streamline Collective): A breakout vodcast starring comedian brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal (ItsTheReal) alongside multi-platinum rap group The LOX.On The Radar: A leading music discovery platform spotlighting emerging artists and the next evolution in sound.Multigenerational Perspectives: Hit shows from mitú, including 3G’s and Girl, Let Me Tell You, offering authentic, unfiltered takes on identity and relationships from Latino creators.Street & Niche Culture: Deep dives into hyper-engaged communities with Outside with Gorilla Nems and the Wrist Check Podcast.

Later this year, Portrait TV will expand its original slate with Driven by Dystany, a docuseries following history-making professional race car driver and motorcycle drag racer Dystany Spurlock. After making history in March and April as the first Black woman to compete in the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR’s development league, Spurlock is rapidly emerging as one of motorsport’s most compelling new talents—reshaping both the sport and its audience.

Spurlock will also take the stage at the POSSIBLE Conference alongside Bonin Bough and Xhemile Poley, Vice President, Global Head of Events, at LG Ad Solutions to discuss how women in motorsports are driving a new era of fandom and unlocking new audiences for brands.

Portrait TV transforms the home screen into the new front door for culture—where discovery is continuous, connection is meaningful, and every impression is backed by next-generation audience intelligence.

To learn more about launch partnerships, premium sponsorships, and advertising inventory, contact sales@portraitmedia.group.

About Portrait Media Group

Portrait Media Group is a next-generation media company connecting brands with Gen Next audiences through audience intelligence, premium media environments, and creator-driven storytelling. By combining AI-powered insights with culturally relevant content, Portrait delivers meaningful connections at scale.

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SOURCE Portrait Media Group