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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported): June 2, 2026

Commission file number: 333-249533

FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

85-2602691

(State of Other Jurisdiction of incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

723 S. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO

80903

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (719) 717-9825

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name Of Each Exchange

On Which Registered

N/A

N/A

N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 3.02  Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

On June 2, 2026 the Company sold 1,150,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.82 per share to one person.

The Company relied upon the exemption provided by Rule 506 of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with issuance of the securities described above. The person who acquired these securities was a sophisticated investor and was provided full information regarding the Company’s operations. There was no general solicitation in connection with the issuance of the securities described above. The person who acquired these securities acquired them for their own account.  The certificates representing these securities will bear a restricted legend providing that they cannot be sold except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 5, 2026

FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Jason D. Reid

Jason D. Reid, Chief Executive Officer